Player
Hank Sauer
Player Info
- Full Name
- Henry John
- Born
-
March 17, 1917
Pittsburgh, PA, USA - Died
- August 24, 2001
- Size
- 6'3" / 198 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 9, 1941
- Final Game
- August 17, 1959
- Career
- 19 years
Teams
- Cincinnati Reds 1941-1949
- Chicago Cubs 1949-1955
- St. Louis Cardinals 1956-1956
- New York Giants 1957-1957
- San Francisco Giants 1958-1959
Honors
2 x All-Star
1952 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(NL)
1952 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1952 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
Career Batting
1,399
G
.266
AVG
1,278
H
288
HR
876
RBI
.840
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | San Francisco Giants | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .067 |
| 1958 | San Francisco Giants | 88 | 236 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 27 | .250 |
| 1957 | New York Giants | 127 | 378 | 98 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 46 | .259 |
| 1956 | St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 151 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .298 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 79 | 261 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 29 | .211 |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 520 | 150 | 18 | 1 | 41 | 98 | .288 |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 108 | 395 | 104 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 61 | .263 |
| 1952 | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 567 | 153 | 31 | 3 | 37 | 89 | .270 |
| 1951 | Chicago Cubs | 141 | 525 | 138 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 77 | .263 |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 540 | 148 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 85 | .274 |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 152 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .237 |
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs | 96 | 357 | 104 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 59 | .291 |
| 1948 | Cincinnati Reds | 145 | 530 | 138 | 22 | 1 | 35 | 78 | .260 |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 116 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .293 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .250 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .303 |