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George Van Haltren League
8-5-2073
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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1955 Minors 21 0.00 0 / 7 6 / 6 1 / 11 15 / 15 3 / 5 11 / 11 3 / 3 39 / 58
1956 Minors 22 0.00 0 / 7 8 / 9 1 / 5 5 / 6 5 / 7 6 / 6 4 / 6 29 / 46
1957 Minors 23 9.00 4 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 5 / 10
1958 Minors 24 1.00 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
1958 Majors 24 41.00 1 / 5 2 / 4 3 / 5 5 / 9 6 / 8 5 / 6 4 / 4 26 / 41
1959 Majors 25 31.67 2 / 4 1 / 5 1 / 5 2 / 6 2 / 3 4 / 4 2 / 4 14 / 31
1960 Majors 26 54.92 1 / 6 1 / 9 3 / 8 3 / 11 4 / 7 8 / 10 1 / 3 21 / 54
1961 Majors 27 37.90 0 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 1 / 9 2 / 6 3 / 4 7 / 37
1962 Majors 28 32.02 0 / 4 2 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 6 0 / 4 4 / 32
1963 Majors 29 28.60 0 / 3 1 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 9 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 28
1964 Majors 30 61.00 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 8 2 / 13 1 / 14 0 / 5 0 / 8 3 / 61
1965 Majors 31 42.40 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 7 1 / 42
1966 Majors 32 36.20 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 2 1 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 6 1 / 36
1967 Majors 33 14.30 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 14
1968 Majors 34 24.10 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 24
1969 Majors 35 11.70 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 11
Total 0 0 0 8 / 66 23 / 83 9 / 78 34 / 94 24 / 85 38 / 64 17 / 57 153 / 527
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.