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	9-10 / in Starts: 8-6
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	39 (21-12-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
Self	2
D Winfield	1
W Randolph	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
W Tolleson	2
W Randolph	1
R Cerone	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 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	546	4 (3)	Apr 10	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-13	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.34	2B
2	547	5	Apr 11	NYY	@	KCR	W,15-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.67	-0.074	.85	-0.06%	-2.07	2B
3	548	11 (5)	Apr 19 (1)	NYY		KCR	W,5-0	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	7	.39	-0.015	.52	-0.01%	-0.21	3B
4	549	18 (6)	Apr 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	7	1.47	0.009	2.70	0.01%	0.69	3B
5	550	21 (2)	Apr 29	NYY	@	TEX	L,7-8	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.538	.896	7	.63	0.032	1.08	0.03%	0.35	3B
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
6	551	23 (1)	May 2	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-4	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.533	.908	6	.88	0.025	1.27	0.02%	0.22	3B
7	552	27 (3)	May 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.350	.474	.824	6	.66	0.025	1.05	0.02%	0.36	3B
8	553	31 (3)	May 11	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.375	.591	.966	6	.69	0.138	1.30	0.16%	0.71	3B
9	554	38 (6)	May 18	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.520	.853	7	.66	-0.049	1.42	-0.06%	-0.51	3B
10	555	39	May 19	NYY	@	OAK	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.333	.520	.853	9						PR
11	556	47 (7)	May 29	NYY		OAK	L,5-13	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.483	.805	7	.30	-0.020	.72	-0.03%	-0.53	3B 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
12	557	53 (5)	Jun 4	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.294	.438	.732	7	.90	-0.098	2.76	-0.18%	-1.08	3B
13	558	57 (3)	Jun 8	NYY		TOR	L,0-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.294	.438	.732	1						2B
14	559	59 (1)	Jun 10	NYY		TOR	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.270	.400	.670	7	1.51	-0.126	5.13	-0.26%	-0.90	3B
15	560	62 (2)	Jun 14	NYY		MIL	L,4-6	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.289	.400	.689	6	6.05	0.134	14.41	0.19%	1.00	PH
16	561	66 (3)	Jun 18	NYY		BAL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.262	.359	.621	6	.52	-0.051	1.24	-0.07%	-1.77	3B
17	562	67	Jun 19	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238	.289	.381	.670	6	1.03	-0.028	2.59	-0.04%	-0.23	3B
18	563	74 (6)	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	W,9-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.283	.372	.655	1	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.50	2B
19	564	75	Jun 28	NYY		BOS	L,2-6	GS-5	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.444	.757	8	1.04	0.129	2.74	0.20%	1.08	2B
							9-10		48	45	5	12	0	1	2	4	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	.267	.313	.444	.757		.88	0.031	1.96	-0.08%	-3.73

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