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Hank Sauer
Henry John Sauer (The Honker)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 199 lb.

Debut September 9, 1941
Final Game August 17, 1959
Born March 17, 1917 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died August 24, 2001 in Burlingame, CA

Brother of Ed Sauer

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)

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        My dad's favorite player. "He hit that ball hard," I remember Dad saying. I got Dad a Topps '53 card. I met Hank at PacBell Park Opening Day 2000, recognized him from the card. We talked a few minutes. "I shoot my age in golf!" he said. A real nice guy.

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 24 CIN NL   9   33    4   10   4  0   0    5   0      1   4  .303  .324  .424  109   14   0           0   1
 1942 25 CIN NL   7   20    4    5   0  0   2    4   0      2   2  .250  .318  .550  152   11   0           0   0
 1945 28 CIN NL  31  116   18   34   1  0   5   20   2      6  16  .293  .328  .431  112   50   0           0   0
 1948 31 CIN NL 145  530   78  138  22  1  35   97   2     60  85  .260  .340  .504  129  267   4           4  10 MVP-30
 1949 32 TOT NL 138  509   81  140  23  1  31   99   0     55  66  .275  .349  .507  129  258   1           3  13 MVP-19
         CIN NL  42  152   22   36   6  0   4   16   0     18  19  .237  .318  .355   79   54   0           0   8
         CHC NL  96  357   59  104  17  1  27   83   0     37  47  .291  .363  .571  150  204   1           3   5
 1950 33 CHC NL 145  540   85  148  32  2  32  103   1     60  67  .274  .350  .519  126  280   0           3  15 MVP-29,AS
 1951 34 CHC NL 141  525   77  138  19  4  30   89   2  1  45  77  .263  .325  .486  113  255   1           3  10 MVP-23
 1952 35 CHC NL 151  567   89  153  31  3  37  121   1  2  77  92  .270  .361  .531  143  301   1           4  14 MVP-1,AS
 1953 36 CHC NL 108  395   61  104  16  5  19   60   0  0  50  56  .263  .349  .473  110  187   0           2  12
 1954 37 CHC NL 142  520   98  150  18  1  41  103   2  1  70  68  .288  .375  .563  140  293   2   7       6   8 MVP-26
 1955 38 CHC NL  79  261   29   55   8  1  12   28   0  0  26  47  .211  .286  .387   77  101   0   1   0   2   8
 1956 39 STL NL  75  151   11   45   4  0   5   24   0  0  25  31  .298  .403  .424  124   64   0   2   3   3   5
 1957 40 NYG NL 127  378   46   98  14  1  26   76   1  0  49  59  .259  .343  .508  126  192   0   2   2   0   7
 1958 41 SFG NL  88  236   27   59   8  0  12   46   0  0  35  37  .250  .354  .436  110  103   0   2   2   4   4
 1959 42 SFG NL  13   15    1    1   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   7  .067  .067  .267  -16    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons    1399 4796  709 1278 200 19 288  876  11  4 561 714  .266  .347  .496  123 2380   9  14   7  34 107
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        555   82  148  23  2  33  101   1  0  65  83  .266  .347  .496  123  276   1   2   1   4  12
 Career High    151  567   98  153  32  5  41  121   2  2  77  92  .288  .375  .563  143  301   4   7   3   6  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 24 CIN NL   34   24    5   5.6    95| .303  .267| .324  .337| .424  .376| .748  .714| 109  .632   0.4   0.0     
 1942 25 CIN NL   22   15    4   7.2    87| .250  .256| .318  .328| .550  .356| .868  .684| 152  .762   1.1   0.1     
 1945 28 CIN NL  122   82   16   5.2    95| .293  .271| .328  .340| .431  .374| .759  .714| 112  .591   0.9   0.1     
 1948 31 CIN NL  598  406   90   5.9    99| .260  .265| .340  .339| .504  .393| .844  .732| 129  .625  19.0   1.9     
 1949 32 TOT NL  568  383   90   6.3   102| .275  .268| .349  .342| .507  .401| .856  .743| 129  .641  19.0   1.9     
         CIN NL  170  124   17   3.7   105| .237  .272| .318  .345| .355  .406| .673  .752|  79  .400  -4.5  -0.4     
         CHC NL  398  259   73   7.5   101| .291  .267| .363  .340| .571  .399| .934  .739| 150  .713  23.5   2.3     
 1950 33 CHC NL  603  407   97   6.4   107| .274  .268| .350  .345| .519  .416| .869  .761| 126  .633  19.2   1.9     
