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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
2	2	Apr 5	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
3	3	Apr 6	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
4	4	Apr 7	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
5	5	Apr 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-11	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
6	6	Apr 9	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
7	7	Apr 10	NYY		TOR	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
8	8	Apr 11	NYY		TOR	L,6-11	CG	50	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
9	9	Apr 12	NYY		TOR	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
10	10	Apr 14	NYY		MIN	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
11	11	Apr 16	NYY		MIN	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	2B
12	12	Apr 17	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
13	13	Apr 18	NYY	@	TOR	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	3	2B
14	14	Apr 19	NYY	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
15	15	Apr 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
16	16	Apr 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
17	17	Apr 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
18	18	Apr 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	2	2B
19	19	Apr 25	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
20	20	Apr 26	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
21	21	Apr 27	NYY	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
22	22	Apr 28	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
23	23	Apr 29	NYY		CHW	W,8-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
24	24	Apr 30	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 2	NYY		KCR	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
26	26	May 3	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
27	27	May 4	NYY	@	TEX	W,11-7	GS	19	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
28	28	May 5	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
29	29	May 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
30	30	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
31	31	May 8	NYY		TEX	L,2-13	CG	50	9.0	5	2	0	7	3	2B
32	32	May 9	NYY		TEX	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
33	33	May 12	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
34	34	May 13	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
35	35	May 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
36	36	May 15	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	43	10.2	4	2	0	6	2	2B
37	37	May 16	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	2B
38	38	May 17	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
39	39	May 18	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
40	40	May 19	NYY	@	SEA	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
41	41	May 20	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
42	42	May 21	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
43	43	May 24	NYY		CAL	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
44	44	May 25	NYY		CAL	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	1	2B
45	45	May 26	NYY		OAK	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
46	46	May 27	NYY		OAK	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
47	47	May 28	NYY		OAK	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
48	48	May 29	NYY		SEA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
49	49	May 30	NYY		SEA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
50	50	May 31	NYY		SEA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	51	Jun 1	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
52	52	Jun 2	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
53	53	Jun 3	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
54	54	Jun 4	NYY	@	MIL	W,12-9	GS	11	3.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
55	55	Jun 5	NYY		BAL	L,3-16	CG	46	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	2B
56	56	Jun 6	NYY		BAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
57	57	Jun 8	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	CG	57	11.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
58	58	Jun 10	NYY		BOS	L,8-14	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
59	59	Jun 11 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
60	60	Jun 11 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	4	9	0	13	2	2B
61	61	Jun 13	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
62	62	Jun 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
63	63	Jun 15	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	44	9.2	1	4	0	5	0	2B
64	64	Jun 16 (1)	NYY		TEX	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
65	65	Jun 16 (2)	NYY		TEX	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
66	66	Jun 17	NYY		TEX	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
67	68 (1)	Jun 20	NYY		CHW	L,6-13	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
68	69	Jun 21	NYY		CHW	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
69	70	Jun 22	NYY		CHW	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	1	6	1	8	0	2B
70	71	Jun 23	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
71	72	Jun 24	NYY	@	KCR	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
72	73	Jun 25	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
73	74	Jun 27	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
74	75	Jun 28	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	6	5	0	11	3	2B
75	76	Jun 29	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
76	77	Jun 30	NYY		MIL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	78	Jul 1	NYY		MIL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
78	79	Jul 2	NYY		MIL	L,2-10	GS	32	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
79	80	Jul 3	NYY		MIL	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
80	81	Jul 4	NYY		DET	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
81	82	Jul 5	NYY		DET	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
82	83	Jul 6	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	51	11.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
83	84	Jul 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
84	85	Jul 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	2B
85	86	Jul 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-10	CG	45	8.0	4	4	1	9	0	2B
86	87	Jul 13	NYY		KCR	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
87	88	Jul 14 (1)	NYY		KCR	L,5-14	GS	37	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
88	89	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		KCR	W,9-7	GS	32	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
89	91 (1)	Jul 16	NYY		KCR	W,10-1	GS	21	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
90	92	Jul 17	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
91	93	Jul 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
92	94	Jul 20	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
93	95	Jul 21	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
94	96	Jul 22	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
95	97	Jul 23	NYY	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	36	9.1	5	2	0	7	1	2B
96	98	Jul 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
97	99	Jul 25	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
98	100	Jul 26	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-9	CG	43	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
99	101	Jul 28	NYY		TOR	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
100	102	Jul 29	NYY		TOR	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
101	103	Jul 30	NYY		TOR	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	7	0	10	0	2B
102	104	Jul 31	NYY		TOR	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	105	Aug 1	NYY		MIN	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
104	107 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
105	108	Aug 3	NYY		MIN	W,8-1	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
106	109	Aug 4	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	1	6	1	8	1	2B
107	110	Aug 5	NYY	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
108	111	Aug 6	NYY	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
109	112	Aug 7	NYY		CLE	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
110	113	Aug 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
111	114	Aug 9	NYY		CLE	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
112	115	Aug 11	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	2B
113	116	Aug 12	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	44	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
114	117	Aug 13	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
115	118	Aug 14	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	2B
116	119	Aug 15	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
117	120	Aug 16	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
118	121	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
119	122	Aug 18	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
120	123	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
121	124	Aug 20	NYY	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
122	125	Aug 21	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
123	126	Aug 22	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
124	127	Aug 23	NYY		BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
125	128	Aug 24 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
126	129	Aug 24 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
127	130	Aug 25	NYY		BAL	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
128	131	Aug 26	NYY		BAL	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
129	132	Aug 27	NYY		BAL	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
130	133	Aug 28	NYY		OAK	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
131	134	Aug 29	NYY		OAK	L,5-19	CG	52	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
132	135	Aug 30	NYY		OAK	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	136	Sep 1	NYY		CAL	W,11-5	GS	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
134	137	Sep 2	NYY		CAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
135	138	Sep 3	NYY		CAL	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
136	139	Sep 4	NYY		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
137	140	Sep 5	NYY	@	SEA	W,12-2	GS	25	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
138	141	Sep 6	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
139	142	Sep 7	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
140	143	Sep 8	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
141	144	Sep 9	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
142	145	Sep 10	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
143	146	Sep 12	NYY	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	1	5	0	6	0	2B
144	147	Sep 13	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.2	3	5	1	9	2	2B
145	148	Sep 15	NYY		SEA	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
146	149	Sep 16	NYY		SEA	W,4-1	CG	30	6.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
147	150	Sep 17	NYY		SEA	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
148	151	Sep 21 (1)	NYY		MIL	L,1-14	GS	40	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
149	152	Sep 21 (2)	NYY		MIL	W,5-4	CG	46	10.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
150	153	Sep 22	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	8	0	9	3	2B
151	154	Sep 23	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-10	GS	39	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
152	155	Sep 24	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
153	156	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
154	157	Sep 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
155	158	Sep 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-0	GS	28	8.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
156	159	Sep 29	NYY		DET	W,5-1	GS	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
157	160	Sep 30	NYY		DET	W,9-2	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
158	161	Oct 1	NYY		DET	L,3-5	GS	33	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
							158gm		1351.2	312	460	10	782	117