Ed Sauer
[edit] Biography
Ed Sauer (Edward Sauer) was born on January 3, 1919 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1943 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .259 with 3 home runs and 32 RBI. Sauer played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves over the course of his 4 year career.
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| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 14
| 55
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 9
| .273
| .322
| .327
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 23
| 50
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .220
| .250
| .300
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| 49
| 93
| 8
| 24
| 2
| 11
| .258
| .317
| .387
| 4
| 1
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 24
| 45
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .271
| .311
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 79
| 214
| 26
| 57
| 3
| 31
| .266
| .323
| .364
| 12
| 0
| 17
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| 103
| 259
| 31
| 67
| 3
| 32
| .259
| .314
| .355
| 14
| 1
| 20
| 42
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 189
| 457
| 45
| 117
| 5
| 57
| .256
| .309
| .352
| 25
| 2
| 33
| 77
| 2
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 10
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 134
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 146
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 250
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals from Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1948).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates (June 15, 1949).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Boston Braves in exchange for Phil Masi (June 15, 1949).
- Traded by Boston Braves with Jim Russell and cash to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Luis Olmo (December 24, 1949).
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