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Historical player · 1941–1959

Hank Sauer

B/T R/R · HT 75 · WT 198 · Born 3/17/1917 · From Pittsburgh, PA USA · Debut 1941-09-09 · Final 1959-08-17

Career · batting

G
1,399
 
 
AB
4,796
 
 
H
1,278
 
 
HR
288
 
 
RBI
876
 
 
SB
11
 
 
BB
561
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.267 · 0.843
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Chicago Cubs · 1949–1955

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HR
198
#10 on the Cubs
7 B. Nicholson
8 H. Wilson
Hits
852
#56 on the Cubs
12 J. Cardenal
18 J. Davis
RBI
587
#25 on the Cubs
2 R. Stephenson
3 A. Pafko
SB
6
#350 on the Cubs
1 J. Borbon
1 J. Baker
Runs
498
#45 on the Cubs
15 H. Zimmerman
12 A. Pafko
BB
365
#34 on the Cubs
8 A. Ramirez
5 V. Saier

Career with the Cincinnati Reds · 1941–1949

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HR
46
#77 on the Reds
1 E. Roush
1 G. Vaughn
Hits
223
#233 on the Reds
7 B. Zientara
1 D. Sanders
RBI
142
#175 on the Reds
1 A. McBride
2 J. Branson
SB
4
#425 on the Reds
1 S. Adams
1 C. Aleno
Runs
126
#217 on the Reds
1 W. Williams
1 C. Comiskey
BB
87
#202 on the Reds
1 P. Householder
1 M. McLain

Career with the San Francisco Giants · 1957–1959

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HR
39
#91 on the Giants
1 J. Uribe
1 G. Thomasson
Hits
158
#295 on the Giants
1 M. Cabrera
1 K. Pillar
RBI
123
#197 on the Giants
1 W. Clark
2 J. Pederson
SB
1
#608 on the Giants
1 G. Adams
Runs
74
#305 on the Giants
1 Z. Bonura
1 D. Blasingame
BB
84
#205 on the Giants
1 R. Martinez
3 Y. Murphy

Career with the St. Louis Cardinals · 1956–1956

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HR
5
#356 on the Cardinals
1 G. Bennett
1 R. Wise
Hits
45
#610 on the Cardinals
1 F. Beebe
1 O. Olivares
RBI
24
#545 on the Cardinals
1 S. Carlton
1 R. Wise
Runs
11
#773 on the Cardinals
1 R. Bosetti
1 C. Boyer
BB
25
#457 on the Cardinals
1 C. Campau
1 D. Bell

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
288
#180 all-time MLB
3 M. Betts
1 B. Williams
Hits
1,278
#950 all-time MLB
1 J. Lugo
2 D. Crandall
RBI
876
#430 all-time MLB
1 J. Snow
1 W. Wells
SB
11
#4,243 all-time MLB
1 C. Abrams
1 K. Alexander

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1941 Reds NL 933410 40 0 5 014 0.3030.424
1942 Reds NL 72045 00 2 4 022 0.2500.550
1945 Reds NL 311161834 10 5 20 2616 0.2930.431
1948 Reds NL 14553078138 221 35 97 26085 0.2600.504
1949 Reds NL 421522236 60 4 16 01819 0.2370.355
1949 Cubs NL 9635759104 171 27 83 03747 0.2910.571
1950 Cubs NL 14554085148 322 32 103 16067 0.2740.519
1951 Cubs NL 14152577138 194 30 89 24577 0.2630.486
1952 Cubs NL 15156789153 313 37 121 17792 0.2700.531
1953 Cubs NL 10839561104 165 19 60 05056 0.2630.473
1954 Cubs NL 14252098150 181 41 103 27068 0.2880.3750.563
1955 Cubs NL 792612955 81 12 28 02647 0.2110.2860.387
1956 Cardinals NL 751511145 40 5 24 02531 0.2980.4030.424
1957 Giants NL 1273784698 141 26 76 14959 0.2590.3430.508
1958 Giants NL 882362759 80 12 46 03537 0.2500.3540.436
1959 Giants NL 131511 00 1 1 007 0.0670.0670.267
Career 1,399 4,796 709 1,278 200 19 288 876 11 561 714 0.267 0.347 0.496

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
OF1,2284053,387.32,4081056721
1B3800.030334727

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
2005Veterans - PlayersBallot
2003Veterans - PlayersBallot
1966BBWAA4227Ballot
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