#54 Hank "The honker" Sauer, Leftfield, 27 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Hank Sauer The honker 3/17/1917 27 USA,PA,PITTSBURGH 6"4 199
Leftfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1944 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 3 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 1 1 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 6 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 8
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | NYY | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | @PHA | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/24 | @PHA | W 7-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/26 | @WAS | W 5-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/27 | @WAS | W 11-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | #4 | | |
9/28 | BOS | L 6-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/29 | BOS | L 5-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | CLE | L 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | @DET | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | DET | W 2-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 538 | 126 | 24 | 2 | 33 | 89 | 77 | 54 | 96 | .234 | .302 | .470 | .772 | .717 | .236 |
Projected | 145 | 538 | 126 | 24 | 2 | 33 | 89 | 77 | 54 | 96 | .234 | .302 | .470 | .772 | .717 | .236 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 138 | 605 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 253 | 59 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 74.2 | 4.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 92 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .298 | .413 | .711 |
vs. RHP | 446 | 105 | 19 | 2 | 29 | 72 | 66 | 45 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .235 | .303 | .482 | .785 |
Close/Late | 64 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .324 | .453 | .777 |
Scoring Position | 138 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .188 | .295 | .348 | .643 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 262 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 50 | 39 | 26 | 43 | .248 | .316 | .538 | .854 |
Road | 73 | 276 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 28 | 53 | .221 | .286 | .406 | .692 |
March/April | 14 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | .278 | .361 | .574 | .935 |
May | 25 | 96 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 19 | .240 | .324 | .510 | .835 |
June | 26 | 95 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 19 | .253 | .308 | .421 | .729 |
July | 25 | 90 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | .244 | .330 | .533 | .864 |
August | 27 | 107 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 14 | .271 | .308 | .542 | .850 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 96 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 21 | .135 | .198 | .281 | .479 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 154 | 525 | 133 | 27 | 0 | 38 | 126 | 92 | 78 | 2 | 7 | 95 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .348 | .522 | .870 | CHA |
1942 | 154 | 590 | 169 | 31 | 2 | 48 | 135 | 119 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 106 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .362 | .590 | .952 | CHA,AL |
1943 | 25 | 87 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .351 | .678 | 1.029 | CHA |
1944 | 145 | 538 | 126 | 24 | 2 | 33 | 89 | 77 | 54 | 2 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .302 | .470 | .772 | CHA |
Total | 478 | 1740 | 454 | 86 | 5 | 128 | 369 | 306 | 208 | 8 | 21 | 307 | 2 | 1 | .261 | .339 | .537 | .876 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
Leftfield | 131 | 127 | 177 | 8 | 0 | 200 | 15 | .925 | 1124.2 | 1.60 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 10 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .875 | 84.0 | 1.71 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1941... Had first career hit on 4/1/1941, off Tommy Bridges (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 4/2/1941, off Bob Carpenter (DET)... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1941, hitting .253 with 38 HR, 126 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Detroit, driving in 8 runs on 5/18/1942... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1942, hitting .348 with 7 HR, 14 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1942, hitting .478 with 6 HR, 15 RBI... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Injured on 4/5/1943 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for one week... Injured on 5/12/1943 with a Broken Ankle, out for full season...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1942 - .590 - 9th
| Homeruns 1941 - 38 - 9th 1942 - 48 - 4th
| RBI 1941 - 126 - 8th 1942 - 135 - 7th
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