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.

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
2	2	Apr 13	NYY		TEX	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 14	NYY		TEX	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
4	4	Apr 15	NYY		TEX	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
5	5	Apr 17	NYY	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
6	6	Apr 18	NYY	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
7	7	Apr 19	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
8	8	Apr 20	NYY	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
9	9	Apr 21	NYY	@	TEX	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
10	10	Apr 22	NYY	@	TEX	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
11	11	Apr 24	NYY		SEA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
12	12	Apr 25	NYY		SEA	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
13	13	Apr 26	NYY		SEA	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	1	3	1	5	2	2B
14	14	Apr 27	NYY		CAL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
15	15	Apr 28	NYY		CAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
16	16	Apr 29	NYY		CAL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
17	17	Apr 30	NYY		OAK	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1	NYY		OAK	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
19	19	May 2	NYY		OAK	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
20	20	May 3	NYY		CLE	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
21	21	May 4	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
22	22	May 5	NYY	@	CAL	W,11-3	GS	29	7.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
23	23	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
24	24	May 7	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
25	25	May 8	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
26	26	May 9	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	46	10.1	5	3	0	8	1	2B
27	27	May 11	NYY	@	SEA	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
28	28	May 12	NYY	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
29	29	May 13	NYY	@	SEA	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
30	30	May 15	NYY		MIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
31	31	May 17	NYY		MIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
32	32	May 18	NYY		KCR	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
33	33	May 19	NYY		KCR	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
34	36 (2)	May 22	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
35	37	May 23	NYY	@	MIN	W,12-0	GS	21	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
36	38	May 24	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	1	6	0	7	0	2B
37	39	May 25	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
38	40	May 26	NYY	@	KCR	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
39	41	May 27	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
40	42	May 28	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
41	43	May 29	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	1	2	0	3	1	2B
42	44	May 30	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	30	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	45	Jun 1	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
44	46	Jun 2	NYY		BAL	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
45	47	Jun 3	NYY		BAL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
46	48	Jun 4	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
47	49	Jun 5	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	41	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
48	50	Jun 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
49	51	Jun 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
50	52	Jun 8	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	46	9.1	5	1	1	7	0	2B
51	53	Jun 9	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-10	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
52	54	Jun 10	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
53	55	Jun 12	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
54	56	Jun 13	NYY		BOS	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
55	57	Jun 14	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
56	58	Jun 15	NYY		TOR	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
57	59	Jun 16	NYY		TOR	L,1-2	GS	39	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
58	61 (1)	Jun 18	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
59	62	Jun 19	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
60	63	Jun 20	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
61	64	Jun 21	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
62	65	Jun 22	NYY	@	TOR	W,8-7	CG	61	15.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
63	66	Jun 23	NYY	@	TOR	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
64	67	Jun 24	NYY	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
65	68	Jun 26	NYY		MIL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
66	69	Jun 27	NYY		MIL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
67	70	Jun 28	NYY		MIL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	5	1	7	1	2B
68	72 (1)	Jun 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	73	Jul 1	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
70	74	Jul 2	NYY	@	KCR	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
71	75	Jul 3	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
72	76	Jul 4	NYY	@	KCR	L,6-13	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
73	77	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		MIN	L,0-2	CG	44	12.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
74	78	Jul 6 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
75	79	Jul 7	NYY		MIN	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
76	80	Jul 8	NYY		MIN	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
77	81	Jul 12	NYY		CHW	L,0-8	CG	31	6.1	3	3	0	6	0	2B
78	82	Jul 13	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
79	83	Jul 14	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	CG	45	10.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
80	84	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
81	85	Jul 16	NYY		KCR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
82	86	Jul 17	NYY		KCR	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
83	87	Jul 18	NYY		KCR	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
84	88	Jul 19	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
85	89	Jul 20	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	1	3	0	4	1	2B
86	90	Jul 21	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
87	91	Jul 22	NYY	@	MIN	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
88	92	Jul 23	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
89	93	Jul 24	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
90	94	Jul 25	NYY	@	TEX	L,7-9	CG	48	10.1	2	2	0	4	1	2B
91	95	Jul 27 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
92	96	Jul 27 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
93	98 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
94	99	Jul 29 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
95	100	Jul 30	NYY		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
96	101	Jul 31	NYY		DET	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	102	Aug 1	NYY		DET	L,4-15	GS	39	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
98	103	Aug 2	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	64	14.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
99	104	Aug 3	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	2B
100	105	Aug 4	NYY		CLE	L,3-17	GS	42	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
101	106	Aug 5	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
102	107	Aug 6	NYY		CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
103	108	Aug 7	NYY	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
104	109	Aug 8	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
105	110	Aug 9	NYY	@	SEA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
106	111	Aug 10	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	39	8.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
107	112	Aug 11	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-10	CG	43	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
108	113	Aug 12	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
109	114	Aug 13	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
110	115	Aug 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,5-9	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
111	116	Aug 15	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
112	117	Aug 17	NYY		SEA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
113	118	Aug 18	NYY		SEA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
114	119	Aug 19	NYY		SEA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
115	120	Aug 20	NYY		TOR	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	6	2	0	8	2	2B
116	121	Aug 21	NYY		TOR	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
117	122	Aug 22	NYY		TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
118	123	Aug 23	NYY		MIL	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	2	8	0	10	2	2B
119	124	Aug 24	NYY		MIL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
120	125	Aug 25	NYY		MIL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
121	126	Aug 26	NYY		MIL	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
122	127	Aug 27	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	2B
123	128	Aug 28	NYY	@	BAL	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
124	129	Aug 29	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
125	131 (1)	Aug 31	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	132	Sep 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-15	CG	43	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
127	133	Sep 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
128	134	Sep 3	NYY		CAL	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
129	135	Sep 5	NYY		CAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
130	136	Sep 6	NYY		CAL	L,6-12	CG	50	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
131	137	Sep 7	NYY		OAK	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
132	138	Sep 8	NYY		OAK	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
133	139	Sep 9	NYY		OAK	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
134	140	Sep 10	NYY		TEX	L,0-1	CG	40	11.0	3	9	0	12	0	2B
135	141	Sep 11	NYY		TEX	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
136	142	Sep 12	NYY		TEX	L,4-5	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
137	143	Sep 13	NYY	@	DET	W,7-3	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
138	145 (1)	Sep 15	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
139	146	Sep 16	NYY	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
140	147	Sep 17	NYY	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
141	148	Sep 18	NYY	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	1	5	0	6	0	2B
142	149	Sep 19	NYY	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
143	150	Sep 20	NYY		CLE	L,7-12	CG	45	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
144	151	Sep 21	NYY		BOS	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
145	152	Sep 22	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
146	153	Sep 23	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
147	154	Sep 24	NYY		BAL	L,3-6	CG	46	10.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
148	155	Sep 25	NYY		BAL	W,15-3	GS	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
149	156	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
150	157	Sep 28	NYY	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
151	158	Sep 29	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
152	159	Sep 30	NYY	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
153	160	Oct 1	NYY		DET	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
154	161	Oct 2	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
							154gm		1355.2	292	457	10	759	102