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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	LAD		STL	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
2	2	Apr 5	LAD		STL	W,5-2	CG	47	12.0	3	7	0	10	3	2B
3	3	Apr 6	LAD		PIT	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
4	4	Apr 7	LAD		PIT	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
5	5	Apr 8	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	GS	21	4.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
6	6	Apr 9	LAD		CHC	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	2B
7	7	Apr 11	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
8	8	Apr 13	LAD		SFG	W,2-0	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
9	10 (1)	Apr 15	LAD		SFG	L,6-8	GF	31	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	PH 2B
10	11	Apr 16	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
11	12	Apr 17	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
12	13	Apr 18	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
13	14	Apr 19	LAD		SDP	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	2B
14	15	Apr 20	LAD		SDP	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
15	16	Apr 21	LAD		SDP	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	2	8	1	11	1	2B
16	17	Apr 22	LAD		SDP	W,15-7	GS	28	7.0	2	2	1	5	2	2B
17	18	Apr 23	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
18	19	Apr 24	LAD		HOU	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
19	20	Apr 25	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
20	21	Apr 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
21	22	Apr 27	LAD	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	19	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
22	23	Apr 28	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
23	24	Apr 29	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	2B
24	25	Apr 30	LAD	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	26	May 1	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
26	27	May 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
27	28	May 5	LAD	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	46	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
28	29	May 6 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	43	10.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
29	30	May 6 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	38	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	2B
30	31	May 7	LAD	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
31	32	May 8	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
32	33	May 9	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
33	34	May 10	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
34	35	May 11	LAD		NYM	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
35	36	May 12	LAD		NYM	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
36	37	May 13	LAD		NYM	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
37	38	May 14	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
38	39	May 15	LAD		PHI	L,1-12	CG	47	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
39	40	May 16	LAD		PHI	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
40	41	May 18	LAD		MON	L,4-5	GS	5	1.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
41	42	May 19	LAD		MON	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
42	43	May 20	LAD		MON	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
43	44	May 22	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
44	45	May 23	LAD	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
45	46	May 24	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	2B
46	47	May 25	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS	18	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	54 (6)	Jun 3	LAD		HOU	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	2B
48	55	Jun 4	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
49	56	Jun 5	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	2	2	3	7	0	2B
50	58 (1)	Jun 7	LAD		ATL	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
51	59	Jun 8	LAD		ATL	W,5-3	GS	31	7.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
52	63 (3)	Jun 12	LAD		SFG	W,8-7	GS	38	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
53	66 (2)	Jun 15	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	2B
54	67	Jun 16	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
55	68	Jun 17	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
56	69	Jun 19	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
57	70	Jun 20	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
58	71	Jun 21	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-7	GS	34	7.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
59	72	Jun 22	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
60	73	Jun 23	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	4	4	1	9	1	2B
61	74	Jun 24	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
62	75	Jun 25	LAD		SDP	L,4-9	CG	48	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
63	76	Jun 26	LAD		SDP	L,0-5	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
64	77	Jun 27	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
65	78	Jun 28	LAD		CHC	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
66	79	Jun 29	LAD		CHC	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	3	2B
67	80	Jun 30	LAD		CHC	L,4-14	CG	54	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	81	Jul 1	LAD		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
69	82	Jul 2	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
70	83	Jul 3	LAD		PIT	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
71	84	Jul 4	LAD		PIT	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
72	85	Jul 5	LAD		STL	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
73	86	Jul 6	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	44	12.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
74	87	Jul 7	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
75	88	Jul 8	LAD		STL	L,6-8	CG	54	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
76	89	Jul 12	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
77	90	Jul 13	LAD	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
78	91	Jul 14	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
79	92	Jul 15	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
80	93	Jul 16	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	8	0	10	1	2B
81	94	Jul 17	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
82	95	Jul 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
83	96	Jul 19	LAD	@	STL	W,10-0	GS	21	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
84	98 (1)	Jul 21	LAD	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
85	99	Jul 22	LAD	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
86	100	Jul 24	LAD		ATL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
87	101	Jul 25	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
88	102	Jul 26	LAD		ATL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
89	103	Jul 27	LAD		CIN	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
90	106 (2)	Jul 30	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-12	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	108 (1)	Aug 1	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
92	109	Aug 3	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	2B
93	110	Aug 4	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	46	11.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
94	111	Aug 5	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	43	10.2	5	1	1	7	0	2B
95	112	Aug 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
96	113	Aug 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
97	114	Aug 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
98	115	Aug 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
99	116	Aug 10	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
100	118 (1)	Aug 12	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
101	119	Aug 13	LAD		NYM	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
102	120	Aug 14	LAD		NYM	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	5	5	1	11	1	2B
103	121	Aug 15	LAD		NYM	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
104	122	Aug 17	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
105	123	Aug 18	LAD		PHI	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
106	124	Aug 19	LAD		PHI	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
107	125	Aug 20	LAD		MON	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	0	8	0	8	1	2B
108	126	Aug 21	LAD		MON	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
109	127	Aug 22	LAD		MON	L,3-5	GS	32	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
110	128	Aug 24	LAD	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
111	129	Aug 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	34	8.1	4	2	0	6	1	2B
112	130	Aug 26	LAD	@	PHI	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	3	5	1	9	2	2B
113	131	Aug 27	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
114	132	Aug 28	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
115	133	Aug 29	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
116	134	Aug 30	LAD	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
117	135	Aug 31	LAD	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	136	Sep 1	LAD	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
119	137	Sep 2	LAD	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
120	138	Sep 3	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
121	139	Sep 4	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
122	141 (1)	Sep 6	LAD		ATL	L,2-3	CG	74	18.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
123	142	Sep 7	LAD		CIN	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	2B
124	143	Sep 8	LAD		CIN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
125	145 (1)	Sep 11	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
126	146	Sep 12	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
127	147	Sep 14	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
128	148	Sep 15	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	9	1	13	2	2B
129	149	Sep 16	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	40	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
130	150	Sep 17	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
131	151	Sep 18	LAD	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
132	152	Sep 19	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
133	153	Sep 20	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	9	0	9	1	2B
134	154	Sep 21	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
135	155	Sep 22	LAD	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
136	156	Sep 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
137	157	Sep 24	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
138	159 (1)	Sep 26	LAD		HOU	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
139	160	Sep 28	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
140	161	Sep 29	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	7	3	0	10	2	2B
141	162	Sep 30	LAD		SFG	W,7-2	GS	32	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
							141gm		1226.1	318	450	21	789	99