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Lenn Sakata
Lenn Haruki Sakata

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.
School Gonzaga University

Debut July 21, 1977
  vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 28, 1987
Born June 8, 1954 in Honolulu, HI

Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 23 MIL AL  53  154   13   25   2  0   2   12   1  3   9  22  .162  .209  .214   16   33   6   0   0   0   1
 1978 24 MIL AL  30   78    8   15   4  0   0    3   1  0   8  11  .192  .267  .244   45   19   0   0   1   0   3
 1979 25 MIL AL   4   14    1    7   2  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .643  207    9   0   0   0   0   0
 1980 26 BAL AL  43   83   12   16   3  2   1    9   2  1   6  10  .193  .244  .313   53   26   0   1   0   0   3
 1981 27 BAL AL  61  150   19   34   4  0   5   15   4  0  11  18  .227  .282  .353   83   53   1   1   0   1   5
 1982 28 BAL AL 136  343   40   89  18  1   6   31   7  4  30  39  .259  .323  .370   90  127   8   4   2   4   7
 1983 29 BAL AL  66  134   23   34   7  0   3   12   8  4  16  17  .254  .338  .373   98   50   1   0   0   1   4
 1984 30 BAL AL  81  157   23   30   1  0   3   11   4  1   6  15  .191  .221  .255   33   40   5   0   2   0   4
 1985 31 BAL AL  55   97   15   22   3  0   3    6   3  2   6  15  .227  .279  .351   74   34   1   0   0   1   3
 1986 32 OAK AL  17   34    4   12   2  0   0    5   0  1   3   6  .353  .395  .412  129   14   0   1   0   0   1
 1987 33 NYY AL  19   45    5   12   0  1   2    4   0  1   2   4  .267  .313  .444   99   20   0   0   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     565 1289  163  296  46  4  25  109  30 17  97 158  .230  .286  .330   71  425  22   7   5   8  33
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        370   47   85  13  1   7   31   9  5  28  45  .230  .286  .330   71  122   6   2   1   2   9
 Career High    136  343   40   89  18  2   6   31   8  4  30  39  .259  .323  .370   90  127   8   4   2   4   7
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1977 23 MIL AL  169  139    7   1.4   100| .162  .266| .209  .330| .214  .405| .423  .735|  16  .095 -18.5  -1.8  25%
 1978 24 MIL AL   86   66    5   2.0    94| .192  .261| .267  .326| .244  .385| .511  .711|  45  .201  -5.6  -0.6 100%
 1979 25 MIL AL   14    7    5  19.0   102| .500  .270| .500  .334| .643  .408|1.143  .743| 207  .928   2.1   0.2   0%
 1980 26 BAL AL   90   72    6   2.2    98| .193  .268| .244  .330| .313  .397| .557  .727|  53  .211  -5.7  -0.6  66%
 1981 27 BAL AL  164  123   15   3.3    89| .227  .256| .282  .321| .353  .373| .635  .693|  83  .399  -3.8  -0.4 100%
 1982 28 BAL AL  389  277   42   4.1    98| .259  .264| .323  .328| .370  .402| .693  .730|  90  .445  -3.8  -0.4  63%
 1983 29 BAL AL  152  109   17   4.2    96| .254  .263| .338  .325| .373  .397| .711  .722|  98  .461   0.0   0.0  66%
 1984 30 BAL AL  168  137    8   1.6    95| .191  .261| .221  .324| .255  .394| .476  .718|  33  .126 -14.9  -1.5  80%
 1985 31 BAL AL  105   81    9   3.0    96| .227  .258| .279  .323| .351  .400| .630  .723|  74  .311  -3.7  -0.4  60%
 1986 32 OAK AL   38   25    5   5.3    93| .353  .252| .395  .319| .412  .393| .807  .712| 129  .561   1.7   0.2   0%
