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	12-19 / in Starts: 12-18
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	14 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	6

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 122 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	69 (29-28-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 122 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	80 (41-25-12)

Most Driven In
A Libke	6
Self	5
F McCormick	4
S Mesner	3
D Clay	2
K Wahl	0

Most Driven In By
A Lakeman	5
Self	5
E Miller	4
G Walker	1
D Sipek	1
W Williams	1
K Wahl	0

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	ROE	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	17	123 (122)	Sep 2 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	1.70	-0.174	.00	0.00%	-1.06	1B
2	18	124	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	1.14	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.70	1B
3	19	125	Sep 3 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	8	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
4	20	127 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	.99	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.29	LF
5	21	128	Sep 5 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,6-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.294	.588	5	1.76	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.06	1B LF
6	22	129	Sep 6	CIN		PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	1.30	0.153	.00	0.00%	2.00	LF
7	23	130	Sep 7 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.280	.280	.560	5	.92	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-1.70	LF
8	24	131	Sep 7 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,6-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.276	.276	.552	5	1.21	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.65	LF
9	25	132	Sep 9 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.242	.265	.242	.507	5	1.70	-0.156	.00	0.00%	-0.84	LF
10	26	133	Sep 9 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.243	.263	.243	.506	5	1.60	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.36	LF
11	27	134	Sep 10	CIN		BRO	L,2-3	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.268	.250	.518	5	1.87	0.202	.00	0.00%	1.04	LF
12	28	135	Sep 11 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.244	.227	.472	5	1.34	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-0.94	LF
13	29	136	Sep 11 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,6-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.229	.245	.229	.474	5	1.01	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.48	LF
14	30	137	Sep 12	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.269	.314	.583	5	.86	0.188	.00	0.00%	1.03	LF
15	31	138	Sep 13	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.241	.268	.296	.564	5	1.06	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.45	LF
16	32	139	Sep 14	CIN		NYG	L,5-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	.228	.267	.281	.547	5	.96	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.33	LF
17	33	140	Sep 15	CIN		BSN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.281	.344	.626	5	.63	0.126	.00	0.00%	0.99	LF
18	34	141	Sep 16 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.359	.653	5	.74	0.110	.00	0.00%	0.88	LF
19	35	142	Sep 16 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,5-4	CG(11)	5	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.269	.329	.373	.702	5	1.30	0.114	.00	0.00%	1.29	LF
20	36	143	Sep 17	CIN		BSN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.268	.325	.366	.691	5	.71	-0.016	.00	0.00%	0.42	LF
21	37	144	Sep 18 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,1-3	CG(11)	4	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.413	.747	5	1.19	0.156	.00	0.00%	0.94	LF
22	38	145	Sep 18 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,6-2	CG	4	4	2	3	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.353	.506	.859	5	.91	0.285	.00	0.00%	3.12	LF
23	39	146	Sep 22	CIN	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.301	.348	.494	.842	5	1.14	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.33	LF
24	40	147	Sep 23	CIN	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.344	.483	.827	5	.69	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.51	LF
25	41	148	Sep 26 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	.286	.330	.462	.791	5	.95	0.081	.00	0.00%	0.57	LF
26	42	149	Sep 26 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.327	.453	.779	5	1.41	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.63	LF
27	43	150	Sep 27 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.314	.434	.749	5	1.01	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.78	LF
28	44	151	Sep 27 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.321	.437	.758	5	1.11	0.062	.00	0.00%	0.60	LF
29	45	152	Sep 29 (1)	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.319	.430	.748	5	.51	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.49	LF
30	46	153	Sep 29 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.325	.432	.757	5	.78	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.58	LF
31	47	154	Sep 30	CIN		STL	L,2-3	CG(12)	5	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.293	.328	.431	.759	5	1.84	-0.080	.00	0.00%	0.19	LF
							12-19		122	116	18	34	1	5	20	6	1	16	2	2	1	.293	.328	.431	.759		1.15	0.480	.00	0.00%	6.48

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