Hank Sauer Stats

Hank Sauer was born on Saturday, March 17, 1917, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sauer was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1941, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hank Sauer baseball stats page.
"As far as I’m concerned, I was one way. I wanted to win. There was no other way I could play." - Hank Sauer in Banks to Sandberg to Grace (2001)

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Hank Sauer

Hank Sauer Autograph on a 1954 Topps (#111)

Hank Sauer Autograph on a 1954 Topps (#111)
 

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Birth Name:   Henry John Sauer
Nickname:   Hammerin' Hank
Born On:   03-17-1917
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-24-2001
Place of Death Data Died In:   Burlingame, California
Cemetery:   Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   199
First Game:   09-09-1941 (Age 24)
Last Game:   08-17-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Hank Sauer

Hank Sauer Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Hank Sauer

Hank Sauer Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1941 Reds 9 33 4 10 4 0 0 0 5 1 - 4 0 - 0 1 .303 .324 .424
1942 Reds 7 20 4 5 0 0 2 0 4 2 - 2 0 - 0 0 .250 .318 .550
1945 Reds 31 116 18 34 1 0 5 0 20 6 - 16 0 - 0 0 .293 .328 .431
1948 Reds 145 530 78 138 22 1 35 2 97 60 - 85 4 - 4 10 .260 .340 .504
1949 Reds 42 152 22 36 6 0 4 0 16 18 - 19 0 - 0 8 .237 .318 .355
1949 Cubs 96 357 59 104 17 1 27 0 83 37 - 47 1 - 3 5 .291 .363 .571
1950 Cubs 145 540 85 148 32 2 32 0 103 60 - 67 0 - 3 15 .274 .350 .519
1951 Cubs 141 525 77 138 19 4 30 0 89 45 - 77 1 - 3 10 .263 .325 .486
1952 Cubs 151 567 89 153 31 3 37 1 121 77 - 92 1 - 4 14 .270 .361 .531
1953 Cubs 108 395 61 104 16 5 19 0 60 50 - 56 0 - 2 12 .263 .349 .473
1954 Cubs 142 520 98 150 18 1 41 1 103 70 - 68 2 7 6 8 .288 .375 .563
1955 Cubs 79 261 29 55 8 1 12 0 28 26 0 47 0 1 2 8 .211 .286 .387
1956 Cardinals 75 151 11 45 4 0 5 0 24 25 3 31 0 2 3 5 .298 .403 .424
1957 Giants 127 378 46 98 14 1 26 0 76 49 2 59 0 2 0 7 .259 .343 .508
1958 Giants 88 236 27 59 8 0 12 0 46 35 2 37 0 2 4 4 .250 .354 .436
1959 Giants 13 15 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .067 .067 .267
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
15 Years 1,399 4,796 709 1,278 200 19 288 4 876 561 7 714 9 14 34 107 .266 .347 .496
Hank Sauer

Hank Sauer Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1941 Reds LF 8 - - 23 2.9 22 21 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1942 Reds 1B 4 - - 42 10.5 41 37 4 1 8 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1945 Reds 1B 3 - - 37 12.3 36 31 5 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1945 Reds LF 28 - - 71 2.5 69 69 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1948 Reds 1B 12 - - 98 8.2 97 89 8 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1948 Reds LF 132 - - 292 2.2 284 270 14 8 6 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1949 Reds 1B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1949 Reds LF 39 - - 113 2.9 108 102 6 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1949 Cubs LF 96 - - 213 2.2 209 199 10 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1950 Cubs 1B 18 - - 166 9.2 162 145 17 4 11 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1950 Cubs LF 125 - - 257 2.1 248 236 12 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1951 Cubs OF 132 - - 311 2.4 305 286 19 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1952 Cubs LF 151 - - 350 2.3 344 327 17 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1953 Cubs OF 105 - - 233 2.2 226 221 5 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1954 Cubs OF 141 - - 301 2.1 290 282 8 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1955 Cubs OF 68 - - 128 1.9 126 122 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1956 Cardinals OF 37 - - 57 1.5 57 55 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 Giants LF 98 - - 130 1.3 129 125 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1958 Giants LF 67 - - 101 1.5 96 93 3 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1959 Giants LF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 745 0 0 1,550 2.1 1,509 1,442 67 41 14 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
OF Totals 483 0 0 1,030 2.1 1,004 966 38 26 7 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
1B Totals 38 0 0 344 9.1 337 303 34 7 27 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
15 Years 1,266 - - 2,924 2.3 2,850 2,711 139 74 48 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
Hank Sauer

Hank Sauer Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1941 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 8.3 6.6 - - -
1942 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 10.0 10.0 5.0 - - -
1945 Reds 2 - - - - n/a 23.2 7.3 5.8 - - -
1948 Reds 2 - - - - n/a 15.1 6.2 5.5 - - -
1949 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 38.0 8.0 9.5 - - -
1949 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 13.2 7.6 4.3 - - -
1950 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 16.9 8.1 5.2 - - -
1951 Cubs 2 1 .667 - - n/a 17.5 6.8 5.9 - - -
1952 Cubs 1 2 .333 - - n/a 15.3 6.2 4.7 - - -
1953 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 20.8 7.1 6.6 - - -
1954 Cubs 2 1 .667 - - n/a 12.7 7.6 5.0 - - -
1955 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 21.8 5.6 9.3 - - -
1956 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 30.2 4.9 6.3 - - -
1957 Giants 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 14.5 6.4 5.0 - - -
1958 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 19.7 6.4 5.1 - - -
1959 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 15.0 2.1 15.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
15 Years 11 4 .733 - - n/a 16.7 6.7 5.5 - - -
Hank Sauer

Hank Sauer Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1941 Cincinnati Reds 28 Undetermined - -
1942 Cincinnati Reds 28 Undetermined - -
1945 Cincinnati Reds 28 Undetermined n/a -
1948 Cincinnati Reds 29, 45 Undetermined - -
1949 Cincinnati Reds 29 Undetermined - -
1949 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago Cubs 9 Undetermined Stats -
1951 Chicago Cubs 9 Undetermined - -
1952 Chicago Cubs 9 Undetermined Stats -
1953 Chicago Cubs 9 Undetermined - -
1954 Chicago Cubs 9 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago Cubs 9 Undetermined - -
1956 St. Louis Cardinals 10 Undetermined - -
1957 New York Giants 6 Undetermined - -
1958 San Francisco Giants 6 Undetermined - -
1959 San Francisco Giants 6 Undetermined - -




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