#54 Hank "The honker" Sauer, Leftfield, 29 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Monday, 10/23/1946 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Hank Sauer The honker 3/17/1917 29 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) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 1,342,857 1946 $ 3,500,000 (5 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 5 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
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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 | | |
9/21 | @WAS | W 9-7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
9/23 | PHA | L 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/24 | PHA | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/26 | @NYY | W 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/27 | @NYY | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | DET | W 7-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
9/29 | BOS | W 11-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @WAS | W 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/2 | CLE | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | @CLE | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 581 | 158 | 29 | 1 | 40 | 129 | 95 | 68 | 111 | .272 | .350 | .532 | .882 | .856 | .260 |
Projected | 155 | 581 | 158 | 29 | 1 | 40 | 129 | 95 | 68 | 111 | .272 | .350 | .532 | .882 | .856 | .260 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 148 | 657 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 309 | 70 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 104.8 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 126 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .303 | .437 | .739 |
vs. RHP | 455 | 130 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 111 | 78 | 53 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .363 | .558 | .921 |
Close/Late | 55 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .382 | .469 | .709 | 1.178 |
Scoring Position | 201 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 97 | 0 | 33 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .383 | .627 | 1.010 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .714 | .600 | 1.314 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 278 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 69 | 39 | 36 | 52 | .273 | .359 | .532 | .892 |
Road | 78 | 303 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 60 | 56 | 32 | 59 | .271 | .341 | .531 | .873 |
March/April | 26 | 93 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 22 | .247 | .330 | .387 | .717 |
May | 25 | 96 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 19 | .354 | .421 | .802 | 1.223 |
June | 25 | 98 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 19 | .255 | .333 | .561 | .895 |
July | 25 | 94 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16 | .223 | .275 | .298 | .572 |
August | 26 | 93 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | .301 | .421 | .591 | 1.012 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 107 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 18 | .252 | .316 | .542 | .858 |
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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 |
Total | 784 | 2898 | 758 | 140 | 7 | 201 | 613 | 487 | 311 | 13 | 29 | 500 | 2 | 1 | .262 | .333 | .523 | .856 | |
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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 | 151 | 148 | 235 | 9 | 2 | 259 | 15 | .942 | 1283.0 | 1.82 | | | | |
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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...
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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
| RBI 1941 - 126 - 8th 1942 - 135 - 7th 1945 - 115 - 9th
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