#54 Hank "The honker" Sauer, Leftfield, 32 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Hank Sauer The honker 3/17/1917 32 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 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average Normal Normal 1.0 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 $ 3,500,000 1951 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Talent | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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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 : 7 (Range), .955 (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 | | |
10/4 | SLA | L 5-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/7 | PHA | W 8-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/8 | PHA | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/10 | @PHA | W 12-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/11 | @PHA | W 6-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/14 | PHI | W 7-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/15 | PHI | L 7-10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/17 | @PHI | L 4-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/18 | @PHI | L 10-12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/19 | @PHI | L 8-9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 149 | 530 | 109 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 107 | 80 | 41 | 118 | .206 | .259 | .440 | .699 | .626 | .234 |
Projected | 149 | 530 | 109 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 107 | 80 | 41 | 118 | .206 | .259 | .440 | .699 | .626 | .234 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 148 | 587 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 233 | 55 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 58.0 | 3.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 237 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 34 | 20 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .169 | .227 | .359 | .586 |
vs. RHP | 293 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 46 | 21 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .235 | .284 | .505 | .789 |
Close/Late | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .290 | .385 | .675 |
Scoring Position | 154 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .253 | .301 | .474 | .775 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 262 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 57 | 42 | 21 | 51 | .214 | .268 | .462 | .730 |
Road | 74 | 268 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 50 | 38 | 20 | 67 | .198 | .247 | .418 | .665 |
This Week | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .154 | .000 | .154 |
Last Week | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
March/April | 24 | 83 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 24 | .241 | .256 | .458 | .714 |
May | 24 | 87 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 22 | .207 | .255 | .460 | .715 |
June | 25 | 90 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 13 | .233 | .276 | .567 | .842 |
July | 25 | 89 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 26 | .135 | .192 | .281 | .473 |
August | 26 | 92 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 17 | .185 | .274 | .413 | .687 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 89 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 16 | .236 | .290 | .461 | .751 |
Postseason | 9 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .290 | .395 | .355 | .750 |
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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 |
1945 | 151 | 577 | 146 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 115 | 86 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .295 | .471 | .766 | CHA,AL |
1946 | 155 | 581 | 158 | 29 | 1 | 40 | 129 | 95 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 111 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .350 | .532 | .882 | CHA,AL |
1947 | 152 | 533 | 139 | 27 | 3 | 31 | 112 | 79 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .325 | .497 | .822 | CHA |
1948 | 151 | 494 | 136 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 80 | 59 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .351 | .510 | .861 | CHA |
1949 | 149 | 530 | 109 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 107 | 80 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 118 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .259 | .440 | .699 | CHA |
Total | 1236 | 4455 | 1142 | 209 | 13 | 296 | 912 | 705 | 461 | 18 | 48 | 816 | 2 | 1 | .256 | .325 | .508 | .834 | |
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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 |
1949 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .395 | .355 | .750 |
Total | 9 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .405 | .355 | .760 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 149 | 148 | 213 | 9 | 3 | 238 | 16 | .933 | 1243.0 | 1.72 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $364,286 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1946, hitting .480 with 6 HR, 13 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 5/30/1946... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1946, hitting .354 with 12 HR, 33 RBI... 6/19/1946: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $3,500,000 per year, for 5 years. Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (A), driving in 6 runs on 4/16/1947... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 7/22/1948...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1942 - .590 - 9th
| Homeruns 1941 - 38 - 9th 1942 - 48 - 4th 1944 - 33 - 9th 1945 - 33 - 8th 1946 - 40 - 5th
| RBI 1941 - 126 - 8th 1942 - 135 - 7th 1945 - 115 - 9th 1946 - 129 - 5th
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