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Hank
Sauer		  
Nickname: The Honker
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 214
 
Born: March 17, 1917 in Usa, PA, PITTSBURGH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1945    1946    1948   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 24 BRK NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1942 25 BRK NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 26 BRK NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 27 BRK NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 28 BRK NL $ 3,300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 29 BRK NL $ 3,785,714 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 30 BRK NL $ 4,207,143 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 31 DET AL $ 10,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 32 MON NL $ 10,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 33 MON NL $ 10,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 34 MON NL $ 10,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 35 MON NL $ 1,200,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 36 CIN NL $ 1,200,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 24 BRK NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 7 7
1942 25 BRK NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 9 8 8 5 5 5 7 6 6 8 7 7
1943 26 BRK NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 9 8 8 6 5 6 7 6 6 8 8 8
1944 27 BRK NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 6 5 6 7 6 6 8 8 8
1945 28 BRK NL $ 3,300,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 8
1946 29 BRK NL $ 3,785,714   6 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 8
1947 30 BRK NL $ 4,207,143   6 6 6 9 9 9 6 5 6 7 6 6 8 7 7
1948 31 DET AL $ 10,000,000   6 6 6 10 9 10 6 5 6 7 6 6 8 7 7
1949 32 MON NL $ 10,000,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 7 7
1950 33 MON NL $ 10,000,000   5 5 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 7 7
1951 34 MON NL $ 10,000,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1952 35 MON NL $ 1,200,000   4 4 5 8 7 7 5 4 4 5 4 5 6 5 6
1953 36 CIN NL $ 1,200,000   4 4 4 8 7 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 7 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000   6 6 6 10 9 10 6 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 35 MON NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.4
1 Years Sim 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.4
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   0 0 0 0 0   .000 .000 .000 .000
Home 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1941 24 BRK NL 72 188 18 43 4 1 9 31 0 0 18 22 .229 .297 .404 .701 21.7 2.2
    AAA   28 99 13 25 8 0 6 21 1 0 20 9 .253 .378 .515 .893 19.8  
    AA   26 85 15 31 4 1 6 19 1 3 21 13 .365 .491 .647 1.138 23.7  
1942 25 BRK NL 140 489 72 118 30 0 26 93 1 1 34 54 .241 .292 .462 .754 64.8 10.7
1943 26 BRK NL 149 528 70 126 21 2 32 94 0 0 58 76 .239 .314 .468 .782 74.8 11.7
1944 27 BRK NL 156 554 89 150 24 4 34 131 0 0 64 65 .271 .345 .513 .857 94.3 19.5
1945 28 BRK NL 151 554 98 162 27 3 35 121 0 2 62 40 .292 .362 .542 .904 99.1 21.9
1946 29 BRK NL 152 575 95 166 33 3 37 135 0 0 61 78 .289 .355 .550 .905 102.5 21.2
1947 30 BRK NL 153 542 78 136 25 3 28 102 1 2 68 72 .251 .330 .463 .793 84.0 12.8
1948 31 DET AL 157 614 107 154 23 2 45 149 0 0 78 93 .251 .332 .515 .847 102.5 14.9
1949 32 MON NL 115 286 63 97 11 2 25 82 0 0 35 31 .339 .401 .654 1.055 69.0 14.3
1950 33 MON NL 112 304 54 78 11 0 18 56 1 0 48 46 .257 .361 .470 .831 51.3 9.4
1951 34 MON NL 93 247 42 65 8 0 16 59 0 0 37 42 .263 .362 .490 .852 43.2 7.3
1952 35 MON NL 51 100 16 29 3 1 7 19 0 0 8 12 .290 .339 .550 .889 18.1 3.3
1953 36 CIN NL 90 137 14 28 2 0 5 18 0 0 8 29 .204 .248 .328 .577 8.9 0.0
13 Years Sim 1591 5118 816 1352 222 21 317 1090 3 5 579 660 .264 .337 .502 .839 834.1 149.3
1 Years AAA 28 99 13 25 8 0 6 21 1 0 20 9 .253 .375 .515 .890 19.8  
1 Years AA 26 85 15 31 4 1 6 19 1 3 21 13 .365 .473 .647 1.120 23.7  
2 Years Minors 54 184 28 56 12 1 12 40 2 3 41 22 .304 .422 .576 .998 43.5  
162 Game Average 521 83 137 22 2 32 110 0 0 58 67 .264 .337 .502 .839 84.9  
Career Highs 157 614 107 166 33 4 45 149 1 2 78 93 .339 .401 .654 1.055 102.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2851 445 732 120 10 177 620 2 5 300 386 .257 .326 .492 .818 461.5
vs LH   2267 371 620 102 11 140 470 1 0 279 274 .273 .352 .513 .865 406.9
Home 794 2512 386 663 105 9 144 514 2 3 294 344 .264 .340 .485 .825 416.7
Away 797 2606 430 689 117 12 173 576 1 2 285 316 .264 .335 .518 .853 451.7
RISP   1555 0 423 63 5 102 760 0 0 194 219 .272 .344 .516 .860 281.2
Pinch Hitting   277 49 72 7 1 21 61 0 0 38 39 .260 .351 .520 .871 51.1
Close/Late   592 90 177 25 2 40 135 0 0 74 79 .299 .377 .551 .928 118.0
Mar/Apr 242 789 116 202 32 1 44 160 1 0 99 98 .256 .337 .466 .804 127.4
May 270 878 150 233 35 4 60 189 1 2 97 122 .265 .337 .519 .857 153.4
June 270 893 143 231 39 5 61 200 1 0 91 120 .259 .326 .518 .844 151.7
July 265 796 120 196 33 2 42 145 0 1 100 111 .246 .329 .451 .780 121.9
August 289 916 158 263 49 4 68 228 0 1 103 107 .287 .358 .572 .930 180.4
Sep/Oct 255 846 129 227 34 5 42 168 0 1 89 102 .268 .335 .469 .804 133.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1941 24 BRK NL LF 51 47 408.0 64 1 4 0 .942 1.43   0.7
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1942 25 BRK NL LF 134 132 1106.0 261 5 4 4 .985 2.16   4.1
    RF 3 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60    
1943 26 BRK NL LF 137 136 1185.3 219 4 16 1 .933 1.69   2.3
    RF 3 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1944 27 BRK NL LF 143 141 1245.7 204 6 12 0 .946 1.52   2.2
1945 28 BRK NL LF 145 137 1240.3 231 1 10 0 .959 1.68   2.0
    RF 6 0 11.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1946 29 BRK NL LF 147 142 1257.0 244 1 12 0 .953 1.75   1.5
    RF 6 0 8.0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.13    
1947 30 BRK NL LF 143 142 1237.0 273 4 5 0 .982 2.02   2.4
    RF 6 2 27.3 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.98    
1948 31 DET AL LF 153 149 1327.0 280 5 7 3 .976 1.93   2.4
    CF 2 1 9.3 6 0 1 0 .857 5.79    
1949 32 MON NL LF 58 50 455.0 120 2 6 1 .953 2.41   1.0
    RF 14 10 84.3 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.92    
1950 33 MON NL LF 73 68 602.0 132 1 6 0 .957 1.99   1.0
    RF 14 0 28.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1951 34 MON NL LF 59 58 491.0 155 4 2 2 .988 2.91   2.0
    RF 4 2 18.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.96    
1952 35 MON NL LF 12 12 101.0 27 0 0 0 1.000 2.41   0.3
    RF 9 9 76.0 6 1 1 0 .875 0.83    
    P 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1953 36 CIN NL LF 20 15 123.0 28 0 1 0 .966 2.05   0.3
    RF 5 4 34.0 8 1 1 1 .900 2.38    
  LF 1275 1229 10778.3 2238 34 85 11 .964 1.90   22.3
  RF 71 27 298.0 50 2 3 1 .945 1.57    
  CF 2 1 9.3 6 0 1 0 .857 5.79    
  P 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
Career Totals   1349 1257 11086.6 2295 36 89 12 .963 1.89   22.3
Career Highs   155 150 1336.3 286 6 16 4 .988 2.84    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1943 26 BRK NL 6 18 2 9 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 2 .500 .476 .889 1.365
1944 27 BRK NL 5 19 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .316 .350 .316 .666
1945 28 BRK NL 9 34 7 12 1 0 1 8 0 0 6 4 .353 .450 .471 .921
1946 29 BRK NL 5 18 4 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .278 .409 .444 .854
1949 32 MON NL 8 32 5 11 2 0 3 13 0 0 3 4 .344 .389 .688 1.076
1950 33 MON NL 7 23 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .292 .304 .596
1951 34 MON NL 4 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .071 .067 .071 .138
Career Post-Season Batting 44 158 18 50 5 0 7 35 0 0 16 19 .316 .371 .481 .852
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1942-10-.462
1943-6-.468
1944-3-.513
1945-2-.542
1946-3-.550
1948-5-.515
CAR-46-.502
 OPS
1945-2-.904
1946-5-.905
 XR
1944-7-94.3
1945-6-99.1
1946-6-102.5
1948-9-102.5
 Games
1944-2-156
1948-3-157
 At-Bats
1946-7-575
1948-3-614
 Runs
1945-5-98
1946-10-95
1948-8-107
Hits
1946-9-166
 Total Bases
1944-3-284
1945-4-300
1946-2-316
1948-2-316
 Doubles
1946-9-33
 Homeruns
1942-5-26
1943-3-32
1944-1-34
1945-1-35
1946-2-37
1947-8-28
1948-2-45
1949-8-25
 RBIs
1942-9-93
1943-10-94
1944-1-131
1945-3-121
1946-2-135
1947-7-102
1948-2-149
 Strikeouts
1943-6-76
1946-6-78
1947-6-72
1948-2-93
 
