Hank Sauer

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 198lb (190cm, 89kg)

Born: March 17, 1917 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: August 24, 2001 in Burlingame, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, CA

Debut: September 9, 1941 (Age 24-176d, 9,097th in major league history)
vs. BSN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 17, 1959 (Age 42-153d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Henry John Sauer

Nicknames: The Honker

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Relatives: Brother of Ed Sauer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.2

4796

1278

288

.267

709

RBI

876

OBP

.347

SLG

.496

OPS

.843

OPS+

123

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	CIN		STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 21	CIN		STL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 24 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
5	5	Apr 24 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 25	CIN	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
7	7	Apr 27	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
8	8	Apr 28	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 29	CIN		PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
10	10	Apr 30	CIN		PIT	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	May 1 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	14 (1)	May 4	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	15	May 5	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
15	16	May 6	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	17	May 7	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	18	May 8 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,14-7	GS	52	12.0	3	1	1	5	0
18	19	May 8 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	20	May 11	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	21	May 12	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	22	May 13	CIN		CHC	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	23	May 14	CIN		CHC	L,1-13	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	24	May 15 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	GS	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	25	May 15 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
25	26	May 17	CIN		BSN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	27	May 18	CIN		BSN	W,13-9	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	28	May 19	CIN		NYG	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	29	May 20	CIN		NYG	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	30	May 22 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	31	May 22 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
31	32	May 24	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	49	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	33	May 25	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	1	9	0
33	34	May 27	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
34	35	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	46 (10)	Jun 6	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
36	47	Jun 7	CIN	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
37	48	Jun 8	CIN	@	BSN	L,7-8	CG	68	14.0	3	0	1	4	0
38	49	Jun 9	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
39	50	Jun 10	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs
40	54	Jun 16	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	55	Jun 17	CHC		BRO	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
42	56	Jun 18	CHC		BRO	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	57	Jun 19	CHC		BRO	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	58	Jun 20	CHC		BSN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	59	Jun 21	CHC		BSN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
46	60	Jun 22	CHC		BSN	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	61	Jun 23	CHC		BSN	L,5-12	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	62	Jun 24	CHC		NYG	W,6-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	63	Jun 25	CHC		NYG	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	64	Jun 26	CHC		NYG	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	65	Jun 27	CHC	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
52	66	Jun 28	CHC	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	67	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	68	Jun 30	CHC	@	STL	W,12-5	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	69	Jul 1	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
56	70	Jul 2	CHC		PIT	L,3-8	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	71	Jul 3	CHC		PIT	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	72	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		STL	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	73	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		STL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
60	74	Jul 5	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	75	Jul 6	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-23	CG	58	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	76	Jul 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS	30	6.0	1	0	1	2	0
63	77	Jul 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	78	Jul 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	53	12.2	2	0	0	2	0
65	79	Jul 10 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	80	Jul 10 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	0	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	81	Jul 14	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	82	Jul 15	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
69	83	Jul 16	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-9	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	84	Jul 17	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	85	Jul 18	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	86	Jul 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	87	Jul 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	6	1	0	7	1
74	88	Jul 21	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	89	Jul 22	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	90	Jul 23	CHC	@	NYG	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	91	Jul 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	92	Jul 24 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	93	Jul 26	CHC		BRO	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
80	94	Jul 27	CHC		BRO	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	95	Jul 28	CHC		BRO	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
82	96	Jul 30 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	97	Jul 30 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
84	98	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	99	Aug 1	CHC		NYG	L,3-11	CG	50	9.0	2	0	2	4	0
86	100	Aug 2	CHC		NYG	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	101	Aug 3	CHC		NYG	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	102	Aug 4	CHC		NYG	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	103	Aug 5	CHC		BSN	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	104	Aug 6	CHC		BSN	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	105	Aug 7 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	106	Aug 7 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	0	1	0	1	0
93	107	Aug 9	CHC		PIT	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	108	Aug 10	CHC		PIT	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	109	Aug 11	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	110	Aug 13	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
97	111	Aug 14 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,2-4	CG	45	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	112	Aug 14 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	113	Aug 15	CHC		STL	L,2-5	GS	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	118 (4)	Aug 21 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
101	119	Aug 21 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
102	120	Aug 23	CHC	@	NYG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	121	Aug 24	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	122	Aug 25 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	123	Aug 25 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	124	Aug 26	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	125	Aug 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
108	126	Aug 28 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	127	Aug 28 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	128	Aug 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	130 (1)	Sep 1	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	131	Sep 3	CHC		PIT	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	132	Sep 4	CHC		PIT	W,11-7	CG	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	133	Sep 5 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	134	Sep 5 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	135	Sep 7	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
117	136	Sep 8	CHC	@	STL	L,0-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	137	Sep 9	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	138	Sep 10	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
120	139	Sep 11	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	140	Sep 14	CHC		BSN	W,8-7	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
122	141	Sep 16	CHC		NYG	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	142	Sep 17	CHC		NYG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	143	Sep 18	CHC		BRO	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	144	Sep 19	CHC		BRO	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
126	145	Sep 20	CHC		BRO	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	146	Sep 21 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	147	Sep 21 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,9-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	148	Sep 22	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	149	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	150	Sep 25	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	151	Sep 27	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	44	8.2	2	1	0	3	0
133	152	Sep 30	CHC		STL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
134	153	Oct 1	CHC		STL	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	154	Oct 2	CHC		STL	L,5-13	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							137gm		1185.1	291	15	9	315	2