 1987 33 NYY AL   48   36    5   3.7   105| .267  .264| .313  .332| .444  .424| .757  .756|  99  .368  -0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     1423 1072  124   3.1    97| .230  .262| .286  .326| .330  .397| .616  .723|  71  .333 -52.7  -5.3  63%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1977 23 MIL AL 2B 53 102 159 4 43 .985 .978 4.92 4.76 5.59 5.42 50 420.3 1978 24 MIL AL 2B 29 50 66 3 12 .975 .980 4.00 4.74 5.00 5.47 24 208.7 1979 25 MIL AL 2B 4 10 13 0 5 1.000 .979 5.75 4.80 5.91 5.50 4 35.0 1980 26 BAL AL 2B 34 55 72 2 18 .984 .981 3.74 4.91 5.66 5.60 20 202.0 SS 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 4.25 1.50 4.95 0 6.0 DH 1 1981 27 BAL AL SS 42 52 106 6 23 .963 .967 3.76 4.19 4.99 4.99 32 285.0 2B 20 30 42 1 10 .986 .982 3.60 4.93 6.40 5.54 9 101.3 1982 28 BAL AL 2B 83 106 145 6 34 .977 .981 3.02 4.70 4.74 5.35 44 476.3 SS 56 76 154 10 27 .958 .965 4.11 4.17 4.86 4.87 50 426.3 1983 29 BAL AL 2B 60 84 117 2 36 .990 .981 3.35 4.77 4.96 5.36 36 364.7 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 DH 1 1984 30 BAL AL 2B 76 80 161 3 33 .988 .980 3.17 4.45 5.31 5.24 38 408.7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1985 31 BAL AL 2B 50 58 87 6 18 .960 .982 2.90 4.48 4.94 5.29 22 264.0 DH 1 1986 32 OAK AL 2B 16 21 39 1 4 .984 .980 3.75 4.34 5.62 5.10 10 96.0 DH 1 1987 33 NYY AL 3B 12 3 23 2 1 .929 .952 2.17 2.31 2.72 2.77 12 86.0 2B 6 5 7 0 3 1.000 .984 2.00 4.48 4.70 5.13 2 23.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 23 MIL AL 2B 53 102 159 4 43 .985 .978 4.92 4.76 5.59 5.42 50 420.3 1978 24 MIL AL 2B 29 50 66 3 12 .975 .980 4.00 4.74 5.00 5.47 24 208.7 1979 25 MIL AL 2B 4 10 13 0 5 1.000 .979 5.75 4.80 5.91 5.50 4 35.0 1980 26 BAL AL 2B 34 55 72 2 18 .984 .981 3.74 4.91 5.66 5.60 20 202.0 1981 27 BAL AL 2B 20 30 42 1 10 .986 .982 3.60 4.93 6.40 5.54 9 101.3 1982 28 BAL AL 2B 83 106 145 6 34 .977 .981 3.02 4.70 4.74 5.35 44 476.3 1983 29 BAL AL 2B 60 84 117 2 36 .990 .981 3.35 4.77 4.96 5.36 36 364.7 1984 30 BAL AL 2B 76 80 161 3 33 .988 .980 3.17 4.45 5.31 5.24 38 408.7 1985 31 BAL AL 2B 50 58 87 6 18 .960 .982 2.90 4.48 4.94 5.29 22 264.0 1986 32 OAK AL 2B 16 21 39 1 4 .984 .980 3.75 4.34 5.62 5.10 10 96.0 1987 33 NYY AL 2B 6 5 7 0 3 1.000 .984 2.00 4.48 4.70 5.13 2 23.0 1987 33 NYY AL 3B 12 3 23 2 1 .929 .952 2.17 2.31 2.72 2.77 12 86.0 1983 29 BAL AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 1980 26 BAL AL DH 1 1983 29 BAL AL DH 1 1985 31 BAL AL DH 1 1986 32 OAK AL DH 1 1984 30 BAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1984 30 BAL AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1980 26 BAL AL SS 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 4.25 1.50 4.95 0 6.0 1981 27 BAL AL SS 42 52 106 6 23 .963 .967 3.76 4.19 4.99 4.99 32 285.0 1982 28 BAL AL SS 56 76 154 10 27 .958 .965 4.11 4.17 4.86 4.87 50 426.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 2B* 431 601 908 28 216 .982 .980 3.50 4.66 5.22 5.37 259 2600.0 SS* 102 128 261 16 50 .960 .966 3.81 4.18 4.88 4.92 82 717.3 3B* 12 3 23 2 1 .929 .952 2.17 2.31 2.72 2.77 12 86.0 DH 4 Games not counted in Overall Total below C* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 547 732 1192 46 267 .977 .977 3.52 4.52 5.09 5.21 353 3405
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1983   WS    BAL PHI     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 14th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 9, 1975: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

December 6, 1979: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Baltimore Orioles for John Flinn.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

February 1, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 2, 1987: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Oakland Athletics$75,000
1987New York Yankees$125,000
Career (may be incomplete)$200,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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