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.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 22	CHC		MLN	L,6-15	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	4	Apr 23	CHC		MLN	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	5	Apr 25	CHC		STL	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	6	Apr 26	CHC		STL	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	7	Apr 28	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	8	Apr 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	9	Apr 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	32	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	10	May 1	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	11	May 3 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	12	May 3 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	13	May 4	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	14	May 6	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-8	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	15	May 8	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	16	May 9	CHC	@	MLN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	17	May 10 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	18	May 10 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	19	May 12	CHC		BRO	W,6-4	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	21 (1)	May 16	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	GF	0	2.0	1	0	1	2	0
19	22	May 17 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	23	May 17 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,7-3	CG	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	24	May 19	CHC		NYG	L,4-6	CG	41	10.0	6	0	1	7	0	LF
22	25	May 20	CHC		NYG	L,6-16	CG	54	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
23	26	May 23	CHC		MLN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	27	May 24 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	28	May 24 (2)	CHC		MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	29	May 25	CHC		STL	L,3-14	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	30	May 26 (1)	CHC		STL	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
28	31	May 26 (2)	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	32	May 27	CHC	@	MLN	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	33	May 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	34	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	35	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
33	36	May 31	CHC	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	37	Jun 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	38	Jun 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
36	39	Jun 4	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
37	40	Jun 5	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-11	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	41	Jun 6	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	42	Jun 7 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	43	Jun 7 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	34	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
41	44	Jun 8	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	45	Jun 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,9-10	GS	40	8.1	3	0	1	4	0	RF LF
43	46	Jun 10 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
44	47	Jun 10 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
45	48	Jun 12	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	49	Jun 14 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	50	Jun 14 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	T,6-6	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	51	Jun 16 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
49	52	Jun 16 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	53	Jun 17	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	67	16.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	54	Jun 18	CHC		PIT	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
52	55	Jun 19 (1)	CHC		BRO	W,11-8	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
53	56	Jun 19 (2)	CHC		BRO	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	57	Jun 20	CHC		BRO	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	58	Jun 21	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	59	Jun 22	CHC		BRO	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	60	Jun 23	CHC		PHI	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	66 (5)	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
59	67	Jun 30	CHC	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	68	Jul 1	CHC	@	STL	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	69	Jul 3	CHC		STL	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	70	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		STL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	71	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	72	Jul 5 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	73	Jul 5 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
66	74	Jul 6	CHC		CIN	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	75	Jul 7	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	76	Jul 8	CHC	@	MLN	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	77	Jul 10 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
70	78	Jul 10 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	79	Jul 11	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	80	Jul 12 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	81	Jul 12 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	82	Jul 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	83	Jul 18	CHC	@	NYG	L,7-12	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	126 (42)	Aug 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-7	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
77	127	Aug 28	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	128	Aug 29	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	129	Aug 30 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	130	Aug 30 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	131	Aug 31	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-13	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	132	Sep 1	CHC	@	NYG	L,9-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	133	Sep 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	134	Sep 5	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
85	135	Sep 6 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
86	136	Sep 6 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	137	Sep 7 (1)	CHC		MLN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	138	Sep 7 (2)	CHC		MLN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	139	Sep 9	CHC		PIT	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	140	Sep 11	CHC		NYG	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
91	141	Sep 12	CHC		NYG	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	142	Sep 13	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
93	143	Sep 14	CHC		BRO	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
94	144	Sep 15	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	145	Sep 16	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	146	Sep 17	CHC		PHI	L,4-16	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	147	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	0	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
98	148	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	149	Sep 21	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
100	150	Sep 22 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	151	Sep 22 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	152	Sep 23	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	42	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	RF
103	153	Sep 25	CHC		STL	L,2-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	154	Sep 26	CHC		STL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	155	Sep 27	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							106gm		901.1	211	5	7	223	2