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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-9 / in Starts: 1-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 15 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	14 (6-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 15 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1387	3 (2)	Apr 12	SFG	@	STL	W,6-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	5.61	-0.143	16.53	-0.25%	-0.79	PH
2	1388	6 (2)	Apr 16	SFG		CHC	L,3-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.35	PH
3	1389	7	Apr 17	SFG		STL	L,1-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.84	-0.047	5.36	-0.08%	-0.43	PH
4	1390	11 (3)	Apr 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,7-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.55	-0.040	4.82	-0.07%	-0.25	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1391	20 (8)	May 4	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	7.56	-0.225	27.62	-0.49%	-0.81	PH
6	1392	30 (9)	May 15	SFG		CIN	L,2-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.022	2.76	-0.05%	-0.31	PH
7	1393	38 (7)	May 24	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-1	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.02	-0.045	3.52	-0.09%	-0.59	LF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1394	60 (21)	Jun 14 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.23	-0.035	5.66	-0.10%	-0.23	PH
9	1395	66 (5)	Jun 20	SFG		MLN	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.21	-0.005	1.39	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
10	1396	67	Jun 21	SFG		MLN	L,3-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1397	97 (29)	Jul 25	SFG		CHC	L,3-5	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.308	.385	9	.33	0.029	2.44	0.13%	1.00	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1398	109 (11)	Aug 8	SFG		CIN	L,6-9	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.286	.357	9	.24	-0.006	1.76	-0.03%	-0.15	PH
13	1399	117 (7)	Aug 17	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.267	.333	8	.85	-0.021	6.52	-0.10%	-0.16	PH
							4-9		15	15	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.267	.333		1.55	-0.560	5.70	-1.15%	-3.46

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