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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	LAD	@	HOU	W,16-7	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
2	2	Apr 6	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 8	LAD		MON	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	3	2	8	1	2B
4	4	Apr 9	LAD		MON	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
5	5	Apr 10	LAD		MON	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
6	6	Apr 11	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	6	3	1	10	0	2B
7	7	Apr 12	LAD		HOU	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
8	8	Apr 13	LAD		HOU	W,5-3	CG	58	14.0	5	6	0	11	2	2B
9	9	Apr 15	LAD		SDP	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	9	0	9	2	2B
10	10	Apr 16	LAD		SDP	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	2B
11	11	Apr 17	LAD		SDP	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	3	3	2	8	0	2B
12	12	Apr 18	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
13	13	Apr 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	40	9.1	3	2	0	5	1	2B
14	14	Apr 22	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
15	15	Apr 23	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
16	16	Apr 25	LAD	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
17	18 (1)	Apr 27	LAD	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
18	19	Apr 29	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
19	20	Apr 30	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	22	5.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
21	22	May 2	LAD		PIT	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
22	23	May 3	LAD		PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
23	24	May 4	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
24	25	May 6	LAD		STL	W,16-10	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
25	26	May 7	LAD		STL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
26	27	May 8	LAD		STL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
27	28	May 9	LAD		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
28	29	May 10	LAD		CHC	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
29	30	May 12	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
30	31	May 13	LAD	@	SDP	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
31	32	May 14	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
32	33	May 15	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
33	34	May 17	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	62	14.2	0	2	1	3	0	2B
34	35	May 18	LAD	@	MON	W,13-3	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
35	36	May 20	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
36	37	May 22	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
37	38	May 23	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
38	39	May 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
39	40	May 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
40	41	May 26	LAD		SFG	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
41	43 (1)	May 28	LAD		SFG	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
42	44	May 29	LAD		SFG	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	2B
43	45	May 30	LAD		PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
44	46	May 31	LAD		PHI	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	47	Jun 1	LAD		PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	2	5	0	2B
46	48	Jun 2	LAD		NYM	W,5-4	CG	58	14.0	6	5	0	11	2	2B
47	49	Jun 3	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
48	50	Jun 4	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
49	51	Jun 5	LAD		NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
50	52	Jun 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	5	6	1	12	2	2B
51	53	Jun 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	2B
52	54	Jun 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-2	GF	10	3.0	2	3	0	5	1	PH 2B
53	59 (4)	Jun 14	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
54	60	Jun 15	LAD		ATL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
55	61	Jun 16	LAD		ATL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
56	62	Jun 17	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
57	63	Jun 18	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
58	64	Jun 19	LAD		CIN	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
59	65	Jun 20	LAD		SDP	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	0	2B
60	66	Jun 21	LAD		SDP	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	2B
61	69 (2)	Jun 24	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	GS	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
62	70	Jun 25	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	43	11.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
63	71	Jun 26	LAD		HOU	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	2B
64	72	Jun 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
65	73	Jun 29	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-13	CG	39	8.0	7	2	1	10	1	2B
66	74	Jun 30	LAD	@	SDP	L,6-7	CG	37	8.2	2	4	0	6	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	75	Jul 1	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-2	GS	31	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
68	76	Jul 2	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
69	77	Jul 3	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
70	78	Jul 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	5	1	8	0	2B
71	79	Jul 8	LAD		PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
72	80	Jul 9	LAD		PIT	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
73	81	Jul 10	LAD		PIT	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
74	82	Jul 11	LAD		STL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
75	83	Jul 12	LAD		STL	W,3-1	GS	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
76	84	Jul 13	LAD		STL	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	6	4	0	10	0	2B
77	85	Jul 14	LAD		CHC	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
78	86	Jul 15	LAD		CHC	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
79	87	Jul 16	LAD		CHC	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
80	88	Jul 17	LAD		CHC	L,0-10	CG	48	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
81	89	Jul 19 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
82	90	Jul 19 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
83	91	Jul 20	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
84	93 (1)	Jul 22	LAD	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
85	94	Jul 23	LAD	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
86	95	Jul 24	LAD	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
87	96	Jul 25	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
88	97	Jul 26	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
89	98	Jul 27	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
90	99	Jul 29	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
91	101 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
92	102	Jul 31 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	103	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	L,2-4	CG	43	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
94	104	Aug 2	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
95	105	Aug 3	LAD		CIN	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
96	106	Aug 4	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	CG	48	11.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
97	107	Aug 5	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	2B
98	108	Aug 6	LAD		ATL	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
99	109	Aug 7	LAD		ATL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
100	110	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	3	4	0	7	1	2B
101	111	Aug 10	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
102	112	Aug 11	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
103	113	Aug 12	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
104	114	Aug 13	LAD	@	ATL	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
105	115	Aug 14	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
106	116	Aug 15	LAD		SFG	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
107	117	Aug 16	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
108	118	Aug 17	LAD		NYM	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
109	119	Aug 19	LAD		PHI	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
110	120	Aug 20	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
111	121	Aug 21	LAD		PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
112	122	Aug 22	LAD		MON	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
113	123	Aug 23	LAD		MON	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	2B
114	124	Aug 24	LAD		MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
115	125	Aug 26	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	2B
116	126	Aug 27	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
117	127	Aug 28	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-3	GS	27	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
118	128	Aug 29 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
119	129	Aug 29 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
120	130	Aug 30 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
121	131	Aug 30 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
122	132	Aug 31	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	133	Sep 1	LAD	@	MON	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
124	134	Sep 2	LAD	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	7	5	0	12	3	2B
125	135	Sep 3	LAD	@	MON	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
126	136	Sep 4	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	46	11.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
127	137	Sep 5	LAD		SDP	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
128	138	Sep 6	LAD		SDP	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
129	139	Sep 7	LAD		CIN	W,7-3	CG	36	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
130	140	Sep 8	LAD		CIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
131	141	Sep 9	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
132	142	Sep 10	LAD		ATL	L,3-6	CG	43	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
133	143	Sep 11	LAD		ATL	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
134	144	Sep 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
135	145	Sep 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
136	146	Sep 15	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	2	2B
137	147	Sep 16	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
138	148	Sep 17	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
139	149	Sep 18	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
140	150	Sep 19	LAD		HOU	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
141	151	Sep 20	LAD		HOU	L,2-15	GS	41	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
142	152	Sep 21	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
143	153	Sep 23	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
144	154	Sep 24	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	2B
145	155	Sep 25	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-7	GS	37	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
146	156	Sep 26	LAD	@	CIN	W,12-9	CG	47	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
147	157	Sep 27	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
148	158	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	T,4-4	CG	55	13.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
149	159	Sep 29 (1)	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
150	160	Sep 29 (2)	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
151	161	Sep 30	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
152	163 (1)	Oct 2	LAD		SFG	L,3-4	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
							152gm		1336.1	331	399	30	760	74