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Hank Bauer
Henry Albert Bauer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 192 lb.

Debut September 6, 1948
Final Game July 21, 1961
Born July 31, 1922 in East St. Louis, IL
Died February 9, 2007 in Lenexa, KS

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 25 NYY AL  19   50    6    9   1  1   1    9   1  0   6  13  .180  .268  .300   51   15   0           0   0
 1949 26 NYY AL 103  301   56   82   6  6  10   45   2  2  37  42  .272  .354  .432  107  130   5           1   9
 1950 27 NYY AL 113  415   72  133  16  2  13   70   2  3  35  41  .320  .380  .463  118  192   3           5   7
 1951 28 NYY AL 118  348   53  103  19  3  10   54   5  2  42  39  .296  .373  .454  127  158   3           1  10
 1952 29 NYY AL 141  553   86  162  31  6  17   74   6  7  50  61  .293  .355  .463  132  256   9           3  10 MVP-21,AS
 1953 30 NYY AL 133  437   77  133  20  6  10   57   2  3  59  45  .304  .394  .446  129  195   1           6   8 MVP-12,AS
 1954 31 NYY AL 114  377   73  111  16  5  12   54   4  4  40  42  .294  .360  .459  127  173   3   3       0   5 MVP-23,AS
 1955 32 NYY AL 139  492   97  137  20  5  20   53   8  4  56  65  .278  .360  .461  121  227   4   3   1   8   4 MVP-8
 1956 33 NYY AL 147  539   96  130  18  7  26   84   4  2  59  72  .241  .316  .445  102  240   7   5   3   2  11 MVP-23
 1957 34 NYY AL 137  479   70  124  22  9  18   65   7  2  42  64  .259  .321  .455  112  218   6   4   4   4   8
 1958 35 NYY AL 128  452   62  121  22  6  12   50   3  2  32  56  .268  .316  .423  106  191   3   2   1   1   7
 1959 36 NYY AL 114  341   44   81  20  0   9   39   4  2  33  54  .238  .307  .375   90  128   2   2   1   2   4
 1960 37 KCA AL  95  255   30   70  15  0   3   31   1  0  21  36  .275  .326  .369   88   94   3   5   1   1  11
 1961 38 KCA AL  43  106   11   28   3  1   3   18   1  0   9   8  .264  .319  .396   90   42   2   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1544 5145  833 1424 229 57 164  703  50 33 521 638  .277  .346  .439  113 2259  51  25  11  34  95
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        540   87  149  24  6  17   74   5  3  55  67  .277  .346  .439  113  237   5   3   1   4  10
 Career High    147  553   97  162  31  9  26   84   8  7  59  72  .320  .394  .463  132  256   9   5   4   8  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 25 NYY AL   56   41    4   2.6   105| .180  .272| .268  .357| .300  .393| .568  .749|  51  .260  -3.8  -0.4 100%
 1949 26 NYY AL  344  235   45   5.1   107| .272  .271| .354  .363| .432  .393| .786  .756| 107  .548   1.3   0.1  50%
 1950 27 NYY AL  458  295   71   6.4   111| .320  .275| .380  .361| .463  .412| .843  .773| 118  .613  10.2   1.0  40%
 1951 28 NYY AL  394  260   59   6.1    99| .296  .263| .373  .343| .454  .385| .827  .728| 127  .635  13.1   1.3  71%
 1952 29 NYY AL  615  417   88   5.7    91| .293  .253| .355  .332| .463  .369| .818  .701| 132  .641  22.3   2.3  46%
 1953 30 NYY AL  503  316   75   6.4   100| .304  .266| .394  .342| .446  .392| .840  .733| 129  .658  19.8   2.0  40%
