most sacrifice flys by al rookie left fielders since 1947

Since 1947, Leo Posada has hit the most sac flies by a rookie AL left fielder, with 12 sac flies in 1961.

	NAME	SF	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Leo Posada L. Posada	12	1961	KCA	116	344	37	87	10	4	7	53	36	4	84	0	0	400	126	21	4	1	8	.253	.321	.366	.687	42	-5.4	.307	79	-10.6
2	Jose Canseco J. Canseco	9	1986	OAK	157	600	85	144	29	1	33	117	65	8	175	15	7	682	274	63	0	1	12	.240	.318	.457	.775	90	10.9	.341	114	11.7
3	Lou Piniella L. Piniella	9	1969	KCR	135	493	43	139	21	6	11	68	33	3	56	2	4	539	205	38	1	2	12	.282	.325	.416	.741	65	7.6	.332	105	3.1
4	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	8	2017	BOS	151	573	84	155	26	1	20	90	70	6	112	20	5	658	243	47	1	7	16	.271	.352	.424	.776	86	6.2	.332	102	1.2
5	Jim Rice J. Rice	8	1975	BOS	144	564	92	174	29	4	22	102	36	4	122	10	5	613	277	55	1	7	19	.309	.350	.491	.841	92	24.6	.375	126	17.9
6	Chas McCormick C. McCormick	7	2021	HOU	108	284	47	73	12	0	14	50	25	4	104	4	2	320	127	26	0	0	5	.257	.319	.447	.766	42	3.2	.327	108	3.1
7	JB Shuck	7	2013	LAA	129	437	60	128	20	3	2	39	27	1	54	8	4	478	160	25	6	0	10	.293	.331	.366	.697	50	-2.2	.308	97	-1.6
8	Lew Ford L. Ford	7	2004	MIN	154	569	89	170	31	4	15	72	67	13	75	20	2	658	254	50	2	3	15	.299	.381	.446	.827	99	17.6	.362	118	15.2
9	Carlos Lee C. Lee	7	1999	CWS	127	492	66	144	32	2	16	84	13	4	72	4	2	517	228	50	1	0	11	.293	.312	.463	.775	64	-3.6	.333	92	-5.4
10	Brian Giles B. Giles	7	1997	CLE	130	377	62	101	15	3	17	61	63	1	50	13	3	451	173	35	3	2	10	.268	.368	.459	.827	67	11.3	.362	115	8.7
11	Rick Sofield R. Sofield	7	1980	MIN	131	417	52	103	18	4	9	49	24	2	92	4	5	459	156	31	9	2	3	.247	.287	.374	.661	42	-9.3	.294	75	-13.4
12	Steve Kemp S. Kemp	7	1977	DET	151	552	75	142	29	4	18	88	71	5	93	3	3	636	233	51	1	0	11	.257	.343	.422	.765	83	9.2	.342	108	5.8
13	Christin Stewart C. Stewart	6	2019	DET	104	369	32	86	25	1	10	40	34	7	103	0	1	416	143	36	0	3	4	.233	.305	.388	.693	43	-9.5	.294	81	-10.3
14	Hideki Matsui H. Matsui	6	2003	NYY	163	623	82	179	42	1	16	106	63	3	86	2	2	695	271	59	0	5	25	.287	.353	.435	.788	94	8.4	.342	109	7.5
15	Greg Vaughn G. Vaughn	6	1990	MIL	120	382	51	84	26	2	17	61	33	1	91	7	4	429	165	45	7	1	11	.220	.280	.432	.712	46	-1.6	.314	97	-1.6
16	Joe Charboneau J. Charboneau	6	1980	CLE	131	453	76	131	17	2	23	87	49	3	70	2	4	512	221	42	1	0	24	.289	.358	.488	.846	80	22.2	.377	132	19.3
17	Willie Norwood W. Norwood	6	1978	MIN	125	428	56	109	22	3	8	46	28	3	64	25	10	471	161	33	6	0	15	.255	.301	.376	.677	47	-3.9	.307	88	-6.5
18	Davis Schneider D. Schneider	5	2024	TOR	135	397	48	76	19	1	13	46	47	5	144	6	0	454	136	33	0	0	2	.191	.282	.343	.625	41	-12	.277	80	-10.3
19	Andrew Vaughn A. Vaughn	5	2021	CWS	127	417	56	98	22	0	15	48	41	6	101	1	1	469	165	37	0	0	14	.235	.309	.396	.705	54	-3.1	.306	92	-4.3
20	Randy Arozarena R. Arozarena	5	2021	TBR	141	529	94	145	32	3	20	69	56	14	170	20	10	604	243	55	0	4	9	.274	.356	.459	.815	91	17.6	.350	128	20.4
21	Reggie Willits R. Willits	5	2007	LAA	136	430	74	126	20	1	0	34	69	3	83	27	8	518	148	21	11	2	7	.293	.391	.344	.735	67	2.9	.338	103	2
22	Jose Cruz J. Cruz	5	1997	TOT	104	395	59	98	19	1	26	68	41	0	117	7	2	442	197	46	1	2	5	.248	.315	.499	.814	60	5.6	.347	106	3.5
23	Marty Cordova M. Cordova	5	1995	MIN	137	512	81	142	27	4	24	84	52	10	111	20	7	579	249	55	0	1	10	.277	.352	.486	.839	88	15.8	.366	115	11
24	Greg Briley G. Briley	5	1989	SEA	115	394	52	105	22	4	13	52	39	5	82	11	5	444	174	39	1	1	9	.266	.336	.442	.778	60	11.9	.349	116	8
25	Mike Felder M. Felder	5	1986	MIL	44	155	24	37	2	4	1	13	13	0	16	16	2	174	50	7	1	1	2	.239	.289	.323	.612	13	-6.7	.271	62	-7.9

