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George Van Haltren League
7-31-2073
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1962 LHP 27 47 11 3 0 1 5 6 6 .682 .321 .362 .128 .234
1962 RHP 99 224 62 11 0 5 22 34 26 .765 .372 .393 .116 .277
1963 LHP 16 31 6 1 0 0 3 4 4 .512 .286 .226 .032 .194
1963 RHP 75 220 68 12 2 4 33 26 27 .815 .378 .436 .127 .309
1964 LHP 43 79 25 3 2 2 14 12 10 .894 .413 .481 .165 .316
1964 RHP 136 456 133 19 4 6 47 58 48 .759 .369 .390 .099 .292
1965 LHP 31 53 14 1 0 1 4 10 8 .730 .391 .340 .075 .264
1965 RHP 118 325 116 18 3 6 40 32 35 .906 .419 .486 .129 .357
1966 LHP 28 50 19 3 1 0 8 3 3 .895 .415 .480 .100 .380
1966 RHP 114 274 86 10 3 5 44 34 38 .819 .392 .427 .113 .314
1967 LHP 23 27 7 2 0 0 5 7 3 .745 .412 .333 .074 .259
1967 RHP 78 102 30 5 0 2 12 8 9 .747 .345 .402 .108 .294
1968 LHP 30 43 11 2 0 3 6 9 4 .896 .385 .512 .256 .256
1968 RHP 80 164 32 8 1 2 20 22 20 .584 .291 .293 .098 .195
1969 LHP 14 16 6 3 0 0 4 1 0 .974 .412 .562 .188 .375
1969 RHP 51 87 15 3 0 0 9 11 11 .477 .270 .207 .034 .172
Total LHP 212 346 99 18 3 7 49 52 38 .799 .383 .416 .130 .286
Total RHP 751 1852 542 86 13 30 227 225 214 .771 .369 .402 .109 .293
Total 1340 3652 1013 166 22 55 403 438 453 .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.