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
.347OBP
.496SLG
More career statistics
1,278H
288HR
876RBI
11SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,796 | 4,797 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 4 | 12 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 714 | 719 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,414 | 5,412 |
| Batting · RBI | 876 | 875 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 11 | 10 |
| Batting · Walks | 561 | 559 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,399 | 5,414 | 4,796 | 709 | 1,278 | 200 | 19 | 288 | 876 | 561 | 714 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 2,380 | .266 | .347 | .496 | .843 |
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 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1950-06-25 | 1 in 450 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 | – | – |