James Steels

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: May 30, 1961 in Jackson, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Santa Maria HS (Santa Maria, CA).

High School: Santa Maria HS (Santa Maria, CA)

Debut: April 6, 1987 (Age 25-311d, 15,279th in major league history)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 19, 1989 (Age 27-354d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: James Earl Steels

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.4

133

.181

RBI

OBP

.250

SLG

.211

OPS

.461

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-41 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	49 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	50 (24-15-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
M Wynne	1
J Cora	1
B Santiago	1
L Salazar	1
R Ready	1
T Flannery	1

Most Driven In By
J Kruk	2
B Santiago	2
C MartÃnez	2
R Ready	1
J Cora	1
M Wynne	1
S Mack	0
S Jefferson	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 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	1	Apr 6	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.79	-0.096	2.87	-0.09%	-0.32	LF
2	2	2	Apr 7	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						PR LF
3	3	3	Apr 8	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-2	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.22	0.053	1.68	0.04%	0.38	PH
4	4	6 (2)	Apr 12	SDP	@	CIN	W,5-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.54	-0.082	1.53	-0.05%	-0.81	PH
5	5	7	Apr 13	SDP		SFG	L,6-13	4-5	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	9	1.43	0.177	1.51	0.11%	1.42	PH
6	6	8	Apr 14	SDP		SFG	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	7.91	-0.197	7.24	-0.11%	-0.76	PH CF
7	7	10 (1)	Apr 16	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	9	1.77	-0.043	1.15	-0.02%	-0.16	PH
8	8	12 (1)	Apr 18	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	4	2.47	-0.062	1.70	-0.03%	-0.23	LF
9	9	13	Apr 19	SDP		LAD	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	2	.72	-0.068	.39	-0.02%	-0.90	CF LF
10	10	14	Apr 20	SDP		CIN	L,3-12	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.308	.462	9	1.00	-0.025	.50	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
11	11	15	Apr 21	SDP		CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.267	.454	2	2.45	0.141	1.02	0.04%	0.37	CF
12	12	16	Apr 22	SDP		CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.263	.463	2	.89	0.022	.45	0.01%	0.25	CF LF
13	13	18 (1)	Apr 24	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-5	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.136	.208	.227	.436	2	.36	-0.039	.17	-0.01%	-0.41	CF
14	14	19	Apr 25	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.217	.417	8	2.84	-0.034	1.06	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
15	15	20	Apr 26	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.208	.401	5	.04	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.10	LF
16	16	21	Apr 28	SDP	@	STL	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.192	.208	.401	5						LF
17	17	22	Apr 29	SDP	@	STL	L,6-10	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.200	.385	9	.92	-0.023	.33	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
18	18	23	Apr 30	SDP	@	STL	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.185	.200	.385	8						CF
May		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
19	19	24	May 1	SDP	@	CHC	L,5-7	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.214	.200	.414	9	1.86	0.017	.54	0.00%	0.12	PH
20	20	26 (1)	May 3	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.185	.385	9	1.54	-0.086	.39	-0.01%	-0.74	LF
21	21	27	May 4	SDP		PIT	W,9-5	2-GF	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.242	.233	.476	5	.15	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.08	LF
22	22	28	May 5	SDP		PIT	L,8-10	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.235	.226	.461	9	2.24	-0.062	.50	-0.01%	-0.35	PH
23	23	30 (1)	May 7	SDP		STL	L,10-17	8-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.242	.492	3	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.05	RF
24	24	31	May 8	SDP		CHC	L,3-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.243	.235	.479	9	.27	-0.007	.03	0.00%	-0.10	PH
25	25	33 (1)	May 10	SDP		CHC	W,14-2	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.237	.229	.465	9	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.80	PH
26	26	35 (1)	May 13	SDP	@	PIT	L,5-9	6-6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.171	.231	.229	.459	9	3.62	0.207	.22	0.01%	1.83	PH
27	27	38 (2)	May 16	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-9	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.231	.229	.459	3						PR RF
28	28	39	May 17	SDP	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.262	.222	.484	6	1.10	-0.013	.04	0.00%	-0.04	LF
29	29	41 (1)	May 19	SDP	@	NYM	L,4-5	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.279	.222	.501	9	3.92	0.028	.25	0.00%	0.11	PH
30	30	42	May 20	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.279	.222	.501	9						PH
