LF Hank 'The Honker' Sauer #9
Baltimore Orioles MLB
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/13/1955
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LF HANK 'THE HONKER' SAUER #9 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
149 553 150 17 7 36 127 83 75 .271 .366 .523 0 6.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 65 65 65 65
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 50
Errors: - 25 55
Arm: - 25 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 CWS Loss, 7-15 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/25/1954 CWS Win, 6-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1954 CWS Loss, 3-7 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0
09/22/1954 DET Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/1954 DET Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1954 DET Loss, 3-5 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/19/1954 @ CWS Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/1954 @ CWS Loss, 3-10 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/17/1954 @ CWS Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1954 BOS Loss, 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
Birthday:03/17/1917
Born in:Pittsburgh, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$81,000
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 166 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 149 553 150 17 7 36 127 93 83 75 .271 .366 .523 .888 .398 .251 144
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 645 3 0 0 17 1 6 289 60 0 0 0.0 106.8 6.75 6.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   217 61 8 2 17 60 41 37 25 1 0 0 .281 .384 .571 .956
Versus Right   336 89 9 5 19 67 52 46 50 5 1 3 .265 .354 .491 .845
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   66 20 0 1 5 13 10 3 11 0 0 0 .303 .333 .561 .894
May   102 33 2 1 9 32 20 19 17 1 0 0 .324 .426 .627 1.054
June   102 20 2 3 4 19 13 15 11 1 0 0 .196 .297 .392 .689
July   107 27 5 0 8 19 23 21 14 1 1 0 .252 .372 .523 .895
August   101 27 3 1 6 26 13 10 11 1 0 1 .267 .336 .495 .831
September   75 23 5 1 4 18 14 15 11 2 0 2 .307 .426 .560 .986
All-Star Game   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Spring Training   54 23 2 1 11 24 12 4 5 0 0 1 .426 .475 1.111 1.586
Last Year   553 150 17 7 36 127 93 83 75 6 1 3 .271 .366 .523 .888
2 Years Ago   584 167 31 5 34 106 97 79 84 4 1 2 .286 .371 .531 .902
Career   3617 995 161 21 202 711 575 450 460 34 5 22 .275 .356 .499 .855
Home   260 69 7 5 16 68 50 46 37 5 0 1 .265 .372 .515 .887
Road   293 81 10 2 20 59 43 37 38 1 1 2 .276 .360 .529 .889
Grass   553 150 17 7 36 127 93 83 75 6 1 3 .271 .366 .523 .888
Day   339 98 10 4 24 73 56 50 44 1 0 3 .289 .384 .555 .939
Night   214 52 7 3 12 54 37 33 31 5 1 0 .243 .337 .472 .809
As Starter   552 149 17 7 36 126 93 83 75 6 1 3 .270 .365 .522 .887
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   109 33 4 3 5 29 17 15 17 0 0 1 .303 .392 .532 .924
Inning 1-3   200 61 8 2 17 52 44 34 26 3 0 0 .305 .401 .620 1.021
Inning 4-6   187 43 5 1 13 40 26 27 25 3 1 2 .230 .329 .476 .805
Inning 7-9   160 45 4 4 6 35 23 20 23 0 0 1 .281 .365 .469 .833
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
0 Outs   196 59 5 3 15 34 47 30 26 1 1 2 .301 .397 .587 .984
1 Outs   152 34 5 0 12 43 20 24 22 5 0 1 .224 .324 .493 .818
2 Outs   205 57 7 4 9 50 26 29 27 0 0 0 .278 .368 .483 .850
Scoring Position   148 52 9 1 13 93 28 29 19 6 1 0 .351 .443 .689 1.132
Bases Empty   266 64 5 3 18 18 43 30 34 0 0 3 .241 .324 .485 .809
Runner on 1st   139 34 3 3 5 16 22 24 22 0 0 0 .245 .356 .417 .773
