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George Van Haltren League
8-3-2073
Richie Sakata First Base
Retired (1969, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .736 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 1013 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 06-08-1934
HR 55 Drafted Round 3, Pick 45
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(109 games)
RBI 403
SB 81
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D  (13.0%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF D  (15.5%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B C  (37.5%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 3
3B F  (3.1%) RF F  (1.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 KC
7
8
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 1
.625
.250
.375
.125
.250
1958 KC-PIT
109
358
31
88
10
1
1
32
51
 50 3 2
3
 7 15
.631
.343
.288
.042
.246
1959 PIT
108
276
32
66
13
2
6
32
28
 43 1 1
6
 2 8
.676
.310
.366
.127
.239
1960 PIT
137
486
48
123
20
2
6
28
44
 76 1 1
12
 7 14
.655
.316
.340
.086
.253
1961 PIT
127
326
43
93
18
1
5
34
38
 31 1 0
12
 4 8
.754
.362
.393
.107
.285
1962 PIT
110
271
35
73
14
0
6
27
40
 32 0 0
6
 2 3
.751
.363
.387
.118
.269
1963 PIT-DET
83
251
34
74
13
2
4
36
30
 31 1 4
10
 4 1
.777
.367
.410
.116
.295
1963 PIT
19
22
3
9
1
0
1
2
5
 1 1 0
1
 0 0
1.127
.536
.591
.182
.409
1963 DET
64
229
31
65
12
2
3
34
25
 30 0 4
9
 4 1
.742
.349
.393
.109
.284
1964 DET
148
535
96
158
22
6
8
61
70
 58 1 4
17
 7 4
.779
.375
.404
.108
.295
1965 DET
131
378
66
130
19
3
7
44
42
 43 4 0
1
 1 2
.881
.415
.466
.122
.344
1966 DET-STL
128
324
58
105
13
4
5
52
37
 41 1 0
4
 4 5
.830
.395
.435
.111
.324
1966 DET
4
4
1
2
0
0
1
3
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
1.750
.500
1.250
.750
.500
1966 STL
124
320
57
103
13
4
4
49
37
 41 1 0
4
 4 5
.819
.394
.425
.103
.322
1967 STL
97
129
16
37
7
0
2
17
15
 12 0 0
3
 0 4
.749
.361
.388
.101
.287
1968 STL
95
207
26
43
10
1
5
26
31
 24 1 2
4
 1 4
.649
.311
.338
.130
.208
1969 STL
60
103
12
21
6
0
0
13
12
 11 1 1
3
 1 2
.553
.291
.262
.058
.204
Total
1340
3652
498
1013
166
22
55
403
438
 453 15 15
81
 40 71
.736
.356
.380
.103
.277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Richie Sakata has retired from the St. Louis Snatch
1966-04-08A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Snatch and the Detroit Thunderbirds. The Detroit Thunderbirds receive Jack Liebhardt from the St. Louis Snatch in exchange for Richie Sakata.
1963-05-17A trade has been completed between the Detroit Thunderbirds and the Pittsburgh Parrots. The Pittsburgh Parrots receive Dick Barrows, Rocky Belden, Vince Dempsey from the Detroit Thunderbirds in exchange for Richie Sakata.
1958-04-10A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Creeps and the Pittsburgh Parrots. The Pittsburgh Parrots receive Jeff Abbaticchio, Richie Sakata from the Kansas City Creeps in exchange for Izzy Lake.
1956-09-30The Kansas City Creeps have promoted Joe Rodriguez to the major league team. The Kansas City Creeps have sent Richie Sakata to the minors.
1956-09-30The Kansas City Creeps have promoted Richie Sakata to the major league team.
1955-05-02The Kansas City Creeps have promoted Frank McLish to the major league team. The Kansas City Creeps have sent Richie Sakata to the minors.
1955-04-01The Kansas City Creeps have promoted Richie Sakata to the major leagues.