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Hank Sauer

Cubs Career team 1949 to 1955
Position LF
Born Mar 17, 1917

Key Insights

1959
One opponent brings the best out of him

Sauer has hit .438/.471/1.188 against Woody Main in 17 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

7 for 16 with 3 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .795 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Sauer is 7 for 13 against Johnny Hetki, a .538 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

14 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Sauer has hit 12 home runs off Robin Roberts, one every 11.2 plate appearances they have shared.

134 career plate appearances against him.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Sauer more often than Curt Simmons: 140 plate appearances, in which Sauer has hit .262/.314/.556.

33 hits, 10 home runs and 18 strikeouts across 140 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Ed Roebuck walks Sauer in 35.7% of their meetings, 5 times in 14 plate appearances.

5 walks in 14 plate appearances.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Nels Potter has struck Sauer out 5 times in 11 plate appearances, 45.5% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 17, 1917