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	11-15 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1981	NLDS g2	Oct 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-1	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						2B
2	1981	NLCS g2	Oct 14	LAD		MON	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						2B
3	1981	WS g1	Oct 20	LAD	@	NYY	L,3-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.21	-0.005	10.98	-0.15%	-0.09	PH
4	1981	WS g2	Oct 21	LAD	@	NYY	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR 2B
1983 Postseason			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
5	1983	NLCS g1	Oct 4	LAD		PHI	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	1	1.60	0.127	50.10	2.57%	0.36	2B
6	1983	NLCS g2	Oct 5	LAD		PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	1	.94	-0.124	26.71	-1.94%	-1.19	2B
7	1983	NLCS g3	Oct 7	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	1	.76	-0.032	31.51	-0.72%	-0.49	2B
8	1983	NLCS g4	Oct 8	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.294	.250	.544	1	.70	-0.067	26.65	-1.39%	-1.06	2B
1985 Postseason			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
9	1985	NLCS g1	Oct 9	LAD		STL	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	8	.59	0.052	15.34	0.76%	1.26	2B
10	1985	NLCS g2	Oct 10	LAD		STL	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	8	.51	0.082	13.43	1.44%	0.16	2B
11	1985	NLCS g3	Oct 12	LAD	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.545	.700	1.245	8	1.04	0.081	21.63	0.93%	0.50	2B
12	1985	NLCS g4	Oct 13	LAD	@	STL	L,2-12	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.500	.692	1.192	8	.02	-0.001	.61	-0.01%	0.26	2B
13	1985	NLCS g5	Oct 14	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.563	.974	8	1.71	-0.139	70.91	-3.52%	-0.99	2B
14	1985	NLCS g6	Oct 16	LAD		STL	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.450	.783	8	.76	-0.059	34.37	-1.48%	-0.96	2B
1988 Postseason			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
15	1988	NLCS g1	Oct 4	LAD		NYM	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	.89	0.094	23.28	1.35%	0.87	2B
16	1988	NLCS g2	Oct 5	LAD		NYM	W,6-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	1	.56	0.068	14.48	0.96%	0.31	2B
17	1988	NLCS g3	Oct 8	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	1	1.17	-0.079	36.64	-1.43%	-0.63	2B
18	1988	NLCS g4	Oct 9	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG(12)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	1	1.55	-0.101	49.96	-1.72%	0.13	2B
19	1988	NLCS g5	Oct 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.217	.497	1	.46	-0.031	19.11	-0.67%	-0.24	2B
20	1988	NLCS g6	Oct 11	LAD		NYM	L,1-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.310	.200	.510	1	.92	0.048	35.22	1.19%	0.40	2B
21	1988	NLCS g7	Oct 12	LAD		NYM	W,6-0	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.267	.620	1	.45	0.091	37.17	4.18%	1.59	2B
22	1988	WS g1	Oct 15	LAD		OAK	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.273	.368	.273	.641	1	1.24	0.043	64.78	1.19%	0.27	2B
23	1988	WS g2	Oct 16	LAD		OAK	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.357	.270	.627	1	.59	0.054	31.49	1.58%	-0.20	2B
24	1988	WS g3	Oct 18	LAD	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.340	.262	.602	1	1.39	-0.120	58.00	-2.60%	-0.57	2B
25	1988	WS g4	Oct 19	LAD	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.261	.607	1	.98	0.114	59.32	4.49%	0.99	2B
26	1988	WS g5	Oct 20	LAD	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280	.357	.280	.637	1	.47	-0.018	16.38	-0.33%	-0.22	2B
									95	87	11	24	3	0	0	4	6	0	9	2	0	0		0	7	3	.276	.337	.310	.647

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