 1951 34 CHC NL  574  399   82   5.5   105| .263  .270| .325  .344| .486  .409| .811  .753| 113  .591   6.9   0.7  66%
 1952 35 CHC NL  649  431  107   6.6    98| .270  .263| .361  .336| .531  .391| .892  .727| 143  .703  33.1   3.4  33%
 1953 36 CHC NL  447  303   65   5.7   112| .263  .277| .349  .348| .473  .431| .822  .779| 110  .573   5.4   0.5   0%
 1954 37 CHC NL  605  388  109   7.5   110| .288  .275| .375  .347| .563  .426| .938  .772| 140  .696  30.6   2.9  66%
 1955 38 CHC NL  290  215   28   3.5   105| .211  .265| .286  .336| .387  .420| .673  .757|  77  .368  -9.5  -0.9   0%
 1956 39 STL NL  181  113   27   6.4   103| .298  .264| .403  .331| .424  .417| .827  .748| 124  .657   6.6   0.7   0%
 1957 40 NYG NL  429  289   67   6.3   102| .259  .267| .343  .331| .508  .414| .851  .744| 126  .636  13.6   1.3 100%
 1958 41 SFG NL  277  183   39   5.7   104| .250  .267| .354  .335| .436  .417| .790  .752| 110  .593   4.3   0.4   0%
 1959 42 SFG NL   15   14    0   0.0   103| .067  .268| .067  .333| .267  .414| .334  .748| -16  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     5414 3652  826   6.0   104| .266  .268| .347  .340| .496  .409| .843  .749| 123  .626 148.0  14.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1941 24 CIN NL  OF    8     21    1    1    1  .957  .973  2.75  2.15                            8    0    0
 1942 25 CIN NL  1B    4     37    4    1    8  .976  .988 10.25  9.65                        
 1945 28 CIN NL  OF   28     69    0    2    0  .972  .977  2.46  2.33                           28    0    0
                 1B    3     31    5    1    4  .973  .989 12.00  9.73                        
 1948 31 CIN NL  OF  132    270   14    8    6  .973  .978  2.15  2.20                          132    0    0
                 1B   12     89    8    1    4  .990  .990  8.08  8.94                        
 1949 32 TOT NL  OF  135    301   16    9    2  .972  .977  2.35  2.25                          135    0    0
         CIN NL  OF   39    102    6    5    0  .956  .977  2.77  2.25                           39    0    0
                 1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  9.00                        
         CHC NL  OF   96    199   10    4    2  .981  .977  2.18  2.25                           96    0    0
 1950 33 CHC NL  OF  125    236   12    9    1  .965  .978  1.98  2.14                          125    0    0 AS
                 1B   18    145   17    4   11  .976  .990  9.00  9.02                         AS
 1951 34 CHC NL  OF  132    286   19    6    2  .981  .981  2.31  2.23                          131    0    1
 1952 35 CHC NL  OF  151    327   17    6    3  .983  .981  2.28  2.10                          151    0    0 AS
 1953 36 CHC NL  OF  105    221    5    7    1  .970  .980  2.15  2.11                           42    0   64
 1954 37 CHC NL  OF  141    282    8   11    2  .963  .975  2.06  2.18                            9    0  140
 1955 38 CHC NL  OF   68    122    4    2    1  .984  .977  1.85  2.10                           67    0    1
 1956 39 STL NL  OF   37     55    2    0    1 1.000  .978  1.54  2.05  1.78  2.28   34  287.7
                 LF   35     51    2    0    1 1.000  .972  1.51  1.70  1.78  2.07   32  268.7
                 RF    2      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.50  1.80  2.37  1.99    2   19.0
 1957 40 NYG NL  LF   98    127    4    1    0  .992  .978  1.34  1.71  1.50  2.03   97  784.3
 1958 41 SFG NL  LF   67     91    3    5    1  .949  .975  1.40  1.54  1.74  2.00   64  486.3
 1959 42 SFG NL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  1.98    1    5.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1942 25 CIN NL  1B    4     37    4    1    8  .976  .988 10.25  9.65                        
 1945 28 CIN NL  1B    3     31    5    1    4  .973  .989 12.00  9.73                        
 1948 31 CIN NL  1B   12     89    8    1    4  .990  .990  8.08  8.94                        
 1949 32 CIN NL  1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  9.00                        
 1950 33 CHC NL  1B   18    145   17    4   11  .976  .990  9.00  9.02                        

