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Hank Sauer
Full name Henry John Sauer Born March 17, 1917, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died August 24, 2001, Burlingame, California Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California (Section G2- Row 19- Grave 18) First Game: September 9, 1941 ; Final Game: August 17, 1959 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 198 Brother of Ed Sauer Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1952) Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1952) Named Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1947) Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1952) Ejections as player: 1948 (1), 1949 (1), 1957 (1). Total: 3 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1941 CIN N Daily Splits 9 33 4 10 4 0 0 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .303 .324 .424 0.1 1941 CIN N
1942 CIN N Daily Splits 7 20 4 5 0 0 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .318 .550 0.1 1942 CIN N
1945 CIN N Daily Splits 31 116 18 34 1 0 5 20 6 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 .293 .328 .431 -0.1 1945 CIN N
1948 CIN N Daily Splits 145 530 78 138 22 1 35 97 60 9 85 4 4 0 10 10 2 4 .260 .340 .504 1.3 1948 CIN N
1949 CIN N Daily Splits 42 152 22 36 6 0 4 16 18 1 19 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 .237 .318 .355 -0.3 1949 CIN N
1949 CHI N Daily Splits 96 357 59 104 17 1 27 83 37 3 47 3 1 0 7 5 0 1 .291 .363 .571 1.6 1949 CHI N
1949 TOT N 138 509 81 140 23 1 31 99 55 4 66 3 1 0 11 13 0 1 .275 .349 .507 1.3 1949 TOT N
1950 CHI N Daily Splits 145 540 85 148 32 2 32 103 60 3 67 3 0 0 5 15 1 2 .274 .350 .519 0.5 1950 CHI N
1951 CHI N Daily Splits 141 525 77 138 19 4 30 89 45 0 77 3 1 0 8 10 2 1 .263 .325 .486 0.4 1951 CHI N
1952 CHI N Daily Splits 151 567 89 153 31 3 37 121 77 9 92 4 1 0 7 14 1 2 .270 .361 .531 3.2 1952 CHI N
1953 CHI N Daily Splits 108 395 61 104 16 5 19 60 50 8 56 2 0 0 4 12 0 0 .263 .349 .473 0.1 1953 CHI N
1954 CHI N Daily Splits 142 520 98 150 18 1 41 103 70 16 68 6 2 7 0 8 8 2 1 .288 .375 .563 2.3 1954 CHI N
1955 CHI N Daily Splits 79 261 29 55 8 1 12 28 26 0 47 2 0 1 0 4 8 0 0 .211 .286 .387 -1.6 1955 CHI N
1956 STL N Daily Splits 75 151 11 45 4 0 5 24 25 3 31 3 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 .298 .403 .424 0.3 1956 STL N
1957 NY N Daily Splits 127 378 46 98 14 1 26 76 49 2 59 0 0 2 0 3 7 1 0 .259 .343 .508 -0.3 1957 NY N
1958 SF N Daily Splits 88 236 27 59 8 0 12 46 35 2 37 4 0 2 0 10 4 0 0 .250 .354 .436 -0.2 1958 SF N
1959 SF N Daily Splits 13 15 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .067 .267 -0.3 1959 SF N
Total (15 Years) Splits 1399 4796 709 1278 200 19 288 876 561 58 714 34 9 14 0 73 107 11 12 .266 .347 .496 7.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1950 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1950 NL
1952 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 1952 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1941 CIN N Daily Splits OF 8 8 5 69 21 1 1 1 0 .957 8 0 0
1941 CIN N LF 8 8 5 69 21 1 1 1 0 .957
1942 CIN N Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 40 37 4 1 8 0 .976
1945 CIN N Daily Splits OF 28 28 27 251.1 69 0 2 0 0 .972 28 0 0
1945 CIN N LF 28 28 27 251.1 67 0 2 0 0 .971
1945 CIN N 1B 3 2 2 23.2 31 5 1 4 0 .973
1948 CIN N Daily Splits OF 132 131 130 1140.1 270 14 8 6 0 .973 132 0 0
