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Hank Sauer
Henry John Sauer (The Honker)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 199 lb.

MLB Debut September 9, 1941
Final Game August 17, 1959
Born March 17, 1917 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died August 24, 2001 (age 84)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1942 25 SLA AL    9   16    3    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    8    1  .312  .542  .500 1.042   147     8   0   0   1   0   1  
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 28 CHN NL   56  116   14   34   3   0   3   23   0   0    8   17  .293  .326  .397  .722    98    46   0   7   1   1   4  
 1946           [Did not play]
 1947           [Did not play]
 1948 31 CIN NL  144  541   83  136  28   1  30   99   1   0   53   74  .251  .317  .473  .791   108   256   1  10   2   4  10  
 1949 32 CIN NL   89  334   50   84  12   3  18   64   0   0   30   60  .251  .321  .467  .788   111   156   0   4   1   6  10  
         CHN NL   48  173   26   43   6   1  12   28   0   0   21   27  .249  .328  .503  .831   110    87   0   1   4   0   4  
         TOT     137  507   76  127  18   4  30   92   0   0   51   87  .250  .323  .479  .803         243   0   5   5   6  14 
 1950 33 CHN NL  149  573   89  162  39   2  24   96   0   0   51   72  .283  .341  .483  .824   106   277   0   7   5   3  13  
 1951 34 CHN NL  141  542   85  145  15   4  30   84   3   0   32   89  .268  .308  .476  .784   105   258   0   7   2   3  19  
 1952 35 CHN NL  154  566   85  151  24   2  46  132   0   0   66  104  .267  .341  .560  .901   121   317   0   6   2   1  15  MVP-3
 1953 36 CHN NL  130  404   69  115  19   9  18   73   0   0   51   62  .285  .363  .510  .873   108   206   0   8   0   3  10  
 1954 37 CHN NL  126  393   61  109  11   2  27   85   0   0   41   51  .277  .346  .522  .868   118   205   0   9   8   5   9  
 1955 38 CHN NL   53  143   20   33   6   1   7   20   0   0   15   26  .231  .317  .434  .750   103    62   0   0   1   3   4  
 1956 39 CHN NL   71  147   18   48   3   0   2    8   0   0   26   32  .327  .438  .388  .826   113    57   0   1   2   4   1  
 1957 40 NYN NL  126  361   46   75  10   1  17   60   2   1   55   73  .208  .313  .382  .695    94   138   0   2   3   1   8  
 1958 41 SFN NL   72  170   20   41  10   0  10   29   0   0   15   34  .241  .309  .476  .785   112    81   0   1   2   2   8  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     1368 4479  669 1181 186  26 245  802   6   1  472  722  .264  .334  .481  .815        2154   1  63  34  36 116
 Per 600 PA           532   79  140  22   3  29   95   1   0   56   86                                 256   0   7   4   4  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHN      928 3057  467  840 126  21 169  549   3   0  311  480  .275  .342  .496  .837        1515   0  46  25  23  79
   With CIN      233  875  133  220  40   4  48  163   1   0   83  134  .251  .319  .471  .790         412   1  14   3  10  20
   With SFN      198  531   66  116  20   1  27   89   2   1   70  107  .218  .311  .412  .724         219   0   3   5   3  16
   With SLA        9   16    3    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    8    1  .312  .542  .500 1.042           8   0   0   1   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1399 4796  709 1278 200  19 288  876  11   4  561  714  .266  .347  .496  .843        2380   9  14   7  34 107
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1942 25 SLA AL  75    4  11.0   0   0   0  .000   1    1    0  .000    1    1  .500  1B   4e30      173   
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 28 CHN NL  61   15   4.4  32   8   1  .250   2    2    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   4e30      -37   
 1946           [Did not play]
 1947           [Did not play]
 1948 31 CIN NL  32   83   5.3   3   1   1  .333  17   57   21  .368    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e10  -53   
 1949 32 CIN NL  48   49   5.0   7   1   0  .143  12   34   15  .441    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e10   -68   
         CHN NL  41   28   5.7   0   0   0  .000   6   15    4  .267    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e10   -25   
         TOT                     7   1   0  .143  18   49   19  .388    0    0  .000
 1950 33 CHN NL  36   93   5.9   1   1   0 1.000  14   36   14  .389    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e12  -44   
