Hank Sauer
MLB debut September 9, 1941 for the Cincinnati Reds Last MLB appearance August 17, 1959 for the San Francisco Giants Career statistics Batting average .266 Home runs 288 Runs batted in 876 Teams Cincinnati Reds (1941–1942, 1945, 1948–1949) Chicago Cubs (1949–1955) St. Louis Cardinals (1956) New York / San Francisco Giants (1957–1959) Career highlights and awards 2× All-Star (1950, 1952) NL MVP (1952) NL home run champion (1952) NL RBI champion (1952) 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. He and Johnny Bench are the only players in major league history ever to have hit three home runs in a single game twice against the same pitcher. He did it 1950 and 1952 while with the Chicago Cubs, both times against Philadelphia's Curt Simmons. In a 15-season career, Sauer was a .266 hitter with 288 home runs and 876 RBIs in 1399 games.