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)
Hank Sauer![]() Hank Sauer Autograph on a 1954 Topps (#111) |
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Hank SauerHank Sauer Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Hank SauerHank Sauer Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1941 | 24 | Reds | 9 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .303 | .324 | .424 |
| 1942 | 25 | Reds | 7 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .250 | .318 | .550 |
| 1945 | 28 | Reds | 31 | 116 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .293 | .328 | .431 |
| 1948 | 31 | Reds | 145 | 530 | 78 | 138 | 22 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 97 | 60 | 9 | 85 | 4 | - | 4 | 10 | .260 | .340 | .504 |
| 1949 | 32 | Reds | 42 | 152 | 22 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | - | 0 | 8 | .237 | .318 | .355 |
| 1949 | 32 | Cubs | 96 | 357 | 59 | 104 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 83 | 37 | 3 | 47 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | .291 | .363 | .571 |
| 1950 | 33 | Cubs | 145 | 540 | 85 | 148 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 103 | 60 | 3 | 67 | 0 | - | 3 | 15 | .274 | .350 | .519 |
| 1951 | 34 | Cubs | 141 | 525 | 77 | 138 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 89 | 45 | 0 | 77 | 1 | - | 3 | 10 | .263 | .325 | .486 |
| 1952 | 35 | Cubs | 151 | 567 | 89 | 153 | 31 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 121 | 77 | 9 | 92 | 1 | - | 4 | 14 | .270 | .361 | .531 |
| 1953 | 36 | Cubs | 108 | 395 | 61 | 104 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 60 | 50 | 8 | 56 | 0 | - | 2 | 12 | .263 | .349 | .473 |
| 1954 | 37 | Cubs | 142 | 520 | 98 | 150 | 18 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 103 | 70 | 16 | 68 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | .288 | .375 | .563 |
| 1955 | 38 | Cubs | 79 | 261 | 29 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .211 | .286 | .387 |
| 1956 | 39 | Cardinals | 75 | 151 | 11 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .298 | .403 | .424 |
| 1957 | 40 | Giants | 127 | 378 | 46 | 98 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 76 | 49 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .259 | .343 | .508 |
| 1958 | 41 | Giants | 88 | 236 | 27 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 35 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .250 | .354 | .436 |
| 1959 | 42 | Giants | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .267 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 | 58 | 714 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 107 | .266 | .347 | .496 | ||
Hank SauerHank Sauer Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1941 Reds | LF | 8 | 8 | 135 | 23 | 2.9 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 4.40 |
| 1942 Reds | 1B | 4 | 4 | 120 | 42 | 10.5 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 9.23 |
| 1945 Reds | 1B | 3 | 2 | 54 | 37 | 12.3 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 18.00 |
| 1945 Reds | LF | 28 | 28 | 744 | 71 | 2.5 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.50 |
| 1948 Reds | 1B | 12 | 11 | 261 | 98 | 8.2 | 97 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.03 |
| 1948 Reds | LF | 132 | 131 | 3,417 | 292 | 2.2 | 284 | 270 | 14 | 8 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.24 |
| 1949 Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1949 Reds | LF | 39 | 39 | 978 | 113 | 2.9 | 108 | 102 | 6 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.98 |
| 1949 Reds | RF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1949 Cubs | LF | 96 | 96 | 2,511 | 213 | 2.2 | 209 | 199 | 10 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.25 |
| 1950 Cubs | 1B | 18 | 16 | 438 | 166 | 9.2 | 162 | 145 | 17 | 4 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 9.99 |
| 1950 Cubs | LF | 125 | 126 | 3,297 | 257 | 2.1 | 248 | 236 | 12 | 9 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.03 |
| 1951 Cubs | LF | 131 | 130 | 342 | 306 | 2.3 | 300 | 283 | 17 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 23.68 |
| 1951 Cubs | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
| 1952 Cubs | LF | 151 | 151 | 447 | 350 | 2.3 | 344 | 327 | 17 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 20.78 |
| 1953 Cubs | LF | 36 | 34 | 897 | 275 | 7.6 | 273 | 270 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 8.22 |
| 1953 Cubs | RF | 70 | 69 | 1,803 | 161 | 2.3 | 156 | 154 | 2 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.34 |
| 1954 Cubs | LF | 14 | 6 | 192 | 18 | 1.3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.39 |
| 1954 Cubs | RF | 135 | 135 | 3,534 | 281 | 2.1 | 271 | 265 | 6 | 10 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.07 |
| 1955 Cubs | LF | 68 | 68 | 1,731 | 120 | 1.8 | 117 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.82 |
| 1956 Cardinals | LF | 35 | 32 | 804 | 53 | 1.5 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.78 |
| 1956 Cardinals | RF | 2 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
| 1957 Giants | LF | 98 | 97 | 2,343 | 132 | 1.3 | 131 | 127 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 1.51 |
| 1958 Giants | LF | 67 | 64 | 1,458 | 99 | 1.5 | 94 | 91 | 3 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 1.74 |
| 1959 Giants | LF | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 1,029 | 1,011 | 19,311 | 2,322 | 2.3 | 2,269 | 2,175 | 94 | 53 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 3.17 | |
| RF Totals | 209 | 207 | 5,433 | 452 | 2.2 | 436 | 427 | 9 | 16 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.17 | |
| 1B Totals | 38 | 33 | 879 | 344 | 9.1 | 337 | 303 | 34 | 7 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 10.35 | |
| 15 Years | 1,276 | 1,251 | 25,623 | 3,118 | 2.4 | 3,042 | 2,905 | 137 | 76 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.21 | |
Hank SauerHank Sauer Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1941 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1945 Reds | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 23.2 | 7.3 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Reds | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 15.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 38.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 13.2 | 7.6 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Cubs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 16.9 | 8.1 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Cubs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 17.5 | 6.8 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Cubs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 15.3 | 6.2 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 20.8 | 7.1 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 1954 Cubs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 12.7 | 7.6 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 21.8 | 5.6 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 40 | 0 | n/a | 30.2 | 4.9 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | 0 | n/a | 14.5 | 6.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 23 | 0 | n/a | 19.7 | 6.4 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 15.0 | 2.1 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 15 Years | 11 | 12 | .478 | 144 | 0 | n/a | 16.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
Hank SauerHank Sauer Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
| 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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