Ed Sauer was born on Friday, January 3, 1919, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sauer was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1943, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed Sauer baseball stats page.
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Ed SauerEd Sauer Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Ed SauerEd Sauer Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1943 | 24 | Cubs | 14 | 55 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .322 | .327 |
| 1944 | 25 | Cubs | 23 | 50 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .250 | .300 |
| 1945 | 26 | Cubs | 49 | 93 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .317 | .387 |
| 1949 | 30 | Cardinals | 24 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .271 | .311 |
| 1949 | 30 | Braves | 79 | 214 | 26 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .266 | .323 | .364 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 189 | 457 | 45 | 117 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 33 | 3 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .256 | .309 | .352 | ||
Ed SauerEd Sauer Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1943 Cubs | LF | 13 | 12 | 309 | 38 | 2.9 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.32 |
| 1944 Cubs | LF | 12 | 10 | 255 | 25 | 2.1 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.54 |
| 1945 Cubs | CF | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
| 1945 Cubs | LF | 21 | 18 | 390 | 38 | 1.8 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.63 |
| 1945 Cubs | RF | 3 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1949 Braves | CF | 18 | 15 | 297 | 33 | 1.8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.82 |
| 1949 Braves | LF | 31 | 20 | 555 | 178 | 5.7 | 177 | 175 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 8.61 |
| 1949 Cardinals | LF | 4 | 3 | 93 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.03 |
| 1949 Braves | RF | 24 | 19 | 408 | 236 | 9.8 | 235 | 234 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 15.55 |
| 1949 Cardinals | RF | 7 | 7 | 132 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 81 | 63 | 1,602 | 286 | 3.5 | 284 | 280 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 4.79 | |
| RF Totals | 34 | 29 | 588 | 246 | 7.2 | 245 | 242 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 11.25 | |
| CF Totals | 20 | 16 | 318 | 36 | 1.8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.89 | |
| 4 Years | 135 | 108 | 2,508 | 568 | 4.2 | 563 | 556 | 7 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 6.06 | |
Ed SauerEd Sauer Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1943 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.2 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 1944 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1945 Cubs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 17 | 6 | n/a | 46.5 | 4.0 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.6 | 45.0 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Braves | 0 | 3 | .000 | 10 | 5 | n/a | 71.3 | 6.3 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 3 | 4 | .429 | 50 | 13 | n/a | 91.4 | 5.9 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
Ed SauerEd Sauer Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1943 Chicago Cubs | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1944 Chicago Cubs | 49 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1945 Chicago Cubs | 45 | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1949 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 Boston Braves | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
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