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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
2	2	Apr 8	LAD		SDP	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
3	3	Apr 9	LAD		SDP	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
4	4	Apr 10	LAD		SDP	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
5	5	Apr 11	LAD		SFG	L,8-9	GS	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
6	6	Apr 12	LAD		SFG	L,6-7	CG	53	11.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
7	7	Apr 13	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
8	8	Apr 14	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
9	15 (6)	Apr 22	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-10	CG	44	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
10	16	Apr 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
11	17	Apr 24	LAD		ATL	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
12	18	Apr 25	LAD		ATL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
13	19	Apr 26	LAD		ATL	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
14	20	Apr 27	LAD		ATL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	5	1	10	1	2B
15	21	Apr 28	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
16	22	Apr 29	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
17	23	Apr 30	LAD		CHC	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	24	May 1	LAD		CHC	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
19	25	May 2	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
20	26	May 3	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
21	27	May 4	LAD		STL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
22	28	May 6	LAD	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
23	29	May 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
24	30	May 8	LAD	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
25	31	May 9	LAD	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
26	32	May 10	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	45	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
27	33	May 11	LAD	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
28	34	May 13	LAD	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	51	13.0	7	1	0	8	2	2B
29	35	May 14	LAD	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
30	36	May 16	LAD		NYM	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
31	37	May 17	LAD		NYM	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
32	38	May 18	LAD		NYM	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
33	39	May 20	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
34	40	May 21	LAD		MON	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
35	41	May 22	LAD		MON	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
36	42	May 23	LAD		PHI	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
37	43	May 24	LAD		PHI	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
38	44	May 25	LAD		PHI	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
39	45	May 27	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
40	46	May 28	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	2B
41	47	May 29	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
42	48	May 30	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	49	11.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
43	49	May 31	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	50	Jun 1	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
45	51	Jun 2	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-13	CG	45	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
46	52	Jun 3	LAD	@	PHI	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
47	53	Jun 4	LAD	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B
48	54	Jun 5	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
49	55	Jun 6	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
50	56	Jun 7	LAD		HOU	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
51	57	Jun 8	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
52	58	Jun 9	LAD		CIN	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
53	59	Jun 10	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
54	60	Jun 11	LAD		CIN	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
55	61	Jun 13	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
56	62	Jun 14	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-12	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
57	63	Jun 15	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
58	64	Jun 17	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	1	2	0	3	0	2B
59	65	Jun 18	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
60	66	Jun 19	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
61	67	Jun 20	LAD		SDP	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	5	6	0	11	0	2B
62	68	Jun 21	LAD		SDP	L,7-8	CG	69	14.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
63	69	Jun 22	LAD		SDP	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
64	70	Jun 23	LAD		ATL	L,5-6	CG	51	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
65	71	Jun 24	LAD		ATL	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	6	6	0	12	1	2B
66	72	Jun 25	LAD		ATL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
67	73	Jun 27	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
68	74	Jun 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
69	75	Jun 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
70	76	Jun 30	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	50	10.2	1	6	0	7	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	77	Jul 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	9.1	1	2	0	3	0	2B
72	78	Jul 3	LAD		PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
73	79	Jul 4	LAD		PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
74	80	Jul 5	LAD		PIT	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
75	81	Jul 6	LAD		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
76	82	Jul 7	LAD		STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
77	83	Jul 8	LAD		STL	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
78	84	Jul 9	LAD		STL	W,8-2	GS	27	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
79	85	Jul 10	LAD		CHC	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
80	86	Jul 11	LAD		CHC	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
81	87	Jul 12	LAD		CHC	L,4-7	GS	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
82	88	Jul 13	LAD		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
83	89	Jul 17	LAD	@	STL	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
84	90	Jul 18	LAD	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
85	91	Jul 19	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	2B
86	92	Jul 20	LAD	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
87	93	Jul 22	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	3	2B
88	94	Jul 23	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
89	95	Jul 24	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
90	96	Jul 25	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	4	6	0	10	3	2B
91	97	Jul 26	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
92	98	Jul 27	LAD	@	CHC	W,13-11	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
93	100 (1)	Jul 29	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	GS	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	102 (1)	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	2B
95	103	Aug 2	LAD		CIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	2B
96	104	Aug 3	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
97	105	Aug 4	LAD		HOU	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	2B
98	106	Aug 5	LAD		HOU	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
99	107	Aug 6	LAD		HOU	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
100	108	Aug 8 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
101	109	Aug 8 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
102	110	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
103	111	Aug 10	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
104	112	Aug 11	LAD	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	4	4	0	8	1	2B
105	113	Aug 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
106	114	Aug 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
107	115	Aug 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
108	116	Aug 15	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	2B
109	117	Aug 16	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
110	118	Aug 17	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
111	119	Aug 18	LAD		NYM	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
112	120	Aug 19	LAD		NYM	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
113	121	Aug 20	LAD		NYM	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
114	122	Aug 22	LAD		MON	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
115	123	Aug 23	LAD		MON	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
116	124	Aug 24	LAD		MON	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
117	125	Aug 25	LAD		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
118	126	Aug 26	LAD		PHI	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
119	127	Aug 27	LAD		PHI	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
120	128	Aug 29	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
121	129	Aug 30	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
122	130	Aug 31	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	5	1	10	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	131	Sep 1	LAD	@	MON	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	3	2	0	5	1	2B
124	132	Sep 2	LAD	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	34	8.2	3	2	1	6	1	2B
125	133	Sep 3	LAD	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
126	134	Sep 5	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
127	135	Sep 6	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
128	136	Sep 7	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
129	137	Sep 8	LAD		ATL	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
130	138	Sep 9	LAD		ATL	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
131	139	Sep 10	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
132	140	Sep 11	LAD		HOU	W,14-6	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
133	141	Sep 12	LAD		CIN	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
134	142	Sep 13	LAD		CIN	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
135	143	Sep 14	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	3	1	8	1	2B
136	144	Sep 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	2	1	7	0	2B
137	145	Sep 17	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	2B
138	146	Sep 18	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	46	11.1	0	6	0	6	0	2B
139	147	Sep 19	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
140	148	Sep 20	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
141	149	Sep 21	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	34	8.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
142	150	Sep 22	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
143	151	Sep 23	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
144	152	Sep 25 (1)	LAD		SDP	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
145	153	Sep 25 (2)	LAD		SDP	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
146	154	Sep 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
147	155	Sep 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
148	156	Sep 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	75	15.2	4	4	0	8	0	2B
149	157	Sep 29	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-0	GS	28	7.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
150	158	Sep 30	LAD	@	SDP	L,8-11	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
151	159	Oct 1	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
152	160	Oct 3	LAD		SFG	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
153	161	Oct 4	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
154	162	Oct 5	LAD		SFG	L,2-11	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
							154gm		1366.1	367	432	16	815	71