#54 Hank "The honker" Sauer, Leftfield, 32 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox

#54 Hank "The honker" Sauer, Leftfield, 32 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Hank Sauer
The honker
3/17/1917
32
USA,PA,PITTSBURGH
6"4
199

Leftfield
R
R

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1.0 Stars

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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

Ratings

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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2
1
1
3
1
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
LF : 7 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 8

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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

Batting Stats 1949

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

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

	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

	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

Career Batting Stats

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

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

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

Fielding Stats 1949

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Leftfield

149

148

213

238

.933

1243.0

1.72

Player History

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...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

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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