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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	NYY	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
2	2	Apr 10	NYY	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
3	3	Apr 11	NYY	@	DET	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
4	4	Apr 12	NYY	@	KCR	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
5	5	Apr 13	NYY	@	KCR	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
6	6	Apr 14	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
7	7	Apr 15	NYY		CHW	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
8	8	Apr 16	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
9	9	Apr 17	NYY		CHW	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
10	10	Apr 19	NYY		KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
11	11	Apr 20	NYY		KCR	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
12	12	Apr 22	NYY		DET	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
13	13	Apr 23	NYY		DET	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	2	5	0	7	3	2B
14	14	Apr 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
15	15	Apr 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,9-14	CG	46	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
16	16	Apr 28	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
17	17	Apr 30	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,4-7	CG	43	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
19	19	May 3	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
20	20	May 4	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
21	21	May 5	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	64	15.1	4	9	0	13	2	2B
22	22	May 6	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
23	23	May 7	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
24	24	May 8	NYY	@	CAL	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
25	25	May 10	NYY		OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	2B
26	26	May 11	NYY		OAK	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
27	27	May 12	NYY		OAK	W,10-6	CG	48	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
28	28	May 13	NYY		OAK	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
29	29	May 14	NYY		CAL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
30	30	May 15	NYY		CAL	L,2-10	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
31	31	May 16	NYY		CAL	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
32	32	May 17	NYY		SEA	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
33	33	May 18	NYY		SEA	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
34	34	May 19	NYY		SEA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
35	35	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
36	36	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
37	37	May 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
38	38	May 24	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
39	39	May 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
40	40	May 26	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	46	11.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
41	41	May 27	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
42	42	May 28	NYY		BOS	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
43	43	May 29	NYY		BOS	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
44	44	May 31	NYY		MIL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 1	NYY		MIL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
46	46	Jun 2	NYY		MIL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
47	47	Jun 3	NYY		TOR	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
48	48	Jun 4	NYY		TOR	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
49	49	Jun 5	NYY		TOR	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
50	50	Jun 7	NYY		TEX	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
51	51	Jun 8	NYY		TEX	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
52	52	Jun 9	NYY		TEX	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
53	53	Jun 11	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
54	54	Jun 12	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
55	55	Jun 13	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
56	56	Jun 14	NYY	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
57	57	Jun 15	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-4	GF	26	7.0	0	4	0	4	1	PR 2B
58	58	Jun 16	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	54	14.1	2	4	0	6	3	2B
59	59	Jun 18	NYY	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
60	60	Jun 19	NYY	@	TOR	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
61	61	Jun 20	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
62	62	Jun 21	NYY		MIN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
63	63	Jun 22	NYY		MIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
64	64	Jun 23	NYY		MIN	W,11-2	GS	28	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
65	65	Jun 24	NYY		MIN	L,0-5	CG	33	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
66	66	Jun 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
67	67	Jun 26	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
68	68	Jun 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
69	69	Jun 28	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
70	70	Jun 29	NYY	@	MIL	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
71	71	Jun 30	NYY	@	MIL	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	NYY		CLE	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
73	73	Jul 2	NYY		CLE	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
74	74	Jul 3	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
75	75	Jul 4	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
76	76	Jul 5	NYY		BAL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
77	77	Jul 6	NYY		BAL	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
78	78	Jul 7	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
79	79	Jul 11	NYY	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
80	80	Jul 12	NYY	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
81	81	Jul 13	NYY	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
82	82	Jul 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-10	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
83	83	Jul 15	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
84	84	Jul 16	NYY	@	SEA	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
85	85	Jul 18	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-2	GS	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
86	89 (3)	Jul 23	NYY		SEA	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
87	90	Jul 24	NYY		SEA	W,10-2	GS	28	7.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
88	91	Jul 25	NYY		SEA	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
89	92	Jul 26	NYY		CAL	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
90	93	Jul 27	NYY		CAL	W,12-10	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
91	94	Jul 28	NYY		CAL	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
92	95	Jul 29	NYY		OAK	L,8-10	CG	47	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
93	96	Jul 30	NYY		OAK	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
94	97	Jul 31	NYY		MIN	L,3-12	GS	42	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	98	Aug 1	NYY		MIN	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
96	99	Aug 2	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
97	100	Aug 3	NYY	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
98	101	Aug 4	NYY	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	48	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	2B
99	102	Aug 5	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
100	103	Aug 6	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-14	CG	47	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
101	104	Aug 7	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-10	GS	34	6.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
102	105	Aug 8	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
103	106	Aug 10 (1)	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
104	107	Aug 10 (2)	NYY		DET	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	3	9	0	12	1	2B
105	109 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	NYY		DET	W,10-8	CG	47	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
106	110	Aug 13 (1)	NYY		KCR	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
107	111	Aug 13 (2)	NYY		KCR	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
108	113 (1)	Aug 15	NYY		KCR	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
109	114	Aug 16	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
110	115	Aug 17	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	5	1	9	1	2B
111	116	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	L,3-11	CG	42	9.0	4	2	1	7	1	2B
112	117	Aug 19	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
113	118	Aug 20	NYY	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
114	119	Aug 21	NYY	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
115	120	Aug 23	NYY	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	3	3	0	6	1	2B
116	121	Aug 24	NYY	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
117	122	Aug 25	NYY	@	TOR	L,7-11	CG	39	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
118	123	Aug 26	NYY		TEX	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
119	124	Aug 27	NYY		TEX	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
120	125	Aug 28	NYY		TEX	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
121	126	Aug 29	NYY		TOR	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	7	3	1	11	1	2B
122	127	Aug 30	NYY		TOR	W,9-2	GS	29	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
123	128	Aug 31	NYY		TOR	L,0-5	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	129	Sep 1	NYY		TOR	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
125	130	Sep 2	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
126	131	Sep 3	NYY	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
127	132	Sep 4	NYY	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
128	133	Sep 6	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
129	135 (1)	Sep 8	NYY	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
130	136	Sep 9	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
131	139 (2)	Sep 12	NYY		BOS	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
132	140	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
133	141	Sep 14	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
134	142	Sep 15	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
135	143	Sep 16	NYY		MIL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	6	0	7	3	2B
136	144	Sep 17	NYY		MIL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	2B
137	145	Sep 18	NYY		MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
138	146	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
139	147	Sep 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-12	CG	47	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
140	148	Sep 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	40	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
141	149	Sep 23	NYY	@	MIL	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
142	150	Sep 24	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
143	151	Sep 25	NYY	@	MIL	W,8-6	CG	46	11.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
144	152	Sep 26	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
145	153	Sep 27	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
146	154	Sep 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
147	155	Sep 29	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
148	156	Sep 30	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
149	157	Oct 1	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
150	158	Oct 2	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
151	159	Oct 3	NYY		BAL	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
152	160	Oct 4	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
153	161	Oct 5	NYY		CLE	L,5-7	CG	57	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
154	162	Oct 6	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
							154gm		1348.1	277	454	10	741	107