#54 Hank "The honker" Sauer, Leftfield, 31 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Hank Sauer The honker 3/17/1917 31 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) 4 / 6 (Popular) 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 $ 3,500,000 1951 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 7 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 | 3 | 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 | | |
9/23 | WAS | L 4-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/24 | WAS | W 9-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | L 8-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/28 | NYY | L 3-13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/29 | DET | L 6-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/30 | @SLA | L 4-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/1 | CLE | W 9-8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/2 | @WAS | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/4 | PHA | L 3-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 151 | 494 | 136 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 80 | 59 | 57 | 100 | .275 | .351 | .510 | .861 | .830 | .235 |
Projected | 151 | 494 | 136 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 80 | 59 | 57 | 100 | .275 | .351 | .510 | .861 | .830 | .235 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 145 | 565 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 252 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 86.6 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 174 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .359 | .500 | .859 |
vs. RHP | 320 | 88 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 55 | 39 | 35 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .275 | .347 | .516 | .863 |
Close/Late | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .320 | .622 | .942 |
Scoring Position | 130 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .329 | .477 | .806 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 244 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 49 | .291 | .361 | .541 | .902 |
Road | 76 | 250 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 29 | 30 | 51 | .260 | .333 | .480 | .813 |
March/April | 25 | 73 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 15 | .288 | .411 | .479 | .891 |
May | 24 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | .167 | .226 | .202 | .428 |
June | 26 | 97 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 15 | .320 | .376 | .629 | 1.005 |
July | 24 | 79 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 12 | .342 | .398 | .696 | 1.094 |
August | 26 | 78 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | .244 | .344 | .474 | .818 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 83 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 22 | .289 | .326 | .566 | .892 |
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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 |
Total | 1087 | 3925 | 1033 | 189 | 12 | 262 | 805 | 625 | 420 | 17 | 38 | 698 | 2 | 1 | .263 | .334 | .518 | .852 | |
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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 | 148 | 145 | 212 | 14 | 1 | 244 | 18 | .926 | 1224.2 | 1.79 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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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