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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 14	LAD		SFG	L,4-8	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
2	7	Apr 15	LAD		HOU	W,5-3	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	24 (16)	May 4	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
4	25	May 5	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
5	26	May 6	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	46	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
6	27	May 7	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
7	28	May 8	LAD		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
8	29	May 9	LAD		STL	L,4-5	CG	45	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
9	30	May 10	LAD		PIT	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
10	31	May 11	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	CG	45	12.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
11	32	May 12	LAD		PIT	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
12	33	May 14	LAD		CHC	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
13	34	May 15	LAD		CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
14	35	May 17	LAD	@	PHI	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
15	36	May 18	LAD	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
16	37	May 19	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
17	38	May 20	LAD	@	MON	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	5	4	1	10	2	2B
18	39	May 21	LAD	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	2B
19	42 (2)	May 25	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
20	43	May 26	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
21	44	May 27	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
22	45	May 29	LAD		PHI	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
23	46	May 30	LAD		PHI	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
24	47	May 31	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	48	Jun 1	LAD		MON	L,2-4	CG	43	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
26	49	Jun 2	LAD		MON	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
27	50	Jun 3	LAD		NYM	W,5-4	GS	26	7.0	5	5	0	10	3	2B
28	51	Jun 4	LAD		NYM	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
29	52	Jun 5	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
30	53	Jun 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
31	54	Jun 8	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
32	55	Jun 9	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-10	CG	46	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
33	56	Jun 10	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
34	57	Jun 14	LAD	@	HOU	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
35	58	Jun 15	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
36	59	Jun 16	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	2	7	0	9	0	2B
37	60	Jun 17	LAD		SDP	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
38	61	Jun 18	LAD		SDP	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
39	64 (2)	Jun 22	LAD		HOU	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
40	65	Jun 23	LAD		HOU	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
41	66	Jun 24	LAD		HOU	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
42	67	Jun 25	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
43	68	Jun 26	LAD	@	SDP	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
44	69	Jun 27	LAD	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	5	0	5	3	2B
45	70	Jun 28	LAD		ATL	L,2-11	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
46	71	Jun 29	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
47	72	Jun 30	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	73	Jul 1	LAD		CIN	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
49	74	Jul 2	LAD		CIN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
50	75	Jul 4	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
51	76	Jul 5	LAD	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
52	77	Jul 6	LAD	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
53	78	Jul 7	LAD	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
54	79	Jul 8	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	7	1	11	1	2B
55	80	Jul 9	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
56	81	Jul 10	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
57	82	Jul 11	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
58	83	Jul 12	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
59	84	Jul 13	LAD	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
60	85	Jul 14	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-10	CG	48	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
61	86	Jul 18	LAD		STL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
62	87	Jul 19	LAD		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
63	88	Jul 20	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
64	89	Jul 21	LAD		STL	L,2-4	CG	38	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
65	90	Jul 22	LAD		PIT	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
66	91	Jul 23	LAD		PIT	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
67	92	Jul 24	LAD		PIT	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	2	8	0	2B
68	93	Jul 25	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
69	94	Jul 26	LAD		CHC	W,10-0	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
70	95	Jul 27	LAD		CHC	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
71	96	Jul 28	LAD		CHC	L,2-9	CG	39	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
72	97	Jul 29	LAD		SFG	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
73	98	Jul 30	LAD		SFG	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
74	99	Jul 31	LAD		SFG	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	100	Aug 2 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	7	1	11	2	2B
76	101	Aug 2 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
77	102	Aug 3	LAD	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
78	103	Aug 4	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
79	104	Aug 5	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-1	GS	29	7.2	4	1	0	5	1	2B
80	105	Aug 8	LAD		CIN	L,5-6	CG	57	13.0	3	5	1	9	1	2B
81	106	Aug 9	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
82	108 (1)	Aug 11	LAD		CIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
83	109	Aug 12	LAD		ATL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
84	110	Aug 13	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	4	1	10	2	2B
85	111	Aug 14	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
86	112	Aug 15	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
87	113	Aug 16	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	4	1	10	2	2B
88	114	Aug 17	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	2B
89	115	Aug 18	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	GF	9	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	2B
90	116	Aug 20	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
91	117	Aug 21	LAD	@	PHI	W,15-6	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
92	118	Aug 22	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
93	119	Aug 23	LAD	@	MON	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
94	120	Aug 24	LAD	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
95	121	Aug 25	LAD	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
96	122	Aug 26	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
97	123	Aug 27	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
98	124	Aug 29	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
99	125	Aug 30	LAD		PHI	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	6	1	12	0	2B
100	126	Aug 31	LAD		PHI	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	127	Sep 1	LAD		PHI	L,1-4	GF	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
102	128	Sep 2	LAD		MON	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
103	129	Sep 3	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
104	130	Sep 4	LAD		MON	W,4-2	GS	33	7.2	2	4	0	6	0	2B
105	131	Sep 6	LAD		NYM	L,0-2	GS	36	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
106	132	Sep 7	LAD		NYM	W,7-6	GS	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
107	133	Sep 8	LAD		NYM	L,3-4	GS	45	11.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
108	134	Sep 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	4	6	1	11	1	2B
109	135	Sep 10 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
110	136	Sep 10 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	6	6	0	12	1	2B
111	137	Sep 11	LAD	@	ATL	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
112	138	Sep 12	LAD	@	ATL	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
113	139	Sep 13 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
114	140	Sep 13 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	40	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	2B
115	141	Sep 14	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
116	142	Sep 15	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
117	143	Sep 16	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
118	144	Sep 17	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	6	9	0	15	4	2B
119	145	Sep 18	LAD		HOU	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
120	146	Sep 19	LAD		HOU	L,5-6	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
121	147	Sep 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
122	148	Sep 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
123	149	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	2B
124	150	Sep 23	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
125	151	Sep 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-2	GS	27	7.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
126	152	Sep 25	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	39	9.1	3	5	0	8	2	2B
127	153	Sep 27	LAD		SFG	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
128	154	Sep 28	LAD		SFG	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
129	155	Sep 29	LAD		SFG	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
130	156	Sep 30	LAD		SDP	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
131	157	Oct 1	LAD		SDP	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
132	158	Oct 2	LAD		ATL	W,9-3	GS	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B 3B
133	159	Oct 3	LAD		ATL	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	5	4	1	10	2	2B
134	160	Oct 4	LAD		CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
135	162 (1)	Oct 6	LAD		CIN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
							136gm		1172.1	330	358	22	710	84