Steve Sax
[edit] Biography
Steve Sax (Stephen Louis Sax) was born on January 29, 1960 in Sacramento, California. He made his Major League debut on August 18, 1981 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1982, his rookie year, he hit .282 with 4 home runs and 47 RBI. Sax played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 14 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Steve Sax's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1986, when he stole 40 bases, hit for a .332 average and knocked in 56 runs. However, others believe that it was 1983, when he stole 56 bases and hit for a .281 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 31
| 119
| 15
| 33
| 2
| 9
| .277
| .317
| .345
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 150
| 638
| 88
| 180
| 4
| 47
| .282
| .335
| .359
| 23
| 7
| 49
| 53
| 2
| 10
| 49
| 1
| 10
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 155
| 623
| 94
| 175
| 5
| 41
| .281
| .342
| .350
| 18
| 5
| 58
| 73
| 1
| 8
| 56
| 3
| 8
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 145
| 569
| 70
| 138
| 1
| 35
| .243
| .300
| .304
| 24
| 4
| 47
| 53
| 1
| 2
| 34
| 3
| 12
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 136
| 488
| 62
| 136
| 1
| 42
| .279
| .352
| .318
| 8
| 4
| 54
| 43
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 12
| 15
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| 157
| 633
| 91
| 210
| 6
| 56
| .332
| .390
| .441
| 43
| 4
| 59
| 58
| 3
| 6
| 40
| 5
| 12
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 157
| 610
| 84
| 171
| 6
| 46
| .280
| .331
| .369
| 22
| 7
| 44
| 61
| 3
| 5
| 37
| 5
| 13
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 160
| 632
| 70
| 175
| 5
| 57
| .277
| .325
| .343
| 19
| 4
| 45
| 51
| 1
| 7
| 42
| 6
| 11
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 158
| 651
| 88
| 205
| 5
| 63
| .315
| .364
| .387
| 26
| 3
| 52
| 44
| 1
| 8
| 43
| 2
| 19
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 155
| 615
| 70
| 160
| 4
| 42
| .260
| .316
| .325
| 24
| 2
| 49
| 46
| 4
| 6
| 43
| 3
| 13
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 158
| 652
| 85
| 198
| 10
| 56
| .304
| .345
| .414
| 38
| 2
| 41
| 38
| 3
| 5
| 31
| 2
| 15
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 143
| 567
| 74
| 134
| 4
| 47
| .236
| .290
| .317
| 26
| 4
| 43
| 42
| 2
| 12
| 30
| 4
| 17
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 57
| 119
| 20
| 28
| 1
| 8
| .235
| .283
| .303
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 7
| 24
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .333
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1091
| 4312
| 574
| 1218
| 30
| 333
| .282
| .339
| .356
| 159
| 35
| 363
| 406
| 14
| 42
| 290
| 36
| 81
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 678
| 2628
| 339
| 731
| 24
| 217
| .278
| .327
| .360
| 119
| 12
| 193
| 178
| 10
| 33
| 154
| 11
| 65
|
| Total
|
|
| 1769
| 6940
| 913
| 1949
| 54
| 550
| .281
| .335
| .358
| 278
| 47
| 556
| 584
| 24
| 75
| 444
| 47
| 146
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 29
| 28
| 251
| 64
| 93
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 149
| 145
| 1334
| 347
| 452
| 19
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 152
| 151
| 1336.1
| 331
| 399
| 30
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1984
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 141
| 140
| 1226.1
| 318
| 450
| 21
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 135
| 132
| 1169.1
| 330
| 357
| 22
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1985
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 154
| 154
| 1366.1
| 367
| 432
| 16
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 152
| 151
| 1309.1
| 342
| 420
| 14
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 158
| 156
| 1336.1
| 276
| 429
| 14
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 158
| 158
| 1351.2
| 312
| 460
| 10
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 154
| 154
| 1355.2
| 292
| 457
| 10
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 149
| 148
| 1305.1
| 274
| 443
| 7
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 5
| 43
| 3
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 141
| 141
| 1251.1
| 305
| 390
| 20
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1992
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 32
| 26
| 209
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 35
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 26
| 22
| 174
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 6
| 50
| 16
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 26
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 35
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1679
| 1664
| 14644
| 3574
| 4805
| 187
| 998
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 27
| 22
| 175
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 7
| 5
| 50
| 3
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 33
| 26
| 210
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by New York Yankees (November 23, 1988).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Melido Perez, Bob Wickman and Domingo Jean (January 10, 1992).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (April 21, 1994).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (April 30, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 14, 1994).
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