- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHenry John Sauer
- Nicknames
- Mayor of Wrigley Field
- The Honker
- Irish
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Hank Sauer was born on March 17, 1917 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Winning Team (1952), 1952 MLB All-Star Game (1952) and 1950 MLB All-Star Game (1950). He was married to Jeanne Sauer. He died on August 24, 2001 in Burlingame, California, USA.
- SpouseJeanne Sauer(? - August 24, 2001) (his death, 3 children)
- Professional baseball player.
- 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).
- Named to 1950 and 1952 National League All Star Teams.
- 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.
- Led National League in Strikeouts (85) in 1948.
- 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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