Hank Sauer
1941–1959 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,399G
.266AVG
.346OBP
.496SLG
1,278H
288HR
875RBI
10SB
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,399 | 5,412 | 4,797 | 709 | 1,278 | 200 | 19 | 288 | 875 | 559 | 719 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 14 | 2,380 | .266 | .346 | .496 | .842 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1954-04-15 to 1954-05-07
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1958-04-27 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1950-06-25 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1950-08-28 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 726 | 2767 | 699 | 170 | 508 | 285 | 357 | .285 | .356 | .549 |
| Away | 673 | 2645 | 579 | 118 | 367 | 274 | 362 | .247 | .322 | .441 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 118 | 472 | 127 | 27 | 91 | 51 | 62 | .305 | .377 | .544 |
| May | 263 | 1067 | 253 | 57 | 194 | 140 | 133 | .278 | .368 | .524 |
| June | 247 | 954 | 198 | 53 | 143 | 101 | 154 | .234 | .313 | .472 |
| July | 271 | 1021 | 252 | 56 | 158 | 106 | 137 | .279 | .351 | .511 |
| August | 244 | 902 | 219 | 43 | 147 | 71 | 118 | .266 | .322 | .482 |
| September | 251 | 974 | 222 | 50 | 137 | 89 | 110 | .253 | .319 | .459 |
| October | 5 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .350 | .364 | .750 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 204 | 794 | 169 | 40 | 127 | 69 | 109 | .237 | .300 | .459 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 202 | 787 | 194 | 45 | 136 | 92 | 94 | .281 | .363 | .510 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 190 | 724 | 159 | 36 | 119 | 76 | 122 | .247 | .325 | .472 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 190 | 757 | 202 | 48 | 129 | 80 | 80 | .304 | .373 | .571 |
| cincinnati-reds | 168 | 634 | 159 | 33 | 102 | 59 | 79 | .281 | .344 | .509 |
| new-york-giants | 166 | 652 | 137 | 35 | 90 | 72 | 83 | .239 | .321 | .462 |
| boston-braves | 106 | 458 | 129 | 26 | 90 | 42 | 66 | .312 | .373 | .577 |
| milwaukee-braves | 83 | 287 | 54 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 43 | .216 | .310 | .380 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 33 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .303 | – | – |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 116 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1948 | Cincinnati Reds | 145 | 531 | 138 | 35 | 97 | 2 | .260 | – | – |
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 138 | 509 | 140 | 31 | 99 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1950 |  Chicago Cubs | 145 | 540 | 148 | 32 | 103 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1951 | Chicago Cubs | 141 | 525 | 138 | 30 | 89 | 2 | .263 | – | – |
| 1952 | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 567 | 153 | 37 | 121 | 1 | .270 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 108 | 395 | 104 | 19 | 60 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 520 | 150 | 41 | 103 | 2 | .288 | – | – |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 79 | 261 | 55 | 12 | 28 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1956 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 151 | 45 | 5 | 24 | – | .298 | – | – |
| 1957 |  New York Giants | 127 | 378 | 98 | 26 | 76 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1958 |  San Francisco Giants | 88 | 236 | 59 | 12 | 45 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1959 | San Francisco Giants | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | .067 | – | – |