#54 Hank "The honker" Sauer, Leftfield, 25 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Hank Sauer The honker 3/17/1917 25 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 : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) 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 1942 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 1 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 9 | 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 | @BOS | L 5-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | NYY | L 2-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | NYY | L 8-12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/26 | @WAS | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/27 | @WAS | W 7-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | #4 | PoG | |
9/28 | SLA | L 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | PHA | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @BOS | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/2 | CLE | L 6-9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/4 | @CLE | W 12-7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 154 | 590 | 169 | 31 | 2 | 48 | 135 | 119 | 69 | 106 | .286 | .362 | .590 | .952 | .946 | .303 |
Projected | 154 | 590 | 169 | 31 | 2 | 48 | 135 | 119 | 69 | 106 | .286 | .362 | .590 | .952 | .946 | .303 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 148 | 665 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 348 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 120.5 | 7.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .388 | .725 | 1.113 |
vs. RHP | 550 | 159 | 30 | 2 | 42 | 125 | 110 | 60 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .289 | .360 | .580 | .940 |
Close/Late | 64 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .288 | .375 | .663 |
Scoring Position | 181 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 81 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .315 | .519 | .834 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 276 | 77 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 76 | 63 | 36 | 46 | .279 | .361 | .616 | .977 |
Road | 79 | 314 | 92 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 59 | 56 | 33 | 60 | .293 | .364 | .567 | .931 |
March/April | 26 | 94 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 16 | .213 | .288 | .521 | .810 |
May | 26 | 99 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 16 | .384 | .436 | .788 | 1.224 |
June | 26 | 102 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 15 | .304 | .385 | .735 | 1.120 |
July | 24 | 93 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 20 | .269 | .358 | .430 | .789 |
August | 26 | 99 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 17 | .242 | .327 | .515 | .843 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 103 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 22 | .301 | .374 | .534 | .908 |
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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 |
Total | 308 | 1115 | 302 | 58 | 2 | 86 | 261 | 211 | 147 | 5 | 10 | 201 | 2 | 1 | .271 | .356 | .558 | .913 | |
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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% |
Leftfield | 152 | 148 | 236 | 11 | 4 | 265 | 18 | .932 | 1298.1 | 1.84 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns 1941 - 38 - 9th
| RBI 1941 - 126 - 8th
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