Hank Sauer
- Full Name: Henry John Sauer
- Nickname(s): The Honker
- Born: 3/17/1917
- Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
- Died: 8/24/2001
- Died In: Burlingame, CA
- Height: 6'4" Weight: 199
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- College: N/A
- Debut: 9/9/1941
- Final Game: 8/17/1959
- All-Star Selection:
1950, 1952
Batting Stats
| Year |
Age |
Team |
Lg |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SO |
SH |
SF |
SB |
CS |
TB |
PA |
GIDP |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
| 1941 |
24 |
CIN |
NL |
9 |
33 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
14 |
34 |
1 |
.303 |
.424 |
.324 |
| 1942 |
25 |
CIN |
NL |
7 |
20 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
11 |
22 |
0 |
.250 |
.550 |
.318 |
| 1945 |
28 |
CIN |
NL |
31 |
116 |
18 |
34 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
6 |
|
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
2 |
|
50 |
122 |
0 |
.293 |
.431 |
.328 |
| 1948 |
31 |
CIN |
NL |
145 |
530 |
78 |
138 |
22 |
1 |
35 |
97 |
60 |
|
4 |
85 |
4 |
|
2 |
|
267 |
598 |
10 |
.260 |
.504 |
.340 |
| 1949 |
32 |
CIN |
NL |
42 |
152 |
22 |
36 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
18 |
|
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
54 |
170 |
8 |
.237 |
.355 |
.318 |
| |
|
CHC |
|
96 |
357 |
59 |
104 |
17 |
1 |
27 |
83 |
37 |
|
3 |
47 |
1 |
|
0 |
|
204 |
398 |
5 |
.291 |
.571 |
.363 |
| |
|
TOT |
|
138 |
509 |
81 |
140 |
23 |
1 |
31 |
99 |
55 |
|
3 |
66 |
1 |
|
0 |
|
258 |
568 |
13 |
.275 |
.507 |
.349 |
| 1950 |
33 |
CHC |
NL |
145 |
540 |
85 |
148 |
32 |
2 |
32 |
103 |
60 |
|
3 |
67 |
0 |
|
1 |
|
280 |
603 |
15 |
.274 |
.519 |
.350 |
| 1951 |
34 |
CHC |
NL |
141 |
525 |
77 |
138 |
19 |
4 |
30 |
89 |
45 |
|
3 |
77 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
255 |
574 |
10 |
.263 |
.486 |
.325 |
| 1952 |
35 |
CHC |
NL |
151 |
567 |
89 |
153 |
31 |
3 |
37 |
121 |
77 |
|
4 |
92 |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
301 |
649 |
14 |
.270 |
.531 |
.361 |
| 1953 |
36 |
CHC |
NL |
108 |
395 |
61 |
104 |
16 |
5 |
19 |
60 |
50 |
6 |
2 |
56 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
187 |
447 |
12 |
.263 |
.473 |
.349 |
| 1954 |
37 |
CHC |
NL |
142 |
520 |
98 |
150 |
18 |
1 |
41 |
103 |
70 |
9 |
6 |
68 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
293 |
605 |
8 |
.288 |
.563 |
.375 |
| 1955 |
38 |
CHC |
NL |
79 |
261 |
29 |
55 |
8 |
1 |
12 |
28 |
26 |
0 |
2 |
47 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
101 |
290 |
8 |
.211 |
.387 |
.286 |
| 1956 |
39 |
STL |
NL |
75 |
151 |
11 |
45 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
24 |
25 |
3 |
3 |
31 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
181 |
5 |
.298 |
.424 |
.403 |
| 1957 |
40 |
NYG |
NL |
127 |
378 |
46 |
98 |
14 |
1 |
26 |
76 |
49 |
2 |
0 |
59 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
192 |
429 |
7 |
.259 |
.508 |
.343 |
| 1958 |
41 |
SFG |
NL |
88 |
236 |
27 |
59 |
8 |
0 |
12 |
46 |
35 |
2 |
4 |
37 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
103 |
277 |
4 |
.250 |
.436 |
.354 |
| 1959 |
42 |
SFG |
NL |
13 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
0 |
.067 |
.267 |
.067 |
| 15 Seasons |
1399 |
4796 |
709 |
1278 |
200 |
19 |
288 |
876 |
561 |
22 |
34 |
714 |
9 |
14 |
11 |
4 |
2380 |
5414 |
107 |
.266 |
.496 |
.347 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year |
Team |
Lg |
POS |
G |
GS |
Innings |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
FP |
| 1941 |
CIN |
NL |
OF |
8 |
|
|
21 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.957 |
| 1942 |
CIN |
NL |
1B |
4 |
|
|
37 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
.976 |
| 1945 |
CIN |
NL |
OF |
28 |
|
|
69 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.972 |
| |
|
|
1B |
3 |
|
|
31 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
.973 |
| 1948 |
CIN |
NL |
OF |
132 |
|
|
270 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
.973 |
| |
|
|
1B |
12 |
|
|
89 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
.990 |
| 1949 |
CIN |
NL |
OF |
39 |
|
|
102 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
.956 |
| |
|
|
1B |
1 |
|
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| |
CHC |
|
OF |
96 |
|
|
199 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
.981 |
| |
TOT |
|
OF |
136 |
0 |
0.0 |
302 |
16 |
9 |
2 |
.972 |
| 1950 |
CHC |
NL |
OF |
125 |
|
|
236 |
12 |
9 |
1 |
.965 |
| |
|
|
1B |
18 |
|
|
145 |
17 |
4 |
11 |
.976 |
| 1951 |
CHC |
NL |
OF |
132 |
|
|
286 |
19 |
6 |
2 |
.981 |
| 1952 |
CHC |
NL |
OF |
151 |
|
|
327 |
17 |
6 |
3 |
.983 |
| 1953 |
CHC |
NL |
RF |
70 |
69 |
601.2 |
144 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
.967 |
| |
|
|
LF |
36 |
34 |
299.2 |
70 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
.973 |
| 1954 |
CHC |
NL |
RF |
135 |
135 |
1181.0 |
265 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
.964 |
| |
|
|
LF |
14 |
6 |
62.0 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.944 |
| 1955 |
CHC |
NL |
LF |
68 |
68 |
581.0 |
113 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
.975 |
| 1956 |
STL |
NL |
LF |
35 |
32 |
268.2 |
51 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1.000 |
| |
|
|
RF |
2 |
2 |
19.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1957 |
NYG |
NL |
LF |
98 |
97 |
784.1 |
127 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
.992 |
| 1958 |
SFG |
NL |
LF |
67 |
64 |
486.1 |
91 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
.949 |
| 1959 |
SFG |
NL |
LF |
1 |
1 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Totals |
OF |
711 |
0 |
0.0 |
1510 |
79 |
41 |
15 |
.975 |
| |
LF |
319 |
302 |
2487.0 |
468 |
17 |
12 |
3 |
.976 |
| |
RF |
207 |
206 |
1801.2 |
414 |
8 |
15 |
3 |
.966 |
| |
1B |
38 |
0 |
0.0 |
303 |
34 |
7 |
27 |
.980 |
| 15 Seasons |
|
1275 |
508 |
4288.2 |
2695 |
138 |
75 |
48 |
.974 |
All-Star Batting Statistics
| Year |
Team |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SO |
SH |
SF |
SB |
CS |
TB |
PA |
GIDP |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
| 1950 |
NL |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 1952 |
NL |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
2.000 |
.500 |
| Totals |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
.250 |
1.000 |
.250 |