Runner on 2nd   39 17 3 1 3 19 8 6 4 0 1 0 .436 .511 .795 1.306
Runner on 3rd   15 5 0 0 2 8 3 3 2 1 0 0 .333 .421 .733 1.154
Runner on 1st & 2nd   53 17 4 0 3 21 8 12 5 0 0 0 .321 .446 .566 1.012
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 4 0 0 0 10 2 1 3 4 0 0 .250 .238 .250 .488
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Bases Loaded   17 8 2 0 5 33 6 6 2 1 0 0 .471 .583 1.471 2.054
Two Strikes   250 55 9 3 11 50 40 37 75 3 0 0 .220 .317 .412 .729
First Pitch   88 27 2 1 5 17 12 0 0 1 0 1 .307 .311 .523 .834
Count 0-1   48 14 2 1 4 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .625 .917
Count 0-2   32 4 0 2 0 3 4 0 16 1 0 0 .125 .121 .250 .371
Count 1-0   52 18 1 1 7 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .346 .808 1.154
Count 1-1   54 16 1 0 5 13 6 0 0 1 0 2 .296 .316 .593 .908
Count 1-2   76 19 2 0 4 15 9 0 24 2 0 0 .250 .244 .434 .678
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .273 .300 .573
Count 2-1   33 12 1 1 3 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .364 .727 1.091
Count 2-2   86 17 3 0 5 18 12 0 27 0 0 0 .198 .198 .407 .605
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 1 4 4 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Count 3-1   17 4 1 0 0 5 7 29 0 0 0 0 .235 .717 .294 1.012
Full Count   56 15 4 1 2 14 15 37 8 0 0 0 .268 .559 .482 1.041
Behind in Count   156 37 4 3 8 35 19 0 40 3 0 0 .237 .233 .455 .688
Ahead in Count   113 38 3 2 11 30 29 46 0 1 1 0 .336 .525 .690 1.215
Batting 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 4th   519 141 15 7 35 119 90 78 69 6 1 3 .272 .366 .530 .896
Batting 5th   25 7 2 0 1 6 2 5 5 0 0 0 .280 .400 .480 .880
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   194 50 5 3 8 24 21 21 20 1 0 2 .258 .335 .438 .773
Medium Leverage   255 66 7 3 20 45 55 38 42 2 1 1 .259 .355 .545 .900
High Leverage   103 34 5 1 8 58 17 24 13 3 0 0 .330 .446 .631 1.077
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1942 St. Louis - MLB 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 488 490 0.0
1947 St. Louis - MLB 30 44 93 19 1 0 6 17 7 12 1 0 13 0 0 .204 .302 .409 .710 103 95 0.0
1948 St. Louis - MLB 31 150 569 151 19 0 33 113 96 75 5 4 65 5 10 .265 .354 .473 .827 122 118 1.2
1949 St. Louis - MLB 32 139 531 156 28 0 29 116 81 41 1 8 55 0 0 .294 .341 .510 .851 132 126 2.9
1950 St. Louis - MLB 33 122 365 110 17 1 23 73 56 41 5 6 43 0 0 .301 .374 .542 .917 145 141 2.4
1951 St. Louis - MLB 34 124 343 93 17 1 15 58 56 41 1 0 52 3 1 .271 .351 .458 .808 117 116 1.3
1952 St. Louis - MLB 35 151 578 148 31 7 26 101 89 78 4 6 73 0 1 .256 .345 .469 .814 131 129 5.7
1953 St. Louis - MLB 36 153 584 167 31 5 34 106 97 79 2 4 84 4 2 .286 .371 .531 .902 140 140 4.2
1954 Baltimore - MLB 37 149 553 150 17 7 36 127 93 83 3 6 75 0 0 .271 .366 .523 .888 138 144 6.0
Total MLB 1033 3617 995 161 21 202 711 575 450 22 34 460 12 14 .275 .356 .499 .855 132 130 23.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 St. Louis - MLB 30 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.3
Total MLB 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1947 St. Louis - MLB 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.030
1947 St. Louis - MLB 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .000
1947 St. Louis - MLB LF 30 24 47 2 0 51 2 .961 220.2 2.00 -2.0 .927
1948 St. Louis - MLB LF 147 147 264 7 1 283 12 .958 1268.0 1.92 -14.0 .907
1949 St. Louis - MLB 1B 135 135 1175 90 115 1278 13 .990 1162.0 9.80 +0.9 1.024
1950 St. Louis - MLB 1B 61 61 577 33 53 617 7 .989 529.2 10.37 -4.4 .939