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	50	49	.505
Mariners	50	50	.500	0.5
Astros	47	54	.465	4.0
Athletics	42	57	.424	8.0
Angels	39	61	.390	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 7/20	ATH	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Tue 7/21	ATH	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Wed 7/22	ATH	@	AZ	3:40 PM
Fri 7/24	ATH	@	MIN	8:10 PM
Sat 7/25	ATH	@	MIN	7:10 PM

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Final

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HR Leaders

33

Schwarber

31

Alvarez

30

Goodman

RBI Leaders

76

Walker

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Alvarez

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Stewart

Batting Average Leaders

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Lopez

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Arraez

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Alvarez

Hit Leaders

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Lopez

122

Arraez

115

Alvarez

Run Leaders

91

Wood

70

Reynolds

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OBP Leaders

.429

Alvarez

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Soto

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Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.633

Alvarez

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Rice

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Buxton

SB Leaders

37

Nuñez

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Witt

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Chisholm

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Win Leaders

12

Gray

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Ashby

11

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Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

148

Cease

145

Schlittler

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WHIP Leaders

0.76

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0.88

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0.95

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K/9 Leaders

13.54

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11.16

Luzardo

10.94

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K/BB Leaders

6.19

Misiorowski

5.80

Schlittler

5.76

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Walk Leaders

17

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FanDuel Points Leaders

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Ohtani

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Wood

1,366.5

Alvarez

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	57	41	.582
Phillies	55	45	.550	3.0
Marlins	52	48	.520	6.0
Nationals	50	50	.500	8.0
Mets	42	58	.420	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	62	37	.626
Cubs	56	43	.566	6.0
Cardinals	51	47	.520	10.5
Pirates	52	48	.520	10.5
Reds	45	53	.459	16.5
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Dodgers	63	37	.630
Diamondbacks	51	48	.515	11.5
Padres	49	50	.495	13.5
Giants	42	57	.424	20.5
Rockies	40	61	.396	23.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	56	42	.571
Yankees	55	44	.556	1.5
Red Sox	50	48	.510	6.0
Orioles	49	51	.490	8.0
Blue Jays	46	53	.465	10.5
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White Sox	52	46	.531
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Twins	49	51	.490	4.0
Tigers	46	53	.465	6.5
Royals	40	60	.400	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	50	49	.505
Mariners	50	50	.500	0.5
Astros	47	54	.465	4.0
Athletics	42	57	.424	8.0
Angels	39	61	.390	11.5

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Wed 7/1	DET	@	NYY	6-2
Wed 7/1	SDP	@	CHC	3-23
Wed 7/1	NYM	@	TOR	3-9
Wed 7/1	TBR	@	KCR	4-0
Wed 7/1	CIN	@	MIL	2-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 7/20	MIN	@	CLE	6:40 PM
Mon 7/20	PIT	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Mon 7/20	TBR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Mon 7/20	LAD	@	PHI	7:10 PM
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Since 1947, Leo Posada has hit the most sac flies by a rookie AL left fielder, with 12 sac flies in 1961.

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