31	31	43	May 22	SDP		MON	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.273	.216	.489	5	.22	-0.006	.01	0.00%	-0.23	LF
32	32	45 (1)	May 24	SDP		MON	L,1-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.267	.211	.477	9	2.47	-0.062	.12	0.00%	-0.23	PH
33	33	46	May 25	SDP		PHI	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.261	.205	.466	9	1.15	-0.028	.04	0.00%	-0.16	RF
34	34	49 (2)	May 29	SDP		NYM	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.255	.200	.455	9	3.97	-0.041	.06	0.00%	-0.20	PH LF
Jun		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
35	35	53 (3)	Jun 3	SDP	@	MON	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.271	.244	.515	9	.81	0.043	.01	0.00%	0.22	PH
36	36	54	Jun 4	SDP	@	MON	L,5-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.271	.244	.515	9						PH
37	37	55	Jun 5	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-3	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.286	.244	.530	2	1.57	0.062	.01	0.00%	1.00	PH LF
38	38	56	Jun 6	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-3	6-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.190	.300	.262	.562	9	1.02	0.047	.02	0.00%	0.42	PH
39	39	57	Jun 7	SDP	@	ATL	L,12-13	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.308	.273	.580	3	2.84	0.326	.02	0.00%	0.67	RF
40	40	58	Jun 8	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.308	.273	.580	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
41	41	59	Jun 9	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-1	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.296	.261	.557	9	1.86	-0.090	.02	0.00%	-0.39	PH LF
42	42	60	Jun 10	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-10	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.188	.322	.250	.572	2	.76	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.59	LF
43	43	61	Jun 11	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-1	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.311	.240	.551	3	1.44	-0.077	.01	0.00%	-0.45	PR RF
44	44	62	Jun 12	SDP	@	SFG	W,5-0	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.311	.240	.551	3						PR RF
45	45	63	Jun 13	SDP	@	SFG	W,11-2	6-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.313	.245	.558	9	.03	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PH RF
46	46	68 (4)	Jun 19	SDP		SFG	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.308	.241	.548	9	2.31	-0.054	.05	0.00%	-0.29	LF
47	47	69	Jun 20	SDP		SFG	W,10-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.303	.236	.539	9	.21	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
48	48	70	Jun 21	SDP		SFG	L,2-11	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.299	.232	.531	9	.40	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH
49	49	72 (1)	Jun 24	SDP		HOU	L,7-12	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.294	.228	.522	6	.61	-0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.10	PH
50	50	76 (3)	Jun 28	SDP		ATL	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.290	.224	.514	8	.54	-0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.32	PH
51	51	77	Jun 29	SDP	@	LAD	W,3-0	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.290	.224	.514	7						PR
52	52	78	Jun 30	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.286	.220	.506	9	.18	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
Jul		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
53	53	82 (3)	Jul 5	SDP	@	MON	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.282	.217	.498	9	1.41	-0.036	.02	0.00%	-0.17	PH
54	54	84 (1)	Jul 7	SDP	@	CHC	L,5-7	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.292	.217	.508	9	.62	0.026	.01	0.00%	0.27	PH
55	55	88 (3)	Jul 12	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.301	.230	.531	8	1.73	0.070	.01	0.00%	0.39	PH
56	56	93 (4)	Jul 20	SDP		CHC	W,7-4	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.311	.242	.553	9	3.12	0.113	.02	0.00%	0.61	PH
57	57	95 (1)	Jul 22	SDP		CHC	L,3-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.307	.238	.545	9	.48	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.16	PH
58	58	98 (2)	Jul 25	SDP		PIT	L,3-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.303	.234	.537	3	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
59	59	100 (1)	Jul 28	SDP	@	CIN	L,7-8	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.312	.246	.558	9	.85	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
Aug		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
60	60	105 (4)	Aug 2	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.308	.242	.550	9	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
61	61	108 (2)	Aug 6	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.304	.239	.543	9	1.73	-0.045	.01	0.00%	-0.25	PH
62	62	110 (1)	Aug 8	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.300	.235	.535	9	1.03	-0.026	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH
							21-41		81	68	9	13	1	1	0	6	11	0	14	0	1	1	1	2	3	2	.191	.300	.235	.535		1.24	0.016	.39	-0.16%	-2.30

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