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Steve Sax

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Full name Stephen Louis Sax
Born January 29, 1960, Sacramento, California
First Game: August 18, 1981; Final Game: May 8, 1994
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 185
Brother of Dave Sax
Named NL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1982)
Named second baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1986)
Named second baseman on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1986)
Ejections as player: 1984 (1), 1986 (1), 1992 (2), 1994 (1). Total: 5
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1981 LA N Daily Splits 31 119 15 33 2 0 2 9 7 1 14 0 1 0 0 7 0 5 7 .277 .317 .345 0.3 1981 LA N 1982 LA N Daily Splits 150 638 88 180 23 7 4 47 49 1 53 2 10 0 0 9 10 49 19 .282 .335 .359 1.3 1982 LA N 1983 LA N Daily Splits 155 623 94 175 18 5 5 41 58 3 73 1 8 2 0 11 8 56 30 .281 .342 .350 -1.5 1983 LA N 1984 LA N Daily Splits 145 569 70 138 24 4 1 35 47 3 53 1 2 3 0 17 12 34 19 .243 .300 .304 1.0 1984 LA N 1985 LA N Daily Splits 136 488 62 136 8 4 1 42 54 12 43 3 3 3 0 12 15 27 11 .279 .352 .318 0.0 1985 LA N 1986 LA N Daily Splits 157 633 91 210 43 4 6 56 59 5 58 3 6 3 0 11 12 40 17 .332 .390 .441 4.9 1986 LA N 1987 LA N Daily Splits 157 610 84 171 22 7 6 46 44 5 61 3 5 1 0 14 13 37 11 .280 .331 .369 0.5 1987 LA N 1988 LA N Daily Splits 160 632 70 175 19 4 5 57 45 6 51 1 7 2 0 10 11 42 12 .277 .325 .343 -1.6 1988 LA N 1989 NY A Daily Splits 158 651 88 205 26 3 5 63 52 2 44 1 8 5 0 12 19 43 17 .315 .364 .387 2.1 1989 NY A 1990 NY A Daily Splits 155 615 70 160 24 2 4 42 49 3 46 4 6 6 0 5 13 43 9 .260 .316 .325 -1.3 1990 NY A 1991 NY A Daily Splits 158 652 85 198 38 2 10 56 41 2 38 3 5 6 0 9 15 31 11 .304 .345 .414 1.3 1991 NY A 1992 CHI A Daily Splits 143 567 74 134 26 4 4 47 43 4 42 2 12 6 0 8 17 30 12 .236 .290 .317 -4.4 1992 CHI A 1993 CHI A Daily Splits 57 119 20 28 5 0 1 8 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 3 1 7 3 .235 .283 .303 -1.0 1993 CHI A 1994 OAK A Daily Splits 7 24 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 0.0 1994 OAK A Total NL ( 8 Years) 1091 4312 574 1218 159 35 30 333 363 36 406 14 42 14 0 91 81 290 126 .282 .339 .356 4.9 Total NL Total AL ( 6 Years) 678 2628 339 731 119 12 24 217 193 11 178 10 33 23 0 37 65 154 52 .278 .327 .360 -3.3 Total AL Total (14 Years) Splits 1769 6940 913 1949 278 47 54 550 556 47 584 24 75 37 0 128 146 444 178 .281 .335 .358 1.6 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

       Division Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1981 LA N Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1981 LA N

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1981 LA N Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1981 LA N 1983 LA N Daily Splits 4 16 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .294 .250 1983 LA N 1985 LA N Daily Splits 6 20 1 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .333 .450 1985 LA N 1988 LA N Daily Splits 7 30 7 8 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 .267 .353 .267 1988 LA N Total ( 4 Years) Splits 18 66 8 18 3 0 0 4 5 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 .273 .333 .318 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1981 LA N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 LA N 1988 LA N Daily Splits 5 20 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 .364 .300 1988 LA N Total ( 2 Years) Splits 7 21 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .348 .286 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1982 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 1982 NL 1983 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 1983 NL 1986 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1986 NL 1989 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1989 AL 1990 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .500 .000 1990 AL Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 .429 .500 .429 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1981 LA N Daily Splits 2B 29 28 24 250 64 93 4 22 0 .975 1982 LA N Daily Splits 2B 149 145 143 1334 347 452 19 83 0 .977 1983 LA N Daily Splits 2B 152 151 142 1336.1 331 399 30 74 0 .961 1984 LA N Daily Splits 2B 141 140 125 1226.1 318 450 21 99 0 .973 1985 LA N Daily Splits 2B 135 132 120 1169.1 330 357 22 84 0 .969 1985 LA N 3B 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1986 LA N Daily Splits 2B 154 154 148 1366.1 367 432 16 71 0 .980 1987 LA N Daily Splits 2B 152 151 136 1309.1 342 420 14 92 0 .982 1987 LA N LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1987 LA N 3B 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 1987 LA N OF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1988 LA N Daily Splits 2B 158 156 131 1336.1 276 429 14 69 0 .981 1989 NY A Daily Splits 2B 158 158 143 1351.2 312 460 10 117 0 .987 1990 NY A Daily Splits 2B 154 154 147 1355.2 292 457 10 102 0 .987 1991 NY A Daily Splits 2B 149 148 140 1305.1 274 443 7 107 0 .990 1991 NY A 3B 5 5 5 43 3 11 3 0 0 .824 1991 NY A DH 4 4 4 - 1992 CHI A Daily Splits 2B 141 141 134 1251.1 305 390 20 75 0 .972 1992 CHI A DH 1 0 0 - 1993 CHI A Daily Splits OF 32 26 10 209 39 0 0 0 0 1.000 26 0 6 1993 CHI A LF 26 22 8 174 32 0 0 0 0 1.000 1993 CHI A DH 21 3 2 - 1993 CHI A RF 6 4 2 35 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1993 CHI A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1994 OAK A Daily Splits 2B 6 6 5 50 16 20 0 3 0 1.000 Total (14 Years) Splits 2B 1679 1664 1538 14643 3574 4805 187 998 0 .978 Total ( 2 Years) OF 33 26 10 210 40 0 0 0 0 1.000 27 0 6 Total ( 2 Years) LF 27 22 8 175 33 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) DH 26 7 6 - Total ( 3 Years) 3B 7 5 5 50 3 12 3 0 0 .833 Total ( 1 Year ) RF 6 4 2 35 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

       Division Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1981 LA N Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 -

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1981 LA N Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1983 LA N Daily Splits 2B 4 4 4 34 11 12 0 3 0 1.000 1985 LA N Daily Splits 2B 6 6 6 51.1 10 21 0 0 0 1.000 1988 LA N Daily Splits 2B 7 7 7 65 12 22 0 6 0 1.000 Total ( 4 Years) Splits 2B 18 17 17 151.1 33 56 0 9 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1981 LA N Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1988 LA N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 44.1 11 11 0 2 0 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2B 6 5 5 45.1 11 11 0 2 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1982 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 .667 1983 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 .667 1986 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1989 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 0 1.000 1990 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 5 Years) Splits 2B 5 2 0 19 5 5 2 1 0 .833 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

              Coaching Record

Year Team Position START END 2013 ARI N First base 4- 1 9-29 Total ( 1 Year )

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 5-18-1984 BOX LA N Ed Montague Call at 1B 7-12-1986 BOX LA N Bob Engel Balls and strikes 5- 7-1992 BOX CHI A Rich Garcia Call at 1B (Threw water cooler) 9- 5-1992 BOX CHI A Dan Morrison Call at 3B 5- 6-1994 BOX OAK A Al Clark Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

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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