 1954 31 NYY AL  423  281   62   5.9    96| .294  .262| .360  .337| .459  .383| .819  .720| 127  .646  12.9   1.3  50%
 1955 32 NYY AL  563  370   86   6.2   102| .278  .265| .360  .344| .461  .395| .821  .739| 121  .636  13.8   1.4  66%
 1956 33 NYY AL  612  434   77   4.8   104| .241  .264| .316  .345| .445  .402| .761  .748| 102  .494  -1.3  -0.1  66%
 1957 34 NYY AL  535  375   71   5.1    98| .259  .261| .321  .332| .455  .393| .776  .726| 112  .570   6.2   0.6  77%
 1958 35 NYY AL  490  345   60   4.6    95| .268  .257| .316  .325| .423  .390| .739  .715| 106  .536   2.1   0.2  60%
 1959 36 NYY AL  380  270   41   4.1    95| .238  .256| .307  .326| .375  .391| .682  .717|  90  .465  -4.2  -0.4  66%
 1960 37 KCA AL  285  204   30   4.0   101| .275  .263| .326  .337| .369  .403| .695  .740|  88  .443  -3.5  -0.4 100%
 1961 38 KCA AL  118   82   14   4.6   105| .264  .265| .319  .340| .396  .412| .715  .753|  90  .490  -1.9  -0.2 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     5776 3925  783   5.4   100| .277  .263| .346  .340| .439  .392| .785  .733| 113  .579  87.1   8.7  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1948 25 NYY AL OF 14 26 1 1 0 .964 .975 1.93 2.36 8 0 7 1949 26 NYY AL OF 95 156 11 4 3 .977 .980 1.76 2.27 21 25 60 1950 27 NYY AL OF 110 228 8 3 3 .987 .979 2.15 2.34 36 0 82 1951 28 NYY AL OF 107 188 7 2 1 .990 .977 1.82 2.23 51 1 62 1952 29 NYY AL OF 139 233 16 4 2 .984 .980 1.79 2.18 18 0 122 AS 1953 30 NYY AL OF 126 230 13 2 3 .992 .981 1.93 2.18 3 1 124 AS 1954 31 NYY AL OF 108 179 6 2 1 .989 .979 1.71 2.17 8 0 104 AS 1955 32 NYY AL OF 133 248 13 5 3 .981 .982 1.96 2.08 5 0 131 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 1 1956 33 NYY AL OF 146 242 10 8 2 .969 .979 1.73 2.04 1.89 2.34 135 1200.0 RF 143 230 10 8 2 .968 .973 1.68 1.80 1.88 2.09 128 1146.0 LF 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.69 1.50 2.10 7 54.0 1957 34 NYY AL OF 135 200 7 3 1 .986 .980 1.53 1.97 1.72 2.24 123 1084.0 RF 133 197 7 3 1 .986 .976 1.53 1.68 1.72 1.93 120 1065.0 LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.95 2.08 3 19.0 1958 35 NYY AL OF 123 186 7 4 0 .980 .982 1.57 1.94 1.83 2.27 109 949.3 RF 120 190 7 4 0 .980 .980 1.64 1.69 1.92 1.99 106 922.3 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.63 0.67 2.10 3 27.0 1959 36 NYY AL OF 111 139 2 4 0 .972 .980 1.27 1.96 1.60 2.22 83 795.0 RF 107 139 2 4 0 .972 .976 1.32 1.64 1.66 1.89 80 765.3 LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.68 0.30 2.06 3 29.7 1960 37 KCA AL RF 67 85 4 2 1 .978 .974 1.33 1.68 1.55 1.95 60 515.3 1961 38 KCA AL OF 35 44 2 2 0 .958 .977 1.31 1.98 1.86 2.25 24 223.0 RF 27 32 2 2 0 .944 .977 1.26 1.75 1.73 2.06 20 176.7 LF 11 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 0.91 1.62 3.07 2.00 2 29.3 CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.25 0.53 2.59 2 17.