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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	LAD		SFG	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
2	2	Apr 5	LAD		SFG	W,5-0	GS	28	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	3	1	8	1	2B
4	4	Apr 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
5	5	Apr 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
6	6	Apr 10	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
7	7	Apr 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
8	8	Apr 13	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
9	9	Apr 14	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
10	10	Apr 15	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
11	11	Apr 16	LAD		ATL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
12	12	Apr 17	LAD		ATL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
13	13	Apr 18	LAD		SDP	W,6-0	GS	15	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
14	14	Apr 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,10-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
15	15	Apr 24	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
16	16	Apr 26	LAD		CHC	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	1	4	2	7	1	2B
17	17	Apr 27	LAD		CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
18	18	Apr 28	LAD		CHC	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
19	19	Apr 29	LAD		STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
20	20	Apr 30	LAD		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	LAD		STL	L,0-9	CG	47	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
22	22	May 2	LAD		PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
23	23	May 3	LAD		PIT	W,14-6	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
24	24	May 4	LAD		PIT	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
25	25	May 6	LAD	@	STL	W,10-2	GS	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
26	27 (1)	May 8	LAD	@	STL	W,12-6	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
27	28	May 10	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	53	14.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
28	29	May 11	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	51	10.2	0	4	0	4	0	2B
29	30	May 12	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
30	31	May 13	LAD		PHI	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
31	32	May 14	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
32	33	May 15	LAD		PHI	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
33	34	May 17	LAD		MON	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
34	35	May 18	LAD		MON	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
35	36	May 19	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
36	37	May 20	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
37	38	May 21	LAD		NYM	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
38	39	May 22	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
39	40	May 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	47	12.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
40	41	May 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
41	42	May 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
42	43	May 27	LAD	@	MON	W,5-2	GS	29	7.1	4	0	0	4	0	2B
43	44	May 28	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	4	1	0	5	0	2B
44	45	May 29	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
45	46	May 30	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
46	47	May 31	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	2	2	0	4	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	48	Jun 1	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
48	49	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	W,13-5	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
49	50	Jun 4	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
50	51	Jun 5	LAD		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	2B
51	52	Jun 6	LAD		HOU	L,4-10	CG	49	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
52	53	Jun 7	LAD		HOU	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
53	54	Jun 8	LAD		HOU	W,11-1	GS	22	6.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
54	55	Jun 9	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	2B
55	56	Jun 10	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	0	3	1	4	1	2B
56	57	Jun 11	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
57	58	Jun 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
58	59	Jun 14	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
59	60	Jun 15	LAD	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
60	61	Jun 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-9	GS	30	5.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
61	62	Jun 17 (1)	LAD		SDP	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
62	63	Jun 17 (2)	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
63	64	Jun 18	LAD		SDP	W,3-0	GS	17	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
64	65	Jun 19 (1)	LAD		SDP	W,12-2	GS	19	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
65	66	Jun 19 (2)	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	CG	51	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
66	67	Jun 20	LAD		ATL	W,7-3	GS	19	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
67	68	Jun 21	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
68	69	Jun 22	LAD		ATL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
69	70	Jun 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
70	71	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS	19	4.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
71	73 (1)	Jun 27	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
72	74	Jun 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
73	75	Jun 29	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	1	8	0	9	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	76	Jul 1	LAD		CHC	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
75	77	Jul 2	LAD		CHC	W,8-1	GS	23	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
76	78	Jul 3	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
77	79	Jul 4	LAD		STL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
78	80	Jul 5	LAD		STL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
79	81	Jul 6	LAD		STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
80	82	Jul 8	LAD		PIT	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
81	83	Jul 9	LAD		PIT	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
82	84	Jul 10	LAD		PIT	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	8	1	11	0	2B
83	85	Jul 14 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
84	86	Jul 14 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
85	87	Jul 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS	33	9.0	7	4	0	11	2	2B
86	88	Jul 16	LAD	@	CHC	T,2-2	CG	32	8.0	3	5	1	9	0	2B
87	89	Jul 17 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
88	90	Jul 17 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
89	91	Jul 18	LAD	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
90	92	Jul 19	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
91	93	Jul 20	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
92	94	Jul 21	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
93	95	Jul 22	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
94	96	Jul 23	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
95	97	Jul 24	LAD	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
96	98	Jul 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
97	99	Jul 26 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
98	100	Jul 26 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
99	101	Jul 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	2	1	0	3	1	2B
100	102	Jul 29	LAD		HOU	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
101	103	Jul 30	LAD		HOU	L,6-14	CG	47	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
102	104	Jul 31	LAD		HOU	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	105	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
104	106	Aug 2	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
105	107	Aug 3	LAD		CIN	L,4-7	CG	47	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
106	108	Aug 5	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
107	109	Aug 6	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
108	110	Aug 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
109	111	Aug 8	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
110	112	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
111	113	Aug 10	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS	29	6.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
112	114	Aug 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,8-9	GF	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
113	115	Aug 12	LAD		SFG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
114	116	Aug 13	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
115	117	Aug 14	LAD		SFG	L,4-15	GS	29	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
116	118	Aug 15	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	2B
117	119	Aug 16	LAD		PHI	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
118	120	Aug 17	LAD		PHI	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	6	4	0	10	3	2B
119	121	Aug 18	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
120	122	Aug 19	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	2B
121	123	Aug 20	LAD		MON	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
122	124	Aug 21	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
123	125	Aug 22	LAD		NYM	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
124	126	Aug 23	LAD		NYM	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
125	127	Aug 24	LAD		NYM	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
126	128	Aug 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
127	129	Aug 27	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	28	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
128	130	Aug 28	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
129	131	Aug 29	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
130	132	Aug 30	LAD	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
131	133	Aug 31	LAD	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	32	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	134	Sep 2	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-8	GS	33	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
133	135	Sep 3	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
134	136	Sep 5	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
135	137	Sep 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
136	138	Sep 7	LAD		HOU	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
137	139	Sep 8	LAD		HOU	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
138	140	Sep 9	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
139	141	Sep 10	LAD		CIN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
140	142	Sep 11	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
141	144 (1)	Sep 13	LAD		ATL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
142	145	Sep 14	LAD		ATL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
143	146	Sep 16	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
144	147	Sep 17	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
145	148	Sep 18	LAD	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
146	149	Sep 19	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
147	150	Sep 20	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-0	GS	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
148	151	Sep 21 (1)	LAD		SDP	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
149	152	Sep 21 (2)	LAD		SDP	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
150	153	Sep 22	LAD		SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
151	154	Sep 23	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
152	155	Sep 24	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	GS	18	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
153	156	Sep 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
154	157	Sep 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
155	159 (1)	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	42	11.0	3	7	0	10	0	2B
156	160	Sep 30	LAD		SFG	W,6-4	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
157	161	Oct 1	LAD		SFG	W,2-1	GS	17	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
158	162	Oct 2	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	GS	24	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
							158gm		1336.1	276	429	14	719	69