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	26-29 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 105 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	64 (36-21-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 105 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (31-20-11)

Most Driven In
Self	3
F Rayford	1
L Sheets	1
M Young	1
F Connally	0
M Boddicker	0

Most Driven In By
Self	3
J Dwyer	2
L Lacy	2
E Murray	1
R Dempsey	1
R Dauer	1
G Roenicke	1
F Rayford	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	474	2 (1)	Apr 10	BAL		TEX	W,7-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	1	.69	0.112	.93	0.09%	0.80	2B
2	475	3	Apr 12	BAL		TOR	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	1	.93	-0.005	1.46	-0.01%	-0.21	2B
3	476	6 (2)	Apr 16	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	8	.76	-0.019	1.12	-0.02%	-0.24	2B
4	477	7	Apr 17	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	8	1.55	-0.094	2.25	-0.08%	-1.37	2B
5	478	8	Apr 18	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-11	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	7	.67	0.003	1.05	0.00%	-0.12	2B
6	479	9	Apr 19	BAL	@	TOR	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	8	.64	-0.028	.97	-0.03%	-0.23	2B
7	480	10	Apr 20	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	8	2.16	-0.260	3.32	-0.24%	-1.46	2B
8	481	14 (3)	Apr 24	BAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	1.29	0.018	1.76	0.02%	0.34	2B
9	482	16 (1)	Apr 26	BAL		CLE	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	8						2B
10	483	19 (2)	Apr 30	BAL		CHW	W,9-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH 2B
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
11	484	21 (1)	May 3	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	8						PR 2B
12	485	25 (3)	May 8	BAL	@	KCR	L,8-9	4-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.172	.398	2	.42	-0.017	.83	-0.02%	0.03	PR 2B
13	486	26	May 10	BAL		MIN	W,6-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.219	.167	.385	8	.81	-0.021	1.62	-0.03%	-0.10	PR 2B
14	487	29 (2)	May 13	BAL		KCR	L,2-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.161	.373	2	.56	-0.016	1.13	-0.02%	-0.32	2B
15	488	34 (4)	May 18	BAL	@	SEA	L,7-8	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.206	.156	.362	8	4.47	-0.115	8.30	-0.13%	-0.44	PR 2B
16	489	38 (3)	May 23	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.229	.182	.410	8	.90	0.048	1.67	0.05%	0.25	2B
17	490	39	May 24	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.306	.613	8	1.52	0.295	2.74	0.32%	2.14	2B
18	491	40	May 25	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.282	.568	9	1.38	-0.111	2.46	-0.12%	-0.91	2B
19	492	41	May 26	BAL	@	CAL	L,4-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.283	.279	.562	8	.92	-0.070	1.50	-0.07%	-0.58	2B
20	493	42	May 27	BAL	@	CAL	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.283	.279	.562	8						2B
21	494	43	May 29	BAL		SEA	L,4-5	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.277	.273	.549	8	1.79	-0.044	2.80	-0.04%	-0.16	2B
22	495	45 (1)	May 31	BAL		OAK	W,9-2	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.288	.333	.622	2	.56	0.061	.84	0.06%	0.83	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
23	496	46	Jun 1	BAL		OAK	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.288	.333	.622	8						2B
24	497	47	Jun 2	BAL		OAK	W,10-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.268	.308	.576	8	.41	-0.030	.59	-0.03%	-0.75	2B
25	498	48	Jun 3	BAL		CAL	W,7-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.218	.271	.309	.580	8	2.24	0.302	3.45	0.28%	0.72	2B
26	499	49	Jun 4	BAL		CAL	L,5-6	4-GF(15)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.217	.266	.300	.566	8	2.11	-0.275	3.66	-0.29%	-1.06	2B
27	500	50	Jun 5	BAL		CAL	W,4-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.266	.300	.566	8						2B
28	501	51	Jun 7	BAL		BOS	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.266	.300	.566	8						PR
29	502	52	Jun 8	BAL		BOS	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.269	.302	.570	8	1.21	-0.003	1.75	0.00%	0.05	2B
30	503	53	Jun 9	BAL		BOS	L,0-12	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.261	.292	.553	8	.73	-0.036	1.00	-0.03%	-0.39	2B
31	504	54	Jun 10	BAL	@	DET	L,7-8	7-GF(11)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.254	.284	.537	8	1.66	-0.085	2.35	-0.07%	-0.34	PR 2B
32	505	55	Jun 12	BAL	@	DET	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.254	.284	.537	8						2B
33	506	56	Jun 13	BAL		MIL	W,8-3	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.279	.529	7	.06	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.58	PR 2B
34	507	57	Jun 14	BAL		MIL	W,9-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.250	.279	.529	7						2B
35	508	58	Jun 15	BAL		MIL	W,7-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.206	.250	.279	.529	7	.14	0.003	.17	0.00%	0.16	PR 2B
36	509	59	Jun 16	BAL		MIL	W,9-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.197	.250	.268	.518	8	.49	0.014	.69	0.01%	-0.08	2B
37	510	63 (3)	Jun 21	BAL	@	MIL	L,10-13	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.266	.274	.540	9	.27	0.008	.31	0.01%	0.27	2B
38	511	64	Jun 22	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.211	.277	.276	.553	9	1.20	-0.010	1.21	-0.01%	-0.13	2B
39	512	65	Jun 23	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.274	.273	.547	9	.14	-0.004	.16	0.00%	-0.24	2B
40	513	66	Jun 24	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.208	.274	.273	.547	7	1.29	0.020	1.74	0.02%	0.16	PR 2B
41	514	68 (1)	Jun 26	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.274	.273	.547	7						2B
42	515	69	Jun 28	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-6	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.271	.269	.540	9	.11	-0.003	.10	0.00%	-0.11	2B
43	516	70	Jun 29	BAL	@	BOS	W,16-4	6-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.279	.278	.558	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.67	PR 2B
44	517	71	Jun 30	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.220	.281	.293	.574	9	.57	0.104	.48	0.05%	1.44	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
45	518	72	Jul 1	BAL		DET	L,1-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214	.275	.286	.560	9	1.28	-0.086	1.47	-0.06%	-1.21	2B
46	519	73	Jul 2	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.274	.318	.592	9	1.94	-0.042	2.02	-0.03%	-0.11	2B
47	520	74	Jul 3	BAL		DET	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.274	.318	.592	9						2B
48	521	85 (10)	Jul 14	BAL		CHW	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.274	.318	.592	7						PR
49	522	97 (11)	Jul 29	BAL		TOR	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.274	.318	.592	1						PR
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
50	523	131 (33)	Sep 6	BAL		CAL	W,6-2	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.274	.318	.592	6	.24	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.50	PR
51	524	139 (7)	Sep 14 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,3-10	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.276	.352	.627	8	1.12	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.80	2B
52	525	142 (2)	Sep 16	BAL	@	DET	W,14-7	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.283	.359	.642	9	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.18	2B
53	526	148 (5)	Sep 22	BAL		NYY	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.280	.355	.635	1	1.04	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.23	2B
54	527	160 (11)	Oct 5	BAL		DET	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.280	.355	.635	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
55	528	161	Oct 6	BAL		DET	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.279	.351	.629	1	.81	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.55	2B
							26-29		105	97	15	22	3	0	3	6	6	0	15	1	1	0	4	3	3	2	.227	.279	.351	.629		1.07	-0.462	1.50	-0.40%	-2.85

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