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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
2	2	Apr 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
3	3	Apr 8	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
4	4	Apr 9	LAD		SFG	L,1-8	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
5	5	Apr 10	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	CG	46	11.0	1	0	2	3	0	2B
6	6	Apr 11	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
7	7	Apr 12	LAD		SFG	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
8	8	Apr 13	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
9	9	Apr 14	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
10	10	Apr 15	LAD		HOU	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
11	11	Apr 16	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	2	2B
12	12	Apr 17	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
13	13	Apr 18	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
14	14	Apr 19	LAD	@	SDP	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
15	15	Apr 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	5	0	7	3	2B
16	16	Apr 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,11-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
17	17	Apr 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
18	18	Apr 24	LAD		SDP	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
19	19	Apr 25	LAD		SDP	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	8	0	10	0	2B
20	20	Apr 26	LAD		SDP	L,0-4	GS	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
21	21	Apr 28	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
22	22	Apr 29	LAD	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
23	23	Apr 30	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 1	LAD	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	5	2	0	7	0	2B
25	25	May 2	LAD	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
26	26	May 4	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	2	3	0	5	1	2B
27	27	May 5	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
28	28	May 6	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
29	29	May 7	LAD		PIT	W,6-3	GS	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
30	30	May 8	LAD		STL	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	5	5	0	10	3	2B
31	31	May 9	LAD		STL	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
32	32	May 10	LAD		STL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
33	33	May 11	LAD		CHC	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
34	34	May 12	LAD		CHC	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
35	35	May 13	LAD		CHC	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
36	36	May 15	LAD	@	MON	L,3-6	CG	43	8.0	5	2	1	8	0	2B
37	37	May 16	LAD	@	MON	L,3-10	CG	44	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
38	38	May 17	LAD	@	MON	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
39	39	May 18	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
40	40	May 21	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
41	41	May 22	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
42	42	May 23	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
43	43	May 24	LAD	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
44	44	May 25	LAD		MON	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
45	45	May 26	LAD		MON	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
46	46	May 27	LAD		MON	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	2B
47	47	May 29	LAD		PHI	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
48	48	May 30	LAD		PHI	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
49	49	May 31	LAD		PHI	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	50	Jun 1	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
51	51	Jun 2	LAD		NYM	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
52	52	Jun 3	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
53	53	Jun 5	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
54	54	Jun 6	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	2B
55	55	Jun 7	LAD	@	CIN	W,13-7	GS	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
56	56	Jun 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
57	57	Jun 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
58	58	Jun 10	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
59	59	Jun 11	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
60	60	Jun 12	LAD		HOU	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
61	61	Jun 13	LAD		HOU	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
62	62	Jun 14	LAD		HOU	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
63	63	Jun 16	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
64	64	Jun 17	LAD	@	SDP	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
65	65	Jun 18	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-4	CG	46	11.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
66	66	Jun 19	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	41	10.2	2	2	0	4	0	2B
67	67	Jun 20	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
68	68	Jun 21	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
69	69	Jun 23	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
70	70	Jun 24	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
71	71	Jun 25	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
72	72	Jun 26	LAD		CIN	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	4	7	0	11	1	2B
73	73	Jun 27	LAD		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
74	74	Jun 28	LAD		CIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
75	75	Jun 29	LAD		SDP	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
76	76	Jun 30	LAD		SDP	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	77	Jul 1	LAD		SDP	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
78	78	Jul 3	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
79	79	Jul 4	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS	23	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
80	80	Jul 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
81	81	Jul 7 (1)	LAD	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
82	82	Jul 7 (2)	LAD	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.1	1	3	0	4	1	2B
83	83	Jul 8 (1)	LAD	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
84	85 (1)	Jul 9 susp	LAD	@	CHC	L,5-12	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
85	86	Jul 10 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	4	4	0	8	4	2B
86	87	Jul 11	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
87	88	Jul 12	LAD	@	CHC	W,12-0	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
88	89	Jul 16	LAD		PIT	W,7-0	GS	19	5.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
89	90	Jul 17	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
90	91	Jul 18	LAD		PIT	L,2-4	GS	13	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	2B
91	94 (2)	Jul 22	LAD		STL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
92	95	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,6-9	CG	41	9.0	4	7	0	11	1	2B
93	96	Jul 24	LAD		CHC	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
94	97	Jul 25	LAD		CHC	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
95	98	Jul 26	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
96	99	Jul 27	LAD		SFG	W,6-5	CG	51	12.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
97	100	Jul 28	LAD		SFG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
98	101	Jul 29	LAD		SFG	L,2-16	GS	47	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B LF
99	102	Jul 31	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	103	Aug 1	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS	22	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
101	104	Aug 2	LAD	@	ATL	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	6	8	0	14	2	2B
102	105	Aug 3	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
103	106	Aug 4	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
104	107	Aug 5	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
105	108	Aug 7	LAD		ATL	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
106	109	Aug 8	LAD		ATL	L,7-9	CG	46	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
107	110	Aug 9	LAD		ATL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
108	111	Aug 10	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
109	112	Aug 11	LAD		CIN	W,7-2	GS	31	7.2	2	2	0	4	1	2B
110	113	Aug 12	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
111	114	Aug 13	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
112	116 (1)	Aug 15	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
113	117	Aug 16	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	37	9.2	3	2	0	5	0	2B
114	118	Aug 18	LAD	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
115	119	Aug 19	LAD	@	MON	W,10-9	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
116	120	Aug 20	LAD	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
117	121	Aug 21 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	47	10.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
118	122	Aug 21 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
119	123	Aug 22	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
120	124	Aug 23	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
121	126 (1)	Aug 25	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
122	127	Aug 26	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
123	128	Aug 28	LAD		MON	L,1-2	CG	44	12.0	2	7	0	9	0	2B
124	129	Aug 29	LAD		MON	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
125	130	Aug 30	LAD		MON	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
126	131	Aug 31	LAD		PHI	L,2-4	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	132	Sep 1	LAD		PHI	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
128	133	Sep 2	LAD		PHI	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
129	135 (1)	Sep 5	LAD		NYM	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
130	136	Sep 6	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	CG	67	16.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
131	137	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	50	12.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
132	138	Sep 8	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
133	139	Sep 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
134	140	Sep 11	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	4	1	8	3	2B
135	141	Sep 12	LAD	@	ATL	L,9-10	CG	50	9.2	3	3	0	6	0	2B
136	142	Sep 13	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
137	143	Sep 14	LAD		HOU	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
138	144	Sep 15	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
139	145	Sep 17 (1)	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
140	146	Sep 17 (2)	LAD		CIN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
141	147	Sep 18	LAD		ATL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
142	148	Sep 19	LAD		ATL	L,7-10	CG	47	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
143	149	Sep 20	LAD		ATL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
144	150	Sep 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
145	151	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
146	152	Sep 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
147	155 (2)	Sep 27	LAD		SDP	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
148	156	Sep 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-11	CG	45	8.0	0	7	1	8	2	2B
149	157	Sep 29	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-1	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
150	158	Sep 30	LAD		SFG	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
151	159	Oct 1	LAD		SFG	W,7-0	GS	20	6.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
152	160	Oct 2	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-3	GS	30	7.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
153	162 (1)	Oct 4	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS	18	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
							154gm		1314.1	343	420	14	777	92