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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-6	GS	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 21	CHC		STL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 22	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 28	CHC		CIN	L,1-3	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	6 (1)	May 2	CHC		PHI	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
6	7	May 3	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	8	May 4	CHC		BRO	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	9	May 5	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	10	May 6	CHC		BRO	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
10	11	May 7 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
11	12	May 7 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
12	13	May 9	CHC		NYG	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	14	May 10	CHC		BSN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	15	May 11	CHC		BSN	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	16	May 12	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
16	17	May 13	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	18	May 14 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
18	19	May 14 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,9-16	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	20	May 16	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	21	May 17	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	22	May 18	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-10	CG	32	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
22	23	May 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	24	May 21 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	25	May 21 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	26	May 23	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	27	May 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	28	May 25	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
28	29	May 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	30	May 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	31	May 28 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	32	May 28 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	33	May 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
33	34	May 30 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	35	Jun 1	CHC		PHI	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	36	Jun 3	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	37	Jun 4	CHC		BRO	W,13-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	38	Jun 5	CHC		BRO	L,1-13	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	39	Jun 6	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	40	Jun 7	CHC		NYG	L,4-13	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	41	Jun 8	CHC		NYG	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	42	Jun 9	CHC		NYG	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	43	Jun 10	CHC		BSN	W,13-10	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	44	Jun 11 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	45	Jun 11 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	46	Jun 13	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	47	Jun 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	48	Jun 17	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
48	49	Jun 18 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	50	Jun 18 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-10	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	51	Jun 20	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	52	Jun 21	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	53	Jun 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
53	54	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
54	55	Jun 25 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	56	Jun 25 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	57	Jun 27 (1)	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	58	Jun 27 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
58	59	Jun 28	CHC		STL	W,15-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
59	60	Jun 29	CHC		STL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	61	Jun 30	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	62	Jul 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	63	Jul 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,16-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
63	64	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	65	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	66	Jul 5	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	67	Jul 6	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	68	Jul 7	CHC		CIN	L,4-5	CG	46	11.0	5	1	1	7	0
68	69	Jul 8	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	LF
69	70	Jul 9 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	71	Jul 9 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
71	72	Jul 13	CHC		BRO	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	73	Jul 14	CHC		BRO	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	74	Jul 15	CHC		BRO	L,5-13	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
74	75	Jul 16 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,8-0	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
75	76	Jul 16 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
76	77	Jul 18 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
77	78	Jul 18 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-8	CG	47	9.0	8	2	2	12	1	1B
78	79	Jul 19	CHC		BSN	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
79	80	Jul 21	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	51	13.0	15	2	0	17	2	1B
80	81	Jul 22	CHC		NYG	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
81	82	Jul 23 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
82	83	Jul 23 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
83	84	Jul 25 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
84	85	Jul 25 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	38	8.2	14	0	0	14	1	1B
85	86	Jul 26	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	10	2	0	12	0
86	87	Jul 27	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-13	CG	43	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
87	88	Jul 28	CHC	@	BRO	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
88	89	Jul 29 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
89	92 (2)	Jul 31	CHC	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	93	Aug 2 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-11	GS	32	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	94	Aug 2 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
92	95	Aug 4	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	96	Aug 5	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-2	GS	55	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
94	98 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
95	99	Aug 8 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	5	4	0	9	0
96	101 (1)	Aug 10	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	102	Aug 11	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-1	GS	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	104 (1)	Aug 13 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	106 (1)	Aug 14	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	110 (3)	Aug 18	CHC		PIT	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	111	Aug 19	CHC		PIT	L,8-13	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	112	Aug 20 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	113	Aug 20 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,5-2	GS	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	114	Aug 22	CHC		NYG	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	115	Aug 23	CHC		NYG	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
106	116	Aug 24 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,9-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	117	Aug 24 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	GS	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	118	Aug 25	CHC		BSN	W,7-6	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	119	Aug 26	CHC		BSN	L,4-12	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	120	Aug 27 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
111	121	Aug 27 (2)	CHC		PHI	T,4-4	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	122	Aug 28 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
113	123	Aug 28 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	124	Aug 29	CHC		BRO	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	125	Aug 30	CHC		BRO	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	126	Sep 2	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	127	Sep 3	CHC		CIN	L,5-7	CG	49	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	128	Sep 4 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	129	Sep 4 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	130	Sep 5	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	133 (2)	Sep 7	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	134	Sep 9 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
123	135	Sep 9 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
124	136	Sep 10 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-12	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	137	Sep 10 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	138	Sep 12	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
127	139	Sep 13	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
128	140	Sep 14	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	141	Sep 15	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	142	Sep 16	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
131	143	Sep 17	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	144	Sep 18	CHC	@	BRO	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	145	Sep 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	27	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	146	Sep 20	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
135	147	Sep 23 (1)	CHC		STL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
136	148	Sep 23 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
137	149	Sep 24	CHC		STL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
138	150	Sep 27	CHC		PIT	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
139	151	Sep 29	CHC	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
140	152	Sep 30 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
141	153	Sep 30 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
142	154	Oct 1	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	0	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
							144gm		1246.1	369	29	13	411	12