1950 St. Louis - MLB LF 32 25 47 2 1 49 0 1.000 226.2 1.95 +0.3 1.012
1951 St. Louis - MLB 1B 43 43 401 28 39 436 7 .984 378.0 10.21 -3.2 .910
1951 St. Louis - MLB LF 40 36 74 4 2 80 2 .975 321.1 2.18 +1.4 1.018
1952 St. Louis - MLB LF 23 21 43 1 1 46 2 .957 190.0 2.08 +2.0 1.023
1952 St. Louis - MLB RF 127 127 276 9 3 290 5 .983 1131.1 2.27 +13.3 1.097
1953 St. Louis - MLB 1B 111 111 1012 84 78 1109 13 .988 959.2 10.28 -5.4 .951
1953 St. Louis - MLB LF 38 24 48 0 0 50 2 .960 223.1 1.93 +2.4 1.054
1953 St. Louis - MLB RF 20 16 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 146.0 2.65 +2.6 1.114
1954 Baltimore - MLB LF 145 145 271 8 2 286 7 .976 1271.2 1.97 +13.9 1.075
1954 Baltimore - MLB RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.1 .978
TOTAL 1B 354 350 3167 235 286 3442 40 .988 3033.0 10.09 -12.0 .971
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 455 422 794 24 7 845 27 .968 3721.2 1.98 +4.0 .993
TOTAL RF 150 146 322 10 3 337 5 .985 1303.1 2.29 +16.0 1.097
PLAYER HISTORY
10/12/1940 Signed with the Cincinnati Reds.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 45 (55).
04/14/1941 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1941 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 45 (55).
02/02/1942 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox, along with 1B Lyman Bostock, in exchange for CF Sam Jethroe and RP Orval Grove.
02/05/1942 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Browns, along with C Tom Turner, in exchange for CF Willard Brown.
04/14/1942 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1942 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 45 (55).
04/20/1943 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
07/12/1943 Named the #42 prospect in the MLB
10/13/1943 Named the #40 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 50 (50).
05/31/1948 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 50 (50).
04/28/1949 Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Tigers, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
08/08/1949 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08/28/1949 Hits three home runs against the Washington Senators, going 4-6 with 9 RBI and 4 runs scored!
08/29/1949 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/04/1949 Goes 0-2 against the Cleveland Indians, ending his hitting streak at 28 games.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 55 (55).
04/28/1952 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/15/1952 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
09/11/1953 Goes 5-6 against the Boston Red Sox, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
09/14/1953 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 55 (55).
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1953 151 8
Year PA Rank
1953 669 10
Year K Rank
1952 73 8
1953 84 5
1954 75 8
Year TB Rank
1949 271 9
1952 271 8
1953 310 6
1954 289 7
Year HR Rank
1948 33 1
1949 29 1
1952 26 4
1953 34 3
1954 36 3
Year RBI Rank
1948 113 5
1949 116 2
1952 101 5
1954 127 3
Year BB Rank
1952 78 10
1954 83 9
Year HP Rank
1948 5 7
1950 5 9
Year SF Rank
1949 8 6
1952 6 7
Year EBH Rank
1949 57 6
1952 64 1
1953 70 6
1954 60 5
Year SLG Rank
1949 .510 5
1953 .531 6
1954 .523 3
Year RC Rank
1953 115.76 9
1954 106.79 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1954 6.75 8
Year ISO Rank
1948 .207 5
1949 .217 1
1952 .213 4
1953 .245 6
1954 .251 3
Year wOBA Rank
1953 .400 9
1954 .398 5
Year OPS Rank
1953 .902 8
1954 .888 5
Year WAR Rank
1952 5.8 6
1954 6.0 4
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