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| Name | Team | Age |
| Richie Sakata | Retired (1969, Age 35) | Died (2008, Age 74) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 45 (1955) |
1B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| George Van Haltren League | 0 | 11 years (109 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 6/8/1934 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (SS) |
| (37.5 %) | (15.5 %) | (13.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1955 | KC | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .625 | .250 | .375 | .250 |
| 1958 | KC-PIT | 109 | 358 | 31 | 88 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 51 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 15 | .631 | .343 | .288 | .246 |
| 1959 | PIT | 108 | 276 | 32 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .676 | .310 | .366 | .239 |
| 1960 | PIT | 137 | 486 | 48 | 123 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 44 | 76 | 12 | 7 | 14 | .655 | .316 | .340 | .253 |
| 1961 | PIT | 127 | 326 | 43 | 93 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .754 | .362 | .393 | .285 |
| 1962 | PIT | 110 | 271 | 35 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .751 | .363 | .387 | .269 |
| 1963 | PIT-DET | 83 | 251 | 34 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .777 | .367 | .410 | .295 |
| 1964 | DET | 148 | 535 | 96 | 158 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 70 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 4 | .779 | .375 | .404 | .295 |
| 1965 | DET | 131 | 378 | 66 | 130 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .881 | .415 | .466 | .344 |
| 1966 | DET-STL | 128 | 324 | 58 | 105 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .830 | .395 | .435 | .324 |
| 1967 | STL | 97 | 129 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .749 | .361 | .388 | .287 |
| 1968 | STL | 95 | 207 | 26 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .649 | .311 | .338 | .208 |
| 1969 | STL | 60 | 103 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .553 | .291 | .262 | .204 |
| Total | 1340 | 3652 | 498 | 1013 | 166 | 22 | 55 | 403 | 438 | 453 | 81 | 40 | 71 | .736 | .356 | .380 | .277 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | Richie Sakata has retired from the St. Louis Snatch |
| 1966-04-08 | A 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. |
| 1963-05-17 | A 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. |
| 1958-04-10 | A 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. |
| 1956-09-30 | The Kansas City Creeps have promoted Joe Rodriguez to the major league team. The Kansas City Creeps have sent Richie Sakata to the minors. |
| 1956-09-30 | The Kansas City Creeps have promoted Richie Sakata to the major league team. |
| 1955-05-02 | The Kansas City Creeps have promoted Frank McLish to the major league team. The Kansas City Creeps have sent Richie Sakata to the minors. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Kansas City Creeps have promoted Richie Sakata to the major leagues. |