   Black Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 96    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  5. Frank Thomas (871)
  6. Willard Marshall (871)
  7. Hack Wilson (869)
  8. Norm Cash (865)
  9. Rocky Colavito (864)
  10. Darryl Strawberry (862)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1941
Had first career hit on 6/1/1941, off Johnny Beazley (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1941, off Monte Pearson (SEM)
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (N), driving in 7 runs on 6/17/1942
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1944, hitting .330 with 9 HR, 33 RBI
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/28/1945 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1945, hitting .400 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1945, hitting .364 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1945, hitting .360 with 3 HR, 15 RBI
Won World Series with Brooklyn in 1945
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 5/16/1946
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1946, hitting .478 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1946, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 4 RBI
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,207,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/2/1948 to a 4-year deal worth $10,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1948, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 5/11/1948
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 6/11/1948
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Drove in 8 runs against Montreal on 8/29/1948
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1948, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1948, hitting .302 with 12 HR, 27 RBI
Traded from Detroit to Montreal on 2/1/1949 (Going to MON: LF Hank Sauer. Going to DET: 1B Mickey Vernon, CF Cliff Mapes)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 5/27/1949
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1949, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1949, hitting .338 with 10 HR, 27 RBI
Won World Series with Montreal in 1949
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1950, hitting .421 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
6/1/1951: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $1,200,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/13/1951 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Montreal to Cincinnati on 2/3/1953 (Going to MON: P Gus Keriazakos. Going to CIN: RF Hank Sauer)
 
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