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Sang
Lim		  
Nickname: The Sanger
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 206
 
Born: July 18, 1955 in South Korea
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Owner's Choice - Rookie Award 1980   
Slick Fielder Award 1982    1985    1989   
All-Star Selections 1987    1989   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 20 CAL JL   2 1 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
1977 21 CAL JL   4 2 3 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3
1978 22 CAL JL   5 4 4 6 6 6 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1979 23 CAL JL   6 5 5 7 6 6 1 1 1 9 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 5
1980 24 CAL JL $ 300,000 6 5 5 7 7 7 1 1 1 9 8 8 4 4 4 6 5 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings   2 1 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 5 5 7 7 7 1 1 1 9 8 8 4 4 4 6 5 6
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 25 CAL JL $ 300,000   11 11 12 17 17 17 13 12 13 10 9 9 14 13 13
1982 26 CAL JL $ 300,000   11 11 12 17 17 17 12 12 12 9 8 9 14 13 13
1983 27 CAL JL $ 2,642,857   11 11 12 17 17 17 13 12 12 9 8 9 14 13 13
1984 28 CAL JL $ 2,642,857   13 13 14 19 18 18 13 12 12 9 9 9 14 13 13
1985 29 CAL JL $ 3,850,000   14 14 15 19 18 18 13 12 12 10 9 9 14 13 13
1986 30 CAL JL $ 3,850,000   12 12 13 19 18 18 12 11 11 9 8 8 11 10 10
1987 31 CAL JL $ 3,850,000   11 11 12 19 19 19 12 11 11 9 8 8 11 10 10
1988 32 CAL JL $ 7,400,000   11 11 12 17 17 17 11 10 10 9 8 8 10 9 10
1989 33 CAL JL $ 7,400,000   11 11 12 17 17 17 11 10 10 9 8 8 10 9 10
1990 34 CAL JL $ 7,400,000   9 9 9 14 14 14 8 7 8 6 5 6 8 7 8
1991 35 CAL JL $ 7,400,000   8 8 8 12 12 12 8 7 8 6 5 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 8 12 12 12 8 7 8 6 5 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,400,000   14 14 15 19 19 19 13 12 13 10 9 9 14 13 13
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1976 20 A   138 517 65 135 26 1 13 62 3 1 50 121 .261 .326 .391 .717 66.5  
1977 21 AA   31 111 11 26 3 0 3 15 0 0 11 25 .234 .303 .342 .646 12.1  
    A   107 418 80 143 32 1 24 84 2 2 35 79 .342 .393 .596 .989 86.9  
1978 22 AAA   55 209 41 66 19 1 6 45 1 0 26 45 .316 .391 .502 .894 38.7  
    AA   81 314 29 83 17 1 7 36 2 2 32 70 .264 .332 .392 .724 40.8  
1979 23 AAA   137 519 93 143 32 1 16 81 0 1 70 104 .276 .362 .434 .795 81.5  
1980 24 CAL JL 118 421 68 117 27 0 23 78 0 0 39 82 .278 .352 .506 .858 71.4 12.0
1981 25 CAL JL 149 546 91 137 25 1 29 85 2 0 45 99 .251 .328 .460 .788 81.3 11.5
1982 26 CAL JL 147 557 75 134 38 1 25 84 2 1 52 111 .241 .311 .447 .758 75.7 10.9
1983 27 CAL JL 144 473 63 104 21 0 23 65 0 1 40 95 .220 .295 .410 .705 59.2 9.3
1984 28 CAL JL 147 495 63 130 34 1 25 95 1 0 38 81 .263 .328 .487 .815 76.7 13.4
1985 29 CAL JL 150 544 72 139 28 3 25 78 2 0 49 112 .256 .329 .456 .785 79.8 13.4
1986 30 CAL JL 42 152 27 49 13 0 9 34 0 0 11 31 .322 .388 .586 .974 30.0 5.7
1987 31 CAL JL 152 553 89 142 21 2 30 92 3 0 48 146 .257 .345 .465 .810 90.3 14.5
1988 32 CAL JL 144 485 69 115 25 3 24 78 1 0 26 142 .237 .302 .449 .752 64.8 10.4
1989 33 CAL JL 145 519 76 132 23 0 26 100 4 0 33 132 .254 .307 .449 .756 72.2 12.1
1990 34 CAL JL 94 306 35 75 14 0 10 35 0 0 18 95 .245 .302 .389 .691 35.4 4.1
1991 35 CAL JL 30 69 3 10 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 23 .145 .200 .217 .417 2.2 0.0
    AAA   9 36 8 16 2 0 5 15 0 0 5 6 .444 .512 .917 1.429 12.9  
    A   16 21 3 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 6 1 .238 .407 .429 .836 4.2  
12 Years Sim 1462 5120 731 1284 271 11 250 829 15 2 401 1149 .251 .321 .454 .776 739.0 117.4
3 Years AAA 201 764 142 225 53 2 27 141 1 1 101 155 .295 .389 .475 .864 133.1  
2 Years AA 112 425 40 109 20 1 10 51 2 2 43 95 .256 .337 .379 .716 52.8  
3 Years A 261 956 148 283 59 2 38 149 5 3 91 201 .296 .375 .481 .856 157.6  
8 Years Minors 574 2145 330 617 132 5 75 341 8 6 235 451 .288 .373 .459 .831 343.5  
162 Game Average 567 81 142 30 1 27 91 1 0 44 127 .251 .321 .454 .776 81.9  
Career Highs 152 557 91 142 38 3 30 100 4 1 52 146 .322 .388 .586 .974 90.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3432 480 856 183 8 165 581 11 0 251 790 .249 .316 .452 .768 467.7
vs LH   1688 251 428 88 3 85 248 4 2 150 359 .254 .331 .460 .791 245.0
Home 728 2453 334 623 121 3 113 377 6 2 193 546 .254 .325 .444 .769 336.3