1948 CIN N LF 132 131 130 1140.1 266 12 9 5 0 .969
1948 CIN N 1B 12 11 10 98 89 8 1 4 0 .990
1949 CIN N Daily Splits OF 39 39 36 345.2 102 6 5 0 0 .956 39 0 1
1949 CIN N LF 39 39 36 341.2 100 6 4 0 0 .964
1949 CIN N 1B 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1949 CIN N RF 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1949 CHI N Daily Splits OF 96 96 92 837.2 199 10 4 2 0 .981 96 0 0
1949 CHI N LF 96 96 92 837.2 201 10 4 2 0 .981
1949 TOT N LF 135 135 128 1179.1 301 16 8 2 0 .975
1949 TOT N OF 135 135 128 1183.1 301 16 9 2 0 .972 135 0 1
1950 CHI N Daily Splits OF 126 126 116 1098.2 236 12 9 1 0 .965 126 0 0
1950 CHI N LF 126 126 116 1098.2 232 13 9 1 0 .965
1950 CHI N 1B 18 16 16 146.2 145 17 4 11 0 .976
1951 CHI N Daily Splits OF 132 131 115 1151.2 286 19 6 2 0 .981 131 0 1
1951 CHI N LF 131 130 114 1142.2 288 18 6 1 0 .981
1951 CHI N RF 1 1 1 9 3 1 0 1 0 1.000
1952 CHI N Daily Splits OF 151 151 149 1348.1 327 17 6 3 0 .983 151 0 0
1952 CHI N LF 151 151 149 1348.1 328 18 6 3 0 .983
1953 CHI N Daily Splits OF 105 103 101 901.1 221 5 7 1 0 .970 36 0 70
1953 CHI N RF 70 69 67 601.2 155 2 5 1 0 .969
1953 CHI N LF 36 34 34 299.2 70 4 2 1 0 .974
1954 CHI N Daily Splits OF 141 141 121 1242 282 8 11 2 0 .963 14 0 135
1954 CHI N RF 135 135 115 1178 260 7 10 2 0 .964
1954 CHI N LF 14 6 6 64 19 1 1 0 0 .952
1955 CHI N Daily Splits OF 68 68 55 577 122 4 2 1 0 .984 68 0 0
1955 CHI N LF 68 68 55 577 114 4 2 1 0 .983
1956 STL N Daily Splits OF 37 34 23 287.2 55 2 0 1 0 1.000 35 0 2
1956 STL N LF 35 32 22 268.2 51 2 0 1 0 1.000
1956 STL N RF 2 2 1 19 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 NY N Daily Splits OF 98 97 54 781.1 125 4 1 0 0 .992 98 0 0
1957 NY N LF 98 97 54 781.1 128 4 1 0 0 .992
1958 SF N Daily Splits OF 67 64 25 486.1 93 3 5 1 0 .950 67 0 0
1958 SF N LF 67 64 25 486.1 91 3 5 1 0 .949
1959 SF N Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1959 SF N LF 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (14 Years) Splits OF 1229 1218 1049 10523.1 2408 105 67 21 0 .974 1030 0 209
Total (14 Years) LF 1030 1011 865 8711.2 1976 96 52 17 0 .976
Total ( 5 Years) RF 209 207 184 1811.2 423 10 16 4 0 .964
Total ( 5 Years) 1B 38 33 32 310.1 303 34 7 27 0 .980
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1950 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1950 NL RF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1952 NL LF 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 2 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 1
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1979 SF N 9- 6 9-30
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-19-1948 BOX CIN N Larry Goetz Balls and strikes
7- 7-1949 BOX CHI N Al Barlick Balls and strikes
7-16-1957 BOX NY N Frank Secory Bench jockeying
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1937).
Selected by Cincinnati Reds from New York Yankees in the minor league draft (October 14, 1939 ).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Frank Baumholtz to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Harry
Walker and Peanuts Lowrey (June 15, 1949 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Pete Whisenant (March
30, 1956 ).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 16, 1956 ).
Signed by New York Giants (October 26, 1956 ).
Released by San Francisco Giants (August 25, 1959 ).
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