Ed Sauer

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Ed Sauer
Outfielder
Born: (1919-01-03)January 3, 1919 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: July 1, 1988(1988-07-01) (aged 69) Thousand Oaks, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 17, 1943 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1949 for the Boston Braves
Career statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	57
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1943–1945) St. Louis Cardinals (1949) Boston Braves (1949)
Career highlights and awards
Appeared in 1945 World Series

Edward Sauer (January 3, 1919 – July 1, 1988) was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he appeared in 189 Major League games in 1943–1945 and in 1949 for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. He stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, weighed 188 pounds (85 kg) and threw and batted right-handed.

The younger brother of slugger Hank Sauer, Ed was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Elon College. His pro career extended for a dozen years, 1940 through 1951. He was a member of the pennant-winning 1945 Cubs and appeared as a pinch hitter twice (in games 5 and 7) during the 1945 World Series, striking out each time against Baseball Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher Hal Newhouser.^[1]

During his Major League career, Sauer collected 117 hits, including 25 doubles, two triples and five home runs.

References

↑ Retrosheet

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Sauer, Ed
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 3, 1919
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death	July 1, 1988
Place of death	Thousand Oaks, California

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