Henry John Sauer Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Henry John "Hank" Sauer (March 17, 1917 – August 24, 2001) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1941 through 1959, Sauer played for the Cincinnati Reds (1941–42, 1945, 1948–49), Chicago Cubs (1949–55), St. Louis Cardinals (1956), New York Giants (1957) and San Francisco Giants (1958–59). He batted and threw right-handed.In a 15-season career, Sauer was a .266 hitter with 288 home runs and 876 RBIs in 1399 games.
I loved playing in Wrigley Field. Fans would throw tobacco to me. What I couldn't put in my pocket, I'd store in the vines. I supplied the whole club with tobacco.
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Fact
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Oldest player in National League in 1958 season (41).
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Led National League in Strikeouts (85) in 1948.
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1952 National League MVP for leading League in Home Runs (37), RBI (121) and Extra-Base Hits (71). Also had .531 Slugging Percentage, 301 Total Bases, 31 Doubles, 77 Walks, 92 Strikeouts and 234 Times on Base in 151 Games.
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Named to 1950 and 1952 National League All Star Teams.
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Outfielder (and occasional first baseman) for the National League's Cincinnati Redlegs (1941-1942, 1945, 1948-1949), Chcago Cubs (1949-1955), St. Louis Cardinals (1956), and New York/San Francisco Giants (1957-1959).
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Professional baseball player.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Winning Team
1952
Ballplayer
The Stratton Story
1949
Yankee Ball Player (uncredited)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
1952 MLB All-Star Game
1952
TV Special
Himself - NL Left Fielder
1950 MLB All-Star Game
1950
TV Special
Himself - NL Right Fielder
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Prime 9
2011
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
The Winning Team (1952) as Ballplayer
1952 MLB All-Star Game (1952) as Himself - NL Left Fielder
1950 MLB All-Star Game (1950) as Himself - NL Right Fielder
$600,000
