Steve Sax

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: January 29, 1960 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from James Marshall HS (West Sacramento, CA).

High School: James Marshall HS (West Sacramento, CA)

Debut: August 18, 1981 (Age 21-201d, 14,480th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 8, 1994 (Age 34-099d)
vs. CAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Stephen Louis Sax

Nicknames: Saxie

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Relatives: Brother of Dave Sax

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.7

6940

1949

.281

913

RBI

550

444

OBP

.335

SLG

.358

OPS

.693

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-16 / in Starts: 15-13
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 127 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	70 (31-22-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 127 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (38-25-13)

Most Driven In
B Russell	3
M Scioscia	2
Self	2
P Guerrero	1
G Weiss	1
J Perconte	0

Most Driven In By
S Garvey	6
K Landreaux	3
Self	2
D Baker	2
R Cey	1
R Roenicke	0
D Thomas	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	1	66 (65)	Aug 18	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	.70	-0.001	.90	0.00%	-0.14	2B
2	2	67	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.93	-0.004	1.28	0.00%	-0.11	2B
3	3	68	Aug 21	LAD	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	8	.52	-0.071	.57	-0.05%	-1.29	2B
4	4	69	Aug 22	LAD	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	1.01	-0.099	1.38	-0.08%	-0.97	2B
5	5	70	Aug 23	LAD	@	STL	L,7-11	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.421	.684	8	.72	0.083	1.11	0.08%	0.74	2B
6	6	71	Aug 24	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.217	.217	.348	.565	1	1.06	-0.054	1.56	-0.05%	-0.75	2B
7	7	72	Aug 25	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG(11)	6	5	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.321	.345	.429	.773	1	.80	0.043	1.36	0.04%	0.43	2B
8	8	73	Aug 26	LAD	@	PIT	W,16-6	CG	6	5	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.364	.400	.455	.855	1	.85	0.136	1.56	0.15%	1.40	2B
9	9	74	Aug 27	LAD		CHC	W,6-0	CG	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.316	.350	.395	.745	1	.81	0.047	1.52	0.05%	-0.01	2B
10	10	75	Aug 28	LAD		CHC	W,6-1	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.364	.405	.768	1	.79	0.162	1.60	0.20%	0.74	2B
11	11	76	Aug 29	LAD		CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.333	.370	.703	1	1.78	-0.173	3.67	-0.21%	-1.04	2B
12	12	77	Aug 30	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.327	.360	.687	1	1.15	-0.066	2.32	-0.08%	-0.30	2B
13	13	78	Aug 31	LAD		PIT	L,4-5	CG(10)	6	6	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.310	.357	.667	1	2.75	-0.170	4.94	-0.18%	0.37	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
14	14	79	Sep 1	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	GS-12	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.279	.302	.344	.646	1	1.26	-0.043	2.07	-0.04%	-0.44	2B
15	15	80	Sep 2	LAD		PIT	W,6-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.273	.294	.333	.627	1	.51	-0.053	.85	-0.05%	0.57	2B
16	16	81	Sep 3	LAD		STL	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.306	.357	.663	1	.81	0.076	1.51	0.09%	0.52	2B
17	17	82	Sep 4	LAD		STL	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.288	.316	.356	.672	1	.71	0.018	1.10	0.02%	0.06	2B
18	18	83	Sep 5	LAD		STL	W,4-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.313	.351	.663	1	1.56	0.066	1.85	0.05%	0.38	2B
19	19	87 (3)	Sep 9	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.309	.346	.655	8	1.00	-0.024	2.58	-0.04%	-0.26	PH
20	20	92 (4)	Sep 15	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.317	.354	.672	7	.06	0.002	.12	0.00%	0.36	PH
21	21	97 (4)	Sep 20	LAD		CIN	L,1-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.318	.354	.671	1	1.05	0.070	1.91	0.08%	0.77	2B
22	22	98	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.311	.345	.656	1	1.20	-0.035	1.22	-0.02%	-0.32	2B
23	23	100 (1)	Sep 24	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.316	.348	.664	1	.78	0.014	.28	0.00%	0.41	2B
24	24	103 (2)	Sep 27	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-4	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.320	.383	.703	1	.33	-0.014	.05	0.00%	0.92	2B
25	25	104	Sep 28	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.307	.367	.674	1	1.17	-0.118	.01	0.00%	-0.91	2B
26	26	105	Sep 29	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.282	.302	.359	.661	1	1.57	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.06	2B
27	27	106	Sep 30	LAD		SDP	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.300	.355	.655	1	1.31	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.36	2B
28	28	107	Oct 1	LAD		SDP	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.298	.345	.644	1	1.82	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.31	2B
29	29	108	Oct 2	LAD		HOU	W,6-1	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.281	.311	.351	.662	1	.78	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.27	2B
30	30	109	Oct 3	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.323	.350	.673	1	.31	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.42	2B
31	31	110	Oct 4	LAD		HOU	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.317	.345	.662	1	.71	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.46	2B
							15-16		127	119	15	33	2	0	2	9	7	1	14	0	1	0	6	0	5	7	.277	.317	.345	.662		1.04	-0.459	1.26	-0.06%	0.08

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