Lenn Sakata

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: June 8, 1954 in Honolulu, HI us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 14th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR), the San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th) of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA).

High School: Kalani HS (Honolulu, HI)

Schools: Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR), Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)

Debut: July 21, 1977 (Age 23-043d, 13,911th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 28, 1987 (Age 33-020d)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Lenn Haruki Sakata

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1983 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

1289

296

.230

163

RBI

109

OBP

.286

SLG

.330

OPS

.616

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-8 / in Starts: 6-4
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	24 (11-7-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (11-7-4)

Most Driven In
M Davis	2
M McGwire	1
M Gallego	1
J Canseco	1

Most Driven In By
C Lansford	3
D Kingman	1
M Tettleton	0

1986 Batting Game Log

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1986 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	529	122 (121)	Aug 22	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	1.23	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.25	2B
2	530	124 (1)	Aug 24	OAK	@	NYY	W,11-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	8	1.24	0.011	.02	0.00%	0.07	2B
3	531	129 (4)	Aug 29 (1)	OAK		BAL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	9	.50	0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.26	2B
4	532	130	Aug 29 (2)	OAK		BAL	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.417	.845	9	.34	0.046	.01	0.00%	0.90	2B
5	533	131	Aug 30	OAK		BAL	L,4-5	CG	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.385	.471	.462	.932	9	1.38	0.073	.01	0.00%	0.31	2B
6	534	132	Aug 31	OAK		BAL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.429	.412	.840	9	.30	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.55	2B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	535	133	Sep 1	OAK		NYY	W,9-8	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.480	.524	1.004	9	.44	0.072	.00	0.00%	2.39	2B
8	536	134	Sep 2	OAK		NYY	L,8-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.448	.480	.928	8	1.00	0.139	.00	0.00%	0.80	2B
9	537	135	Sep 3	OAK		NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.414	.455	.483	.937	8	1.26	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.59	2B
10	538	136	Sep 5	OAK		DET	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.405	.424	.830	9	.73	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-1.03	2B
11	539	142 (5)	Sep 12	OAK	@	CLE	L,3-9	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.405	.424	.830	1						2B
12	540	144 (1)	Sep 14	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.405	.424	.830	6						PR
13	541	147 (2)	Sep 17	OAK		TEX	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.405	.424	.830	3						2B
14	542	149 (1)	Sep 20	OAK		CLE	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.405	.424	.830	9						2B
15	543	150	Sep 21	OAK		CLE	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.405	.424	.830	4						2B
16	544	152 (1)	Sep 23	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.405	.424	.830	5						2B
17	545	159 (6)	Oct 1	OAK	@	TEX	W,9-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.395	.412	.807	7	.70	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.62	2B
							9-8		38	34	4	12	2	0	0	5	3	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	.353	.395	.412	.807		.84	0.258	.00	0.00%	2.35

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