Hank Sauer

LF/RF · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1941–1959 BORN: PITTSBURGH, USA

MVP 1952 All-Star ×2

Career

1278 H · 288 HR · 876 RBI · 11 SB

.266 AVG · .843 OPS · 1399 G

1959 Season

.067 AVG · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 0 SB

.067 OBP · .267 SLG · .333 OPS

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Hank Sauer was a left fielder in MLB history. Across 1399 career games, with a .266 batting average and 288 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1941	CIN	9	33	4	10	4	0	0	5	0	1	4	.303	.324	.424	.748
1942	CIN	7	20	4	5	0	0	2	4	0	2	2	.250	.318	.550	.868
1945	CIN	31	116	18	34	1	0	5	20	2	6	16	.293	.328	.431	.759
1948	CIN	145	530	78	138	22	1	35	97	2	60	85	.260	.340	.504	.844
1949	CHC	96	357	59	104	17	1	27	83	0	37	47	.291	.363	.571	.934
1949	CIN	42	152	22	36	6	0	4	16	0	18	19	.237	.318	.355	.673
1950	CHC	145	540	85	148	32	2	32	103	1	60	67	.274	.350	.519	.868
1951	CHC	141	525	77	138	19	4	30	89	2	45	77	.263	.325	.486	.810
1952	CHC	151	567	89	153	31	3	37	121	1	77	92	.270	.361	.531	.892
1953	CHC	108	395	61	104	16	5	19	60	0	50	56	.263	.349	.473	.822
1954	CHC	142	520	98	150	18	1	41	103	2	70	68	.288	.375	.563	.938
1955	CHC	79	261	29	55	8	1	12	28	0	26	47	.211	.286	.387	.673
1956	STL	75	151	11	45	4	0	5	24	0	25	31	.298	.403	.424	.827
1957	NY1	127	378	46	98	14	1	26	76	1	49	59	.259	.343	.508	.851
1958	SF	88	236	27	59	8	0	12	46	0	35	37	.250	.354	.436	.790
1959	SF	13	15	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	.067	.067	.267	.333
Career Totals	—	1399	4796	709	1278	200	19	288	876	11	561	714	.266	.347	.496	.843

Awards & Achievements

Most Valuable Player (1): 1952
TSN All-Star (1): 1952
TSN Player of the Year (1): 1952

All-Star Selections

1950, 1952

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.