Lenn Sakata

Full Name: Lenn Haruki Sakata	Primary Position: 2B,SS
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/160	First Game: July 21, 1977
Birthdate: June 8, 1954	Final Game: June 28, 1987
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii	MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Lenn Sakata (Lenn Haruki Sakata) was born on June 8, 1954 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He made his Major League debut on July 21, 1977 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .162 with 2 home runs and 12 RBI. Sakata played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees over the course of his 11 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1977	MIL	A	53	154	13	25	2	12	.162	.209	.214	2	0	9	22	0	6	1	0	1
1978	MIL	A	30	78	8	15	0	3	.192	.267	.244	4	0	8	11	0	0	1	1	3
1979	MIL	A	4	14	1	7	0	1	.500	.500	.643	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980	BAL	A	43	83	12	16	1	9	.193	.244	.313	3	2	6	10	0	0	2	0	3
1981	BAL	A	61	150	19	34	5	15	.227	.282	.353	4	0	11	18	1	1	4	0	5
1982	BAL	A	136	343	40	89	6	31	.259	.323	.370	18	1	30	39	4	8	7	2	7
1983	BAL	A	66	134	23	34	3	12	.254	.338	.373	7	0	16	17	1	1	8	0	4
1984	BAL	A	81	157	23	30	3	11	.191	.221	.255	1	0	6	15	0	5	4	2	4
1985	BAL	A	55	97	15	22	3	6	.227	.279	.351	3	0	6	15	1	1	3	0	3
1986	OAK	A	17	34	4	12	0	5	.353	.395	.412	2	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	1
1987	NY	A	19	45	5	12	2	4	.267	.313	.444	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	2
Total			565	1289	163	296	25	109	.230	.286	.330	46	4	97	158	8	22	30	5	33

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	CS	AVG
1977	MIL	A	2B	53	50	420.1	102	159	4	43	0	.985
1978	MIL	A	2B	29	24	208.2	50	66	3	12	0	.975
1978	MIL	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	MIL	A	2B	4	4	35	10	13	0	5	0	1.000
1980	BAL	A	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	BAL	A	2B	33	20	202	55	72	2	18	0	.984
1980	BAL	A	SS	5	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1981	BAL	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	BAL	A	SS	43	32	285	52	106	6	23	0	.963
1981	BAL	A	2B	20	9	101.1	30	42	1	10	0	.986
1982	BAL	A	2B	83	44	476.1	106	145	6	34	0	.977
1982	BAL	A	SS	56	50	426.1	76	154	10	27	0	.958
1983	BAL	A	C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1983	BAL	A	2B	60	36	364.2	84	117	2	36	0	.990
1983	BAL	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	BAL	A	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	BAL	A	2B	76	38	408.2	80	161	3	33	0	.988
1984	BAL	A	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	BAL	A	2B	50	22	264	58	87	6	18	0	.960
1985	BAL	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	OAK	A	2B	16	10	96	21	39	1	4	0	.984
1986	OAK	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	NY	A	2B	6	2	23	5	7	0	3	0	1.000
1987	NY	A	3B	12	12	86	3	23	2	1	0	.929
Total			C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Total			OF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	430	259	2600	601	908	28	216	0	.982
Total			DH	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			SS	104	82	717.1	128	261	16	50	0	.960
Total			3B	12	12	86	3	23	2	1	0	.929
Total			LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000

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Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 14th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
Selected by San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1974).
Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 9, 1975).
Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for John Flinn (December 6, 1979).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (February 1, 1986).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
Signed by New York Yankees (December 17, 1986).
Released by New York Yankees (November 2, 1987).

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