 1951 34 CHN NL  28   74   4.8   1   0   0  .000   6   57   30  .526    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7    -26   
 1952 35 CHN NL  28  107   6.6   0   0   0  .000   6   51   24  .471    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e6      9   
 1953 36 CHN NL  45   76   6.7  19   7   2  .368  12   42   17  .405    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e10    50   
 1954 37 CHN NL  27   71   6.4  24   7   3  .292   5   30   10  .333    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e13   -71   
 1955 38 CHN NL  16   19   4.6  12   4   0  .333   1    6    1  .167    0    0  .000  OF   5(0)e6     77   
 1956 39 CHN NL  75   28   7.5  31   9   0  .290   1   12    9  .750    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e4     -1   
 1957 40 NYN NL  32   44   4.1  24   6   1  .250   8   35   20  .571    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7   -156   
 1958 41 SFN NL  36   22   4.4  25   4   0  .160   1   19    8  .421    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e11    -5   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          719   5.6 179  48   8  .268  92  397  173  .436    1    1  .500                 -32   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 22.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 24.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1942 25 SLA AL  1B     7    37     4    1    7   .976     4    37.0   9.97
                 C      2    10     1    0    0  1.000     2    18.0   5.50
 1943           [Did not play]
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 28 CHN NL  1B    22   211    11    2   15   .991    22   184.1  10.84
 1946           [Did not play]
 1947           [Did not play]
 1948 31 CIN NL  LF    92   180     4    7    1   .963    91   786.2   2.11
                 1B    52   470    71   10   47   .982    49   429.2  11.33
 1949 32 CIN NL  1B    79   693    53   11   70   .985    79   704.2   9.53
                 RF     3     9     0    1    0   .900     3    26.0   3.12
         CHN NL  LF    48    91     2    6    0   .939    48   382.1   2.19
 1950 33 CHN NL  LF    88   149     8    8    4   .952    88   727.1   1.94
                 1B    59   511    41    6   56   .989    59   496.0  10.02
 1951 34 CHN NL  LF   140   264     7    6    0   .978   140  1151.1   2.12
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1952 35 CHN NL  LF   109   189     7    4    0   .980   109   915.2   1.93
                 RF    46    51     3    2    1   .964    45   351.2   1.38
 1953 36 CHN NL  LF   102   178     9   12    1   .940   101   842.2   2.00
                 RF     4     7     0    0    0  1.000     4    33.0   1.91
 1954 37 CHN NL  RF    95   160     4    5    1   .970    95   806.1   1.83
                 LF     6     6     0    0    0  1.000     6    46.0   1.17
 1955 38 CHN NL  LF    39    59     1    1    1   .984    36   285.2   1.89
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   2.00
 1956 39 CHN NL  LF    37    49     2    1    1   .981    34   291.0   1.58
                 RF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    14.2   1.23
 1957 40 NYN NL  RF    53    95     1    3    0   .970    53   456.1   1.89
                 LF    46    83     0    5    0   .943    36   335.0   2.23
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1958 41 SFN NL  RF    40    78     2    1    1   .988    33   272.0   2.65
                 LF     8    19     2    0    0  1.000     6    49.2   3.81
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   715  1267    42   50    8   .963   695  5813.1   2.03
                 RF   246   404    10   12    3   .972   235  1969.0   1.89
                 1B   219  1922   180   30  195   .986   213  1851.2  10.22
                 C      2    10     1    0    0  1.000     2    18.0   5.50
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1945 WS    CHN DEA   L    4   5  1  1  0  0  0   0  1  1  .200  .333  .200  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1942  SLA   67-87   Pat Carr
 1945  CHN  110-44   Alan Boodman
 1948  CIN   61-93   John Storer
 1949  CIN   72-82   John Storer
 1949  CHN   57-97   Alan Boodman
 1950  CHN   76-78   Alan Boodman
 1951  CHN   79-75   Alan Boodman
 1952  CHN   71-83   Alan Boodman
 1953  CHN   60-94   Alan Boodman
 1954  CHN   64-90   Alan Boodman
 1955  CHN   81-73   Alan Boodman
 1956  CHN   78-76   Alan Boodman
 1957  NYN   77-77   Larry Reeves
 1958  SFN   70-84   Larry Reeves

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