 1956 39 STL NL  LF   35     51    2    0    1 1.000  .972  1.51  1.70  1.78  2.07   32  268.7
 1957 40 NYG NL  LF   98    127    4    1    0  .992  .978  1.34  1.71  1.50  2.03   97  784.3
 1958 41 SFG NL  LF   67     91    3    5    1  .949  .975  1.40  1.54  1.74  2.00   64  486.3
 1959 42 SFG NL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  1.98    1    5.0

 1941 24 CIN NL  OF    8     21    1    1    1  .957  .973  2.75  2.15                            8    0    0
 1945 28 CIN NL  OF   28     69    0    2    0  .972  .977  2.46  2.33                           28    0    0
 1948 31 CIN NL  OF  132    270   14    8    6  .973  .978  2.15  2.20                          132    0    0
 1949 32 TOT NL  OF  135    301   16    9    2  .972  .977  2.35  2.25                          135    0    0
         CIN NL  OF   39    102    6    5    0  .956  .977  2.77  2.25                           39    0    0
         CHC NL  OF   96    199   10    4    2  .981  .977  2.18  2.25                           96    0    0
 1950 33 CHC NL  OF  125    236   12    9    1  .965  .978  1.98  2.14                          125    0    0
 1951 34 CHC NL  OF  132    286   19    6    2  .981  .981  2.31  2.23                          131    0    1
 1952 35 CHC NL  OF  151    327   17    6    3  .983  .981  2.28  2.10                          151    0    0
 1953 36 CHC NL  OF  105    221    5    7    1  .970  .980  2.15  2.11                           42    0   64
 1954 37 CHC NL  OF  141    282    8   11    2  .963  .975  2.06  2.18                            9    0  140
 1955 38 CHC NL  OF   68    122    4    2    1  .984  .977  1.85  2.10                           67    0    1
 1956 39 STL NL  OF   37     55    2    0    1 1.000  .978  1.54  2.05  1.78  2.28   34  287.7
 1957 40 NYG NL  OF   98    125    4    1    0  .992  .980  1.32  2.07  1.48  2.29   97  784.3
 1958 41 SFG NL  OF   67     93    3    5    1  .950  .980  1.43  1.95  1.78  2.26   64  486.3
 1959 42 SFG NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  2.16    1    5.0

 1956 39 STL NL  RF    2      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.50  1.80  2.37  1.99    2   19.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF*1228   2408  105   67   21  .974  .979  2.05  2.15              196 1563.3 1029    0  208#
                 LF* 201    269    9    6    2  .979  .976  1.38  1.65              194 1544.3
                 1B   38    303   34    7   27  .980  .990  8.87  9.12                        
                 RF*   2      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.50  1.80                2   19.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1266   2711  139   74   48  .975  .980  2.25  2.36
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1950   CHC NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1952   CHC NL   *   2   1   1  0  0  1   2   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      2   4   1   1  0  0  1   3   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .250  .250 1.000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1950 (RF)
1952 (LF)

Awards
1952-NL-MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1948-NL-30-0.00
1949-NL-19-0.02
1950-NL-29-0.01
1951-NL-23-0.00
1952-NL-1-0.67
1954-NL-26-0.00
Car-323-0.70 shares

Slugging %
1948 NL-.504-7
1949 NL-.507-7
1950 NL-.519-8
1951 NL-.486-10
1952 NL-.531-2
1954 NL-.563-7

OPS
1948 NL-.844-10
1952 NL-.892-4
1954 NL-.938-7

Games
1952 NL-151-10

Total Bases
1948 NL-267-7
1950 NL-280-8
1952 NL-301-2
1954 NL-293-6

Doubles
1950 NL-32-9
1952 NL-31-4

Home Runs
1948 NL-35-4
1949 NL-31-3
1950 NL-32-3
1951 NL-30-6
1952 NL-37-1
1954 NL-41-3
1957 NL-26-10

RBI
1948 NL-97-7
1949 NL-99-9
1950 NL-103-9
1952 NL-121-1
1954 NL-103-8

Bases on Balls
1952 NL-77-8

Strikeouts
1948 NL-85-1
1949 NL-66-6
1951 NL-77-6
1952 NL-92-3

Adjusted OPS+
1948 NL-129-10
1949 NL-129-10
1952 NL-143-4
1954 NL-140-7

Runs Created
1952 NL-107-2
1954 NL-109-7

Adjusted Batting Runs
1952 NL-33-4
1954 NL-31-7

Batting Wins
1949 NL-1.9-10
1952 NL-3.4-3
1954 NL-2.9-7

Extra-Base Hits
1948 NL-58-6
1949 NL-55-8
1950 NL-66-6
1952 NL-71-1

Times on Base
1952 NL-234-9

Offensive Win%
1952 NL-.703-4
1954 NL-.696-7

Hit By Pitch
1948 NL-4-7
1954 NL-6-4

Grounded into Double Plays
1950 NL-15-9

At Bats per Home Run
1948 NL-15.1-3
1949 NL-16.4-2
1950 NL-16.9-4
1951 NL-17.5-6
1952 NL-15.3-2
1954 NL-12.7-3
Car-16.7-39

Oldest Player
1954 NL-37-9
1955 NL-38-6
1956 NL-39-6
1957 NL-40-3
1958 NL-41-1
1959 NL-42-2

  

Black Ink: Batting - 8 (273) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 73 (325) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 22.8 (511) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 45.0 (398) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1937 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1939: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Yankees in the 1939 minor league draft.

June 15, 1949: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Frank Baumholtz to the Chicago Cubs for Harry Walker and Peanuts Lowrey.

March 30, 1956: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Whisenant.

October 16, 1956: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 26, 1956: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

August 25, 1959: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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