Away 734 2667 397 661 150 8 137 452 9 0 208 603 .248 .318 .464 .782 376.4
RISP   1322 0 346 73 2 63 555 0 0 130 293 .262 .337 .463 .800 199.9
Pinch Hitting   145 8 30 2 0 5 19 0 0 6 35 .207 .242 .324 .566 11.1
Close/Late   658 85 169 36 4 27 92 0 0 74 160 .257 .344 .447 .791 98.2
Mar/Apr 270 970 126 250 44 3 45 152 3 0 57 222 .258 .313 .448 .761 129.4
May 282 987 171 255 63 0 57 185 4 0 96 221 .258 .338 .495 .834 158.0
June 235 807 129 202 39 0 43 132 3 1 67 164 .250 .329 .458 .787 114.9
July 219 768 106 182 42 5 27 113 3 0 54 179 .237 .308 .410 .718 91.0
August 233 815 96 199 45 2 41 131 0 1 77 183 .244 .319 .455 .775 115.7
Sep/Oct 223 773 103 196 38 1 37 116 2 0 50 180 .254 .317 .449 .766 103.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1980 24 CAL JL C 115 109 982.7 823 45 1 3 .999 7.95 93 23 .247 1 7.3
1981 25 CAL JL C 147 138 1227.7 886 88 11 0 .989 7.14 163 68 .417 1 9.9
1982 26 CAL JL C 140 135 1245.3 936 86 10 2 .990 7.39 160 64 .400 2 8.7
1983 27 CAL JL C 129 119 1070.0 796 64 16 2 .982 7.23 141 46 .326 1 4.6
1984 28 CAL JL C 132 130 1143.7 797 89 17 1 .981 6.97 164 66 .402 3 8.0
    SS 3 3 26.0 5 5 0 2 1.000 3.46 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1985 29 CAL JL C 142 139 1252.0 926 87 19 3 .982 7.28 158 63 .399 0 10.1
1986 30 CAL JL C 40 35 313.7 220 32 5 3 .981 7.23 45 22 .489 1 1.5
1987 31 CAL JL C 146 136 1213.0 855 76 23 1 .976 6.91 178 55 .309 2 6.2
1988 32 CAL JL C 134 128 1113.7 745 77 12 2 .986 6.64 159 54 .340 1 5.7
1989 33 CAL JL C 130 124 1120.0 805 94 13 2 .986 7.22 164 67 .409 2 7.8
1990 34 CAL JL C 84 83 704.7 495 57 5 0 .991 7.05 106 39 .368 1 6.1
1991 35 CAL JL C 22 18 160.0 121 5 0 1 1.000 7.09 10 3 .300 0 0.7
  C 1361 1294 11546.3 8405 800 132 20 .986 7.18 1541 570 .370 15 76.6
  SS 3 3 26.0 5 5 0 2 1.000 3.46 0 0 .000 0 0.1
Career Totals   1364 1297 11572.3 8410 805 132 22 .986 7.17 1541 570 .370 15 76.6
Career Highs   147 139 1252.0 936 94 23 3 1.000 7.95 178 68 .489 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1980 24 CAL JL 3 13 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .308 .308 .538 .846
1981 25 CAL JL 5 19 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .105 .227 .158 .385
1982 26 CAL JL 17 65 6 10 1 0 3 7 0 0 2 17 .154 .214 .308 .522
1989 33 CAL JL 4 17 2 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 6 .235 .222 .471 .693
Career Post-Season Batting 29 114 10 20 3 0 5 15 0 0 2 29 .175 .228 .333 .561
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns
1980-10-23
1981-9-29
 RBIs
1984-10-95
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  1. Tyler Ryan (920)
  2. Bryan Polinski (912)
  3. Larry Jenkins (880)
  4. Bill Schroeder (876)
  5. Gus Sinski (872)
  6. Willie McShane (868)
  7. Doug Gwosdz (865)
  8. Rube Baker (851)
  9. Mike Luthardt (845)
  10. Ray Lewis (829)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by California in 1976
Injured on 5/28/1977 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/1/1980, off Roy Anderson (VAL)
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1980, hitting .356 with 8 HR, 19 RBI
Injured on 6/17/1980 with a Fractured Hip, out for 6-7 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 5/7/1981, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Valencia on 8/12/1981
Won Slick Fielder Award at Catcher in 1982
Won Slick Fielder Award at Catcher in 1982
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1985, hitting .611 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Won Slick Fielder Award at Catcher in 1985
Won Player of the Week award on 5/21/1986, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Injured on 5/21/1986 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for full season
Won Player of the Week award on 5/21/1987, hitting .647 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
6/28/1987: Signed a contract extension with California, $7,400,000 per year, for 5 years
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Injured on 6/18/1988 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit 3 homeruns against Omaha, driving in 8 runs on 5/11/1989
Won Player of the Week award on 5/14/1989, hitting .381 with 6 HR, 14 RBI
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Won Slick Fielder Award at Catcher in 1989
Injured on 8/10/1990 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
 
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