#54 Hank "The honker" Sauer, Leftfield, 28 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Hank Sauer The honker 3/17/1917 28 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 2.0 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 $ 364,286 1945 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 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 | W 7-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | @WAS | W 9-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/24 | @WAS | L 10-11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | L 3-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/28 | PHA | L 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/29 | PHA | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | DET | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @CLE | W 7-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/2 | @SLA | L 1-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | SLA | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 577 | 146 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 115 | 86 | 35 | 82 | .253 | .295 | .471 | .766 | .688 | .218 |
Projected | 151 | 577 | 146 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 115 | 86 | 35 | 82 | .253 | .295 | .471 | .766 | .688 | .218 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 147 | 617 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 272 | 59 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 76.2 | 4.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 105 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .294 | .429 | .722 |
vs. RHP | 472 | 118 | 20 | 1 | 29 | 96 | 70 | 31 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .295 | .481 | .776 |
Close/Late | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .214 | .450 | .664 |
Scoring Position | 188 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .307 | .473 | .781 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 284 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 60 | 42 | 22 | 42 | .254 | .307 | .507 | .814 |
Road | 73 | 293 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 55 | 44 | 13 | 40 | .253 | .282 | .437 | .719 |
March/April | 25 | 92 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 13 | .261 | .306 | .424 | .730 |
May | 25 | 107 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 18 | .262 | .307 | .589 | .896 |
June | 25 | 100 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 11 | .280 | .324 | .510 | .834 |
July | 25 | 95 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 16 | .232 | .250 | .411 | .661 |
August | 26 | 98 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 16 | .245 | .288 | .439 | .727 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 85 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | .235 | .290 | .435 | .726 |
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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 |
Total | 629 | 2317 | 600 | 111 | 6 | 161 | 484 | 392 | 243 | 9 | 25 | 389 | 2 | 1 | .259 | .328 | .521 | .849 | |
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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 | 149 | 147 | 214 | 11 | 1 | 234 | 9 | .962 | 1239.0 | 1.70 | | | | |
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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...
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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
| RBI 1941 - 126 - 8th 1942 - 135 - 7th
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