Lenn Sakata

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: June 8, 1954 in Honolulu, HI us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 14th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR), the San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th) of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA).

High School: Kalani HS (Honolulu, HI)

Schools: Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR), Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)

Debut: July 21, 1977 (Age 23-043d, 13,911th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 28, 1987 (Age 33-020d)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Lenn Haruki Sakata

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1983 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

1289

296

.230

163

RBI

109

OBP

.286

SLG

.330

OPS

.616

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	40-26 / in Starts: 22-14
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 152 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	97 (50-37-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 152 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	92 (45-31-15)

Most Driven In
Self	3
E Murray	3
J Shelby	1
A Bumbry	1
J Nolan	1
J Lowenstein	1
G Roenicke	1
D Ford	1

Most Driven In By
R Dempsey	5
J Dwyer	4
Self	3
E Murray	2
D Ford	2
C Ripken	1
A RodrÃguez	1
A Bumbry	1

1983 Batting Game Log

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1983 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	327	13 (12)	Apr 21	BAL		TEX	W,3-2	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	3.82	-0.107	5.75	-0.10%	-0.32	PH
2	328	17 (3)	Apr 26	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						PR
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	329	24 (6)	May 6	BAL		OAK	W,9-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						2B
4	330	27 (2)	May 9	BAL		SEA	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						2B
5	331	28	May 10	BAL		SEA	W,13-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.07	PH 2B
6	332	31 (2)	May 14	BAL	@	TEX	W,14-11	5-GF(11)	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	7	2.03	0.162	3.35	0.16%	1.70	2B
7	333	32	May 15	BAL	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.625	1.125	7	1.31	0.182	2.39	0.20%	1.44	2B
8	334	33	May 17 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	7	1.16	-0.116	2.00	-0.12%	-1.26	2B
9	335	34	May 17 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	7	.45	-0.057	.82	-0.06%	-1.78	2B
10	336	35	May 18	BAL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	7	1.33	-0.078	2.50	-0.09%	-0.69	2B
11	337	42 (6)	May 25	BAL		MIN	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.304	.364	.668	8	1.39	-0.088	2.26	-0.09%	-0.25	2B
12	338	43	May 26	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.348	.639	7	.07	-0.002	.11	0.00%	-0.30	2B
13	339	47 (3)	May 30	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.296	.546	8	.41	-0.051	.66	-0.05%	-1.13	2B
14	340	48	May 31	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-10	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.286	.527	8	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.30	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	341	50 (1)	Jun 3	BAL		TOR	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.241	.286	.527	2		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 2B
16	342	53 (2)	Jun 6	BAL		TOR	W,8-1	CG(5)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	9	.17	-0.001	.40	0.00%	-0.21	2B
17	343	58 (4)	Jun 11	BAL	@	BOS	W,10-6	2-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.206	.250	.265	.515	2	.81	-0.034	2.28	-0.06%	-0.04	2B
18	344	59	Jun 12	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.211	.250	.289	.539	8	1.70	0.107	4.87	0.18%	0.20	2B
19	345	60	Jun 13	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214	.250	.286	.536	9	.74	0.043	2.08	0.07%	0.08	2B
20	346	61	Jun 15	BAL	@	MIL	W,11-8	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.255	.289	.544	8	.46	-0.025	1.30	-0.04%	-0.05	2B
21	347	63 (1)	Jun 17	BAL		BOS	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.255	.289	.544	7						2B
22	348	69 (5)	Jun 25	BAL		DET	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.275	.313	.587	7	.70	0.071	2.04	0.12%	0.54	2B
23	349	70	Jun 26	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255	.296	.333	.630	7	.54	0.029	1.54	0.05%	-0.11	2B
24	350	71	Jun 27	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.305	.382	.687	2	.87	0.053	2.31	0.09%	0.43	2B
25	351	73 (1)	Jun 30	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	7-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.295	.368	.664	9	2.28	-0.124	5.57	-0.18%	-0.45	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	352	78 (4)	Jul 9	BAL		SEA	L,2-3	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.281	.350	.631	8	.98	-0.079	1.83	-0.09%	-0.75	2B
27	353	83 (4)	Jul 14	BAL		CAL	W,5-1	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.281	.350	.631	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 2B
28	354	86 (2)	Jul 17	BAL		CAL	W,11-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.294	.349	.643	9	.35	-0.003	.66	0.00%	-0.21	2B
29	355	89 (2)	Jul 20	BAL	@	SEA	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.294	.349	.643	6						PR
