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	2-5 / in Starts: 2-2
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	1 game
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	12 (6-2-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
Self	2
E Joost	1
L Frey	1

Most Driven In By
G Walker	2
Self	2

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	10	15 (14)	Apr 30	CIN		BRO	L,8-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.019	1.28	-0.02%	-0.21	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
2	11	18 (2)	May 3	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	9	.06	0.008	.09	0.01%	1.00	PH
3	12	37 (18)	May 25	CIN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.667	.833	4	1.17	-0.049	1.68	-0.04%	-0.89	1B
4	13	38	May 27	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-1	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.556	.919	4	.61	0.080	.90	0.07%	0.54	1B
5	14	39	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG(12)	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.714	1.089	4	1.43	0.085	2.22	0.08%	1.18	1B
6	15	40	May 29	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.263	.333	.579	.912	4	1.78	-0.129	2.36	-0.10%	-1.12	1B
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
7	16	54 (13)	Jun 10	CIN		NYG	L,1-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.550	.868	9	.61	-0.015	.76	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
							2-5		22	20	4	5	0	0	2	4	2	1	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.318	.550	.868		1.15	-0.039	1.65	-0.02%	0.36

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