Dave Sax
David John Sax
Born: September 22, 1958
Sacramento, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1978-1992
Major League Statistics
Dave Sax compiled a career batting average of .279 with 86 home runs and 525 RBI in his 1095-game career with the Lethbridge Dodgers, Clinton Dodgers, Vero Beach Dodgers, Lodi Dodgers, San Antonio Dodgers, Albuquerque Dukes, Pawtucket Red Sox, Buffalo Bisons and Columbus Clippers. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the field during the 1992 campaign.
 Lethbridge Dodgers |
 Lodi Dodgers |
 Vero Beach Dodgers |
 San Antonio Dodgers |
 Albuquerque Dukes |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Columbus Clippers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | A | MIDW | Clinton Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | A | CALL | Lodi Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | R | PION | Lethbridge Dodgers | 44 | 169 | 145 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 22 | .269 | .353 | .448 | .802 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1979 | A | MIDW | Clinton Dodgers | 97 | 336 | 282 | 37 | 76 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 31 | .270 | .362 | .404 | .767 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1980 | A | CALL | Lodi Dodgers | 43 | 151 | 123 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | .171 | .302 | .220 | .522 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 58 | 244 | 193 | 33 | 68 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 12 | .352 | .469 | .477 | .946 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | AA | TL | San Antonio Dodgers | 62 | 255 | 221 | 43 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 25 | .308 | .396 | .439 | .835 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 117 | 483 | 417 | 71 | 132 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 75 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 54 | .317 | .395 | .477 | .872 | 199 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 75 | 318 | 280 | 59 | 96 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 38 | .343 | .407 | .529 | .936 | 148 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 106 | 365 | 294 | 54 | 76 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 46 | .259 | .398 | .415 | .813 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 20 | 74 | 61 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | .213 | .342 | .295 | .638 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 99 | 371 | 322 | 31 | 93 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 49 | .289 | .371 | .438 | .808 | 141 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 85 | 318 | 262 | 33 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 42 | .240 | .357 | .393 | .750 | 103 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 120 | 103 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | .223 | .311 | .340 | .651 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 21 | 76 | 64 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .312 | .400 | .359 | .759 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 73 | 241 | 205 | 18 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 38 | .249 | .354 | .351 | .705 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 99 | 325 | 270 | 45 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 39 | .285 | .395 | .459 | .854 | 124 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 58 | 213 | 188 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 37 | .218 | .297 | .314 | .611 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1095 | 4059 | 3430 | 510 | 957 | 186 | 19 | 86 | 525 | 36 | 28 | 544 | 494 | .279 | .377 | .420 | .796 | 1439 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 41 | 13 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | R | PION | Lethbridge Dodgers | 3B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .625 | .833 | ||||
| 1978 | R | PION | Lethbridge Dodgers | 2B | 29 | 78 | 74 | 10 | 11 | .938 | 5.241 | ||||
| 1978 | R | PION | Lethbridge Dodgers | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1979 | A | MIDW | Clinton Dodgers | C | 44 | 207 | 22 | 6 | 0 | .974 | 5.205 | 10 | |||
| 1979 | A | MIDW | Clinton Dodgers | 3B | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 2.500 | ||||
| 1979 | A | MIDW | Clinton Dodgers | OF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 | ||||
| 1979 | A | MIDW | Clinton Dodgers | 1B | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 1979 | A | MIDW | Clinton Dodgers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1980 | A | CALL | Lodi Dodgers | 1B | 6 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.500 | ||||
| 1980 | A | CALL | Lodi Dodgers | OF | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 | ||||
| 1980 | A | CALL | Lodi Dodgers | 3B | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .737 | 2.800 | ||||
| 1980 | A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | OF | 32 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .977 | 1.312 | ||||
| 1980 | A | CALL | Lodi Dodgers | C | 23 | 97 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .974 | 4.870 | 4 | |||
| 1980 | A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | C | 21 | 112 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .992 | 5.952 | 9 | |||
| 1980 | A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 1980 | A | CALL | Lodi Dodgers | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1981 | AA | TL | San Antonio Dodgers | C | 25 | 196 | 16 | 4 | 2 | .981 | 8.480 | 8 | |||
| 1981 | AA | TL | San Antonio Dodgers | OF | 18 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .973 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | C | 47 | 273 | 21 | 8 | 0 | .974 | 6.255 | 1 | |||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 3B | 20 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 4 | .929 | 1.950 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 1B | 14 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 7.714 | ||||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | OF | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.357 | ||||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 1B | 3 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.667 | ||||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | C | 28 | 130 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .980 | 5.179 | 5 | |||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | C | 38 | 157 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .967 | 4.579 | 6 | |||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | OF | 22 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .923 | 1.636 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 3B | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 1B | 14 | 106 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .982 | 7.857 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 9 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.444 | 1 | |||
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | OF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3B | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 1.667 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1B | 8 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 7.500 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3B | 67 | 43 | 95 | 15 | 8 | .902 | 2.060 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 33 | 125 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .985 | 4.000 | 4 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1B | 5 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .974 | 7.600 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3B | 45 | 39 | 62 | 13 | 4 | .886 | 2.244 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 17 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .962 | 4.529 | 4 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 34 | 153 | 12 | 3 | 3 | .982 | 4.853 | 6 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 15 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 5.800 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 52 | 308 | 21 | 4 | 7 | .988 | 6.327 | 6 | |||
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1B | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1B | 35 | 237 | 26 | 4 | 18 | .985 | 7.514 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 31 | 137 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .974 | 4.742 | 8 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1B | 8 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.125 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 35 | 229 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .992 | 7.000 | 12 | |||
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 837 | 3327 | 567 | 115 | 118 | .971 | 4.652 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | R | Pioneer League | Lethbridge Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1979 | A | Midwest League | Clinton Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1980 | A | California League | Lodi Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1980 | A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1981 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1982 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1983 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1984 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1985 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | PIT | ||
| 1989 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA |
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