30	356	90	Jul 21	BAL	@	OAK	L,7-9	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.301	.368	.669	2	1.86	-0.076	4.75	-0.12%	-0.43	2B
31	357	91	Jul 22	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.325	.380	.705	9	1.29	0.039	3.18	0.06%	0.18	2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	358	100 (8)	Aug 2 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.325	.380	.705	9						PR
33	359	101	Aug 2 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.329	.384	.713	8	1.25	-0.055	3.72	-0.10%	-0.54	2B
34	360	104 (2)	Aug 5	BAL		CHW	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.325	.378	.703	9	2.42	-0.068	7.86	-0.13%	-0.23	2B
35	361	105	Aug 6	BAL		CHW	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.321	.373	.694	9	2.56	-0.060	8.63	-0.12%	-0.29	PH
36	362	110 (4)	Aug 11	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.318	.367	.685	8	.24	-0.016	.68	-0.03%	-0.13	2B
37	363	111	Aug 12	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.307	.354	.660	9	1.39	-0.111	3.64	-0.17%	-0.75	2B
38	364	112	Aug 13	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.256	.304	.349	.653	8	1.22	-0.133	2.95	-0.19%	-0.80	2B
39	365	113	Aug 14	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.292	.333	.625	9	1.74	-0.172	4.68	-0.28%	-1.43	2B
40	366	114	Aug 15	BAL	@	TEX	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.290	.323	.613	8	.72	-0.044	2.18	-0.08%	-0.43	2B
41	367	115	Aug 16	BAL	@	TEX	L,0-2	GS-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.294	.319	.613	9	.96	-0.022	3.14	-0.04%	-0.11	2B
42	368	116	Aug 17	BAL	@	TEX	W,4-2	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.294	.319	.613	8						2B
43	369	117	Aug 19 (1)	BAL		KCR	W,5-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.301	.326	.627	7	4.36	0.389	13.57	0.73%	1.00	PR 2B
44	370	118	Aug 19 (2)	BAL		KCR	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.295	.320	.615	8	1.45	-0.078	4.76	-0.15%	-0.59	2B
45	371	120 (1)	Aug 21	BAL		KCR	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.295	.320	.615	7						2B
46	372	121	Aug 23	BAL		TOR	L,3-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.287	.310	.597	9	.41	-0.034	1.71	-0.09%	-0.70	2B
47	373	122	Aug 24	BAL		TOR	W,7-4	8-GF(10)	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.300	.347	.647	8	2.95	0.434	12.20	1.08%	2.88	2B C
48	374	128 (5)	Aug 30	BAL	@	KCR	W,12-4	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.300	.347	.647	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 2B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	375	131 (2)	Sep 2	BAL	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.243	.316	.350	.665	8	.95	0.028	3.97	0.07%	0.07	2B
50	376	133 (1)	Sep 4	BAL	@	MIN	W,9-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.316	.350	.665	6						2B
51	377	135 (1)	Sep 6	BAL		BOS	W,8-1	5-GF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.310	.343	.653	9	.04	-0.002	.14	0.00%	-0.39	PR 2B
52	378	136	Sep 7	BAL		BOS	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.311	.352	.663	9	.94	0.084	3.59	0.19%	0.72	2B
53	379	137	Sep 9	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.311	.352	.663	7						PR
54	380	138	Sep 10 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-4	7-GF	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.245	.314	.355	.669	7	1.15	0.082	6.17	0.27%	0.58	PR 2B
55	381	139	Sep 10 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.239	.312	.345	.657	9	.76	0.006	3.31	0.02%	-0.13	2B
56	382	141 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-4	11-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.312	.345	.657	8						2B
57	383	142	Sep 13 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.248	.318	.350	.668	8	.60	-0.060	1.14	-0.07%	-0.61	2B
58	384	143	Sep 14	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.358	.682	7	.41	0.005	.72	0.01%	0.49	2B
59	385	147 (3)	Sep 18	BAL		MIL	W,10-9	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.328	.358	.687	8	2.91	0.073	2.09	0.03%	0.39	2B
60	386	148	Sep 19	BAL		MIL	W,8-7	GS-11	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.333	.358	.691	9	1.33	-0.031	.90	-0.01%	-0.13	2B
61	387	151 (2)	Sep 21 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,7-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.329	.352	.681	9	1.23	-0.065	.39	-0.01%	-0.65	2B
62	388	152	Sep 22	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.329	.352	.681	9						PR 2B
63	389	157 (4)	Sep 28	BAL		DET	L,5-9	GS-8	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	2	.69	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.58	2B
64	390	160 (2)	Sep 30 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,3-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.246	.333	.369	.703	9	1.13	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.00	2B
65	391	161	Oct 1	BAL		NYY	L,4-5	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.331	.366	.697	8	2.91	-0.169	.00	0.00%	-0.71	PR 2B
66	392	162	Oct 2	BAL		NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254	.338	.373	.711	7	.58	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.29	2B
							40-26		152	134	23	34	7	0	3	12	16	0	17	1	1	0	1	4	8	4	.254	.338	.373	.711		1.05	-0.116	2.43	0.84%	-5.96

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