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.

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CHW	@	CAL	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
2	2	Apr 8	CHW	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
3	3	Apr 9	CHW	@	CAL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
4	4	Apr 10	CHW	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
5	5	Apr 11	CHW	@	OAK	L,6-7	CG	46	9.2	2	2	0	4	0	2B
6	6	Apr 12	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
7	7	Apr 13	CHW		SEA	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
8	8	Apr 15	CHW		SEA	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
9	9	Apr 16	CHW		SEA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
10	10	Apr 17	CHW		MIN	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
11	12 (1)	Apr 19	CHW		MIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
12	13	Apr 21	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
13	14	Apr 22	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	1	4	2	7	1	2B
14	15	Apr 24	CHW	@	DET	W,9-1	GS	25	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
15	16	Apr 26	CHW	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
16	17	Apr 28	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
17	18	Apr 29	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
18	19	Apr 30	CHW		TEX	W,12-1	GS	21	6.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	20	May 1	CHW		TEX	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
20	21	May 2	CHW		TEX	L,1-4	CG	44	11.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
21	22	May 3	CHW		TEX	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	2	2	8	2	2B
22	23	May 4	CHW		MIL	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
23	24	May 5	CHW		MIL	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
24	25	May 6	CHW		BOS	W,7-5	CG	45	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
25	26	May 7	CHW		BOS	W,7-6	GS	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
26	27	May 8	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
27	28	May 9	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
28	30 (1)	May 12	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
29	31	May 13	CHW	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
30	32	May 15	CHW		BAL	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
31	33	May 16	CHW		BAL	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
32	34	May 17	CHW		BAL	W,14-10	GS	30	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
33	35	May 18	CHW		KCR	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
34	36	May 19	CHW		KCR	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
35	37	May 20	CHW		KCR	L,2-7	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
36	38	May 22	CHW		TOR	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
37	39	May 23	CHW		TOR	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
38	41 (1)	May 26	CHW	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
39	42	May 27	CHW	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	42	10.2	2	6	0	8	1	2B
40	43	May 28	CHW	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
41	44	May 29	CHW	@	TOR	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
42	45	May 30	CHW	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	42	10.2	1	3	0	4	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	47 (1)	Jun 1	CHW	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
44	48	Jun 2	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
45	49	Jun 3	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
46	50	Jun 5	CHW		OAK	L,3-10	CG	47	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
47	51	Jun 6	CHW		OAK	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
48	52	Jun 7	CHW		OAK	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
49	53	Jun 8	CHW		CAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
50	54	Jun 9	CHW		CAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
51	55	Jun 10	CHW		CAL	W,3-2	CG	49	12.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
52	56	Jun 11	CHW		CAL	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
53	58 (1)	Jun 13	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
54	59	Jun 14	CHW	@	MIN	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
55	60	Jun 15	CHW	@	SEA	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
56	61	Jun 16	CHW	@	SEA	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
57	62	Jun 17	CHW	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
58	63	Jun 18	CHW	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	47	10.1	1	3	0	4	0	2B
59	64	Jun 19	CHW		DET	L,3-8	CG	51	13.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
60	65	Jun 20	CHW		DET	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
61	66	Jun 21	CHW		DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
62	67	Jun 22	CHW		CLE	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
63	68	Jun 23	CHW		CLE	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
64	70 (1)	Jun 26	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
65	71	Jun 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	2	2	0	4	0	2B
66	72	Jun 28	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	75 (2)	Jul 1	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-5	GS	22	6.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
68	76	Jul 2	CHW		BOS	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
69	77	Jul 3	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
70	78	Jul 4	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
71	80 (1)	Jul 6	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	65	13.1	0	4	0	4	1	2B
72	81	Jul 7	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
73	82	Jul 8	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
74	83	Jul 9	CHW	@	BOS	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
75	84	Jul 10	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	1	4	0	5	1	2B
76	86 (1)	Jul 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
77	87	Jul 16	CHW		MIL	W,5-4	CG	45	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
78	88	Jul 17	CHW		MIL	L,3-4	CG	43	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
79	89	Jul 18	CHW		MIL	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
80	90	Jul 19	CHW		MIL	L,3-6	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
81	91	Jul 20	CHW		BAL	L,2-3	CG	45	12.0	5	3	0	8	3	2B
82	92	Jul 21	CHW		BAL	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
83	93	Jul 22	CHW		BAL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	4	6	0	10	4	2B
84	94	Jul 23	CHW	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
85	95	Jul 24	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
86	96	Jul 25	CHW	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	36	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	2B
87	98 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
88	99	Jul 28 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
89	100	Jul 29	CHW	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
90	101	Jul 31	CHW		SEA	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	102	Aug 1	CHW		SEA	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
92	103	Aug 2	CHW		SEA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
93	104	Aug 4	CHW		MIN	W,19-11	CG	48	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
94	105	Aug 5	CHW		MIN	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
95	106	Aug 6	CHW		MIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
96	107	Aug 7	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
97	108	Aug 8	CHW	@	CAL	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	2B
98	109	Aug 9	CHW	@	CAL	W,12-8	CG	62	14.0	6	6	1	13	0	2B
99	110	Aug 10	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
100	111	Aug 11	CHW	@	OAK	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
101	113 (1)	Aug 14	CHW		NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
102	114	Aug 15	CHW		NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
103	115	Aug 16	CHW		NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
104	116	Aug 17	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
105	117	Aug 18	CHW		TEX	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
106	118	Aug 19	CHW		TEX	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
107	119	Aug 20	CHW		TEX	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
108	120	Aug 21	CHW		KCR	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	5	1	9	0	2B
109	121	Aug 22	CHW		KCR	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
110	122	Aug 23	CHW		KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
111	123	Aug 24	CHW		TOR	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
112	124	Aug 25	CHW		TOR	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
113	125	Aug 26	CHW		TOR	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
114	126	Aug 28	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
115	129 (2)	Aug 31	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-9	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	130	Sep 1	CHW	@	TOR	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	1	5	1	7	0	2B
117	131	Sep 2	CHW	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
118	132	Sep 3	CHW	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
119	133	Sep 4	CHW	@	KCR	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
120	134	Sep 5	CHW	@	KCR	W,12-6	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
121	135	Sep 6	CHW	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
122	136	Sep 8 (1)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	2B
123	138 (1)	Sep 9	CHW		DET	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
124	139	Sep 10	CHW		DET	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
125	140	Sep 11	CHW		CLE	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
126	142 (1)	Sep 13	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	CG	49	13.0	9	4	0	13	2	2B
127	143	Sep 14	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
128	144	Sep 15	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
129	145	Sep 16	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
130	146	Sep 18	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
131	147	Sep 19	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
132	149 (1)	Sep 21	CHW		OAK	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
133	150	Sep 22	CHW		OAK	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	4	2B
134	151	Sep 23	CHW		OAK	W,17-6	GS	28	6.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
135	152	Sep 24	CHW		OAK	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
136	154 (1)	Sep 26	CHW		CAL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
137	155	Sep 27	CHW		CAL	W,3-2	CG	38	11.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
138	157 (1)	Sep 29	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	2B
139	158	Sep 30	CHW	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
140	160 (1)	Oct 2	CHW	@	SEA	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
141	161	Oct 3	CHW	@	SEA	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
							141gm		1251.1	305	390	20	715	75