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Lenn Sakata
Lenn Haruki Sakata

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.
School Gonzaga

MLB Debut July 21, 1977
Final Game June 28, 1987
Born June 8, 1954 in Honolulu, HI (age 70)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 23 MLA AL   76  126   13   24   0   0   2   10   0   1   18    8  .190  .292  .238  .530    69    30   4   0   1   0   0  
 1978 24 MLA AL   15   29    4    3   2   0   0    1   1   0    6    2  .103  .250  .172  .422    58     5   1   1   0   0   3  
 1979           [Did not play]
 1980 26 LAN NL   19    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
         BOA AL   14   26    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .192  .276  .269  .545    76     7   0   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      33   28    3    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .179  .258  .250  .508           7   0   0   0   0   0 
 1981 27 BOA AL   69  227   35   65   9   0  10   35   3   0   15   23  .286  .335  .458  .793   109   104   0   1   1   2   9  
 1982 28 BOA AL   77  260   32   67  18   2   3   22   5   2   35   31  .258  .353  .377  .730    96    98  19   1   2   4   9  
 1983 29 BOA AL   35  131   19   28   4   0   4   12   3   2   10   17  .214  .280  .336  .616    81    44   3   0   0   2   3  
 1984 30 TEA AL   82  162   15   26   2   0   6   17   0   1    9   17  .160  .205  .284  .489    65    46   6   0   0   0   4  
 1985 31 TEA AL   41   93   14   28   6   0   3   14   3   2    5   15  .301  .350  .462  .812   109    43   1   0   0   2   2  
 1986 32 DEA AL    8   29    4   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .414  .500  .483  .983   137    14   0   0   0   0   0  
 1987 33 OAA AL   18   45    3   10   1   1   1    5   0   0    4    4  .222  .294  .356  .650    90    16   0   1   0   1   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      454 1130  142  268  46   3  29  121  15   8  110  122  .237  .310  .360  .670         407  34   4   4  11  30
 Per 600 PA           526   66  125  21   1  13   56   7   4   51   57                                 189  16   2   2   5  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA      195  644   88  165  33   2  17   71  11   4   63   72  .256  .329  .393  .722         253  22   2   3   8  21
   With TEA      123  255   29   54   8   0   9   31   3   3   14   32  .212  .258  .349  .607          89   7   0   0   2   6
   With MLA       91  155   17   27   2   0   2   11   1   1   24   10  .174  .283  .226  .509          35   5   1   1   0   3
   With LAN       19    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000           0   0   0   0   0   0
   With OAA       18   45    3   10   1   1   1    5   0   0    4    4  .222  .294  .356  .650          16   0   1   0   1   0
   With DEA        8   29    4   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .414  .500  .483  .983          14   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      565 1289  163  296  46   4  25  109  30  17   97  158  .230  .286  .330  .616         425  22   7   5   8  33
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1977 23 MLA AL  60   10   2.6  16   3   0  .188   5   45   33  .733    0    0  .000  2B   2e14      107   
 1978 24 MLA AL  17    1   1.1   2   0   0  .000   0   12   10  .833    0    0  .000  2B   2e21      -89   
 1979           [Did not play]
 1980 26 LAN NL   0    0    .0   0   0   0  .000   2    8    5  .625    0    0  .000  2B   2e11     -558   
         BOA AL  62    2   2.8   0   0   0  .000   1    9    7  .778    0    0  .000  2B   2e11      -13   
         TOT                     0   0   0  .000   3   17   12  .706    0    0  .000
 1981 27 BOA AL  73   32   5.2   6   1   0  .167   9   70   54  .771    0    0  .000  SS   3e30      157   
 1982 28 BOA AL  42   35   4.3   3   0   0  .000   5   66   54  .818    0    0  .000  2B   2e19       37   
 1983 29 BOA AL  54   12   2.9   0   0   0  .000   1   26   23  .885    1    0 1.000  2B   2e8       -95   
 1984 30 TEA AL  70    8   1.6   2   0   0  .000   3   57   48  .842    0    0  .000  2B   2e11       13   
 1985 31 TEA AL   5   14   5.6   2   0   0  .000   7   23   15  .652    0    0  .000  2B   2e32      183   
 1986 32 DEA AL   3    7  12.2   2   1   0  .500   0    3    3 1.000    0    0  .000  2B   2e15      176   
 1987 33 OAA AL  80    5   3.9   1   0   0  .000   1    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  DH            -107   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          130   3.8  34   5   0  .147  34  323  254  .786    1    0 1.000                  54   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1977 23 MLA AL  2B    64    94    95    5   24   .974    28   298.0   5.71
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1978 24 MLA AL  2B    14    33    25    0    8  1.000    10    86.0   6.07
 1979           [Did not play]
 1980 26 LAN NL  2B    18     8    11    2    3   .905     0    25.0   6.84
         BOA AL  2B    14    18    27    1    7   .978     7    76.0   5.33
 1981 27 BOA AL  SS    52    87   140    8   30   .966    40   384.1   5.32
                 2B    16    38    36    1    6   .987    13   112.0   5.95
 1982 28 BOA AL  2B    70   207   192    4   52   .990    68   622.2   5.77
                 SS     6     2     2    1    0   .800     0     9.0   4.00
 1983 29 BOA AL  2B    34    68    98    1   21   .994    31   280.0   5.34
                 C      1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1984 30 TEA AL  2B    81   136   131    3   43   .989    42   449.0   5.35
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1985 31 TEA AL  2B    36    70    54    7   11   .947    21   213.0   5.24
 1986 32 DEA AL  2B     6    13    11    0    3  1.000     4    39.0   5.54
 1987 33 OAA AL  2B     3     4     5    1    2   .900     0     8.0  10.12
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B   356   689   685   25  180   .982   224  2208.2   5.60
                 SS    58    89   142    9   30   .962    40   393.1   5.29
                 3B     2     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 C      1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1977  MLA   72-90   Paul Weinberg
 1978  MLA   91-71   Paul Weinberg
 1980  LAN   94-68   Billy Vanson
 1980  BOA   84-78   Mike Tomeo
 1981  BOA   87-75   Mike Tomeo
 1982  BOA   93-69   Mike Tomeo
 1983  BOA   81-81   Mike Tomeo
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 1985  TEA   75-87   John Storer
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