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.

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"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)

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  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-24-2001 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Burlingame, California
Cemetery:   Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California
High School:   Undetermined
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

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Hank Sauer

Hank Sauer Hitting Stats

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
15 Years 1,399 4,796 709 1,278 200 19 288 4 876 561 58 714 9 14 34 107 .266 .347 .496

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Hank Sauer Fielding Stats

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
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

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Hank Sauer Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
15 Years 11 12 .478 144 0 n/a 16.7 6.7 5.5 - - -

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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 $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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