Hank Sauer
Henry John Sauer
Born: March 17, 1917
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: 2001
Burlingame, CA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 198
Career: 1941-1959
Minor League Statistics
Hank Sauer compiled a career batting average of .266 with 288 home runs and 876 RBI in his 1399-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and San Francisco Giants. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | 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 |
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1941 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .303 | .324 | .424 | .748 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .318 | .550 | .868 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1945 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 122 | 116 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .293 | .328 | .431 | .759 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 145 | 598 | 530 | 78 | 138 | 22 | 1 | 35 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 85 | .260 | .340 | .504 | .844 | 267 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 170 | 152 | 22 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | .237 | .318 | .355 | .673 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 96 | 398 | 357 | 59 | 104 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 47 | .291 | .363 | .571 | .934 | 204 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 603 | 540 | 85 | 148 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 67 | .274 | .350 | .519 | .868 | 280 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 141 | 574 | 525 | 77 | 138 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 77 | .263 | .325 | .486 | .810 | 255 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 649 | 567 | 89 | 153 | 31 | 3 | 37 | 121 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 92 | .270 | .361 | .531 | .892 | 301 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 108 | 447 | 395 | 61 | 104 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 56 | .263 | .349 | .473 | .822 | 187 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 605 | 520 | 98 | 150 | 18 | 1 | 41 | 103 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 68 | .288 | .375 | .563 | .938 | 293 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
1955 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 79 | 290 | 261 | 29 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 47 | .211 | .286 | .387 | .673 | 101 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 181 | 151 | 11 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 31 | .298 | .403 | .424 | .827 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1957 | NL | New York Giants | 127 | 429 | 378 | 46 | 98 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 59 | .259 | .343 | .508 | .851 | 192 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1958 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 88 | 277 | 236 | 27 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 37 | .250 | .354 | .436 | .790 | 103 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1959 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 13 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .067 | .067 | .267 | .333 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1399 | 5414 | 4796 | 709 | 1278 | 200 | 19 | 288 | 876 | 11 | 4 | 561 | 714 | .266 | .347 | .496 | .843 | 2380 | 107 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 7 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1941 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 2.750 | |
1942 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .976 | 1.250 | |
1945 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .973 | 12.000 | |
1945 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .972 | 2.464 | |
1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .990 | 8.083 | |
1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 270 | 14 | 8 | 6 | .973 | 2.152 | |
1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 102 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .956 | 2.769 | |
1949 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 199 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .981 | 2.177 | |
1950 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 145 | 17 | 4 | 11 | .976 | 9.000 | |
1950 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 125 | 0 | 0.0 | 236 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .965 | 1.984 | |
1951 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 286 | 19 | 6 | 2 | .981 | 2.311 | |
1952 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 327 | 17 | 6 | 3 | .983 | 2.278 | |
1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 221 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .970 | 2.152 | |
1954 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 141 | 141 | 1243.0 | 282 | 8 | 11 | 2 | .963 | 2.100 | 2.057 |
1955 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 68 | 68 | 581.0 | 122 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .984 | 1.952 | 1.853 |
1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 37 | 34 | 287.7 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.783 | 1.541 |
1957 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 98 | 97 | 784.3 | 125 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 1.480 | 1.316 |
1958 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 67 | 64 | 486.3 | 93 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .950 | 1.777 | 1.433 |
1959 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
Totals | 1266 | 405 | 3387.3 | 2711 | 139 | 74 | 48 | .975 | 7.572 | 2.251 |
Awards
1952 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1952 - NL Most Valuable Player
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