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 32 NYY AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 1 1961 38 KCA AL CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.25 0.53 2.59 2 17.0 1956 33 NYY AL LF 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.69 1.50 2.10 7 54.0 1957 34 NYY AL LF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 0.95 2.08 3 19.0 1958 35 NYY AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.63 0.67 2.10 3 27.0 1959 36 NYY AL LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.68 0.30 2.06 3 29.7 1961 38 KCA AL LF 11 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 0.91 1.62 3.07 2.00 2 29.3 1948 25 NYY AL OF 14 26 1 1 0 .964 .975 1.93 2.36 8 0 7 1949 26 NYY AL OF 95 156 11 4 3 .977 .980 1.76 2.27 21 25 60 1950 27 NYY AL OF 110 228 8 3 3 .987 .979 2.15 2.34 36 0 82 1951 28 NYY AL OF 107 188 7 2 1 .990 .977 1.82 2.23 51 1 62 1952 29 NYY AL OF 139 233 16 4 2 .984 .980 1.79 2.18 18 0 122 1953 30 NYY AL OF 126 230 13 2 3 .992 .981 1.93 2.18 3 1 124 1954 31 NYY AL OF 108 179 6 2 1 .989 .979 1.71 2.17 8 0 104 1955 32 NYY AL OF 133 248 13 5 3 .981 .982 1.96 2.08 5 0 131 1956 33 NYY AL OF 146 242 10 8 2 .969 .979 1.73 2.04 1.89 2.34 135 1200.0 1957 34 NYY AL OF 135 200 7 3 1 .986 .980 1.53 1.97 1.72 2.24 123 1084.0 1958 35 NYY AL OF 123 186 7 4 0 .980 .982 1.57 1.94 1.83 2.27 109 949.3 1959 36 NYY AL OF 111 139 2 4 0 .972 .980 1.27 1.96 1.60 2.22 83 795.0 1960 37 KCA AL OF 67 85 4 2 1 .978 .982 1.33 1.95 1.55 2.25 60 515.3 1961 38 KCA AL OF 35 44 2 2 0 .958 .977 1.31 1.98 1.86 2.25 24 223.0 1956 33 NYY AL RF 143 230 10 8 2 .968 .973 1.68 1.80 1.88 2.09 128 1146.0 1957 34 NYY AL RF 133 197 7 3 1 .986 .976 1.53 1.68 1.72 1.93 120 1065.0 1958 35 NYY AL RF 120 190 7 4 0 .980 .980 1.64 1.69 1.92 1.99 106 922.3 1959 36 NYY AL RF 107 139 2 4 0 .972 .976 1.32 1.64 1.66 1.89 80 765.3 1960 37 KCA AL RF 67 85 4 2 1 .978 .974 1.33 1.68 1.55 1.95 60 515.3 1961 38 KCA AL RF 27 32 2 2 0 .944 .977 1.26 1.75 1.73 2.06 20 176.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total OF*1449 2384 107 46 20 .982 .980 1.72 2.11 534 4766.7 180 29 1289# RF* 597 873 32 23 4 .975 .976 1.52 1.71 514 4590.7 LF* 30 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.80 1.66 18 159.0 CF* 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.25 2 17.0 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 1 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1450 2384 107 46 20 .982 .980 1.72 2.11
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1949   WS    NYY BRO     W   3   6   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .167  .167  .167   0  0   0   0   0 
 1950   WS    NYY PHI     W   4  15   0   2  0  0  0   1   0   0  .133  .133  .133   0  0   0   0   0 
 1951   WS    NYY NYG     W   6  18   0   3  0  1  0   3   1   1  .167  .211  .278   0  0   0   0   0 
 1952   WS    NYY BRO     W   7  18   2   1  0  0  0   1   4   3  .056  .227  .056   0  1   1   0   0 
 1953   WS    NYY BRO     W   6  23   6   6  0  1  0   1   2   4  .261  .346  .348   0  0   1   0   1 
 1955   WS    NYY BRO     L   6  14   1   6  0  0  0   1   0   1  .429  .429  .429   0  1   0   0   0 
 1956   WS    NYY BRO     W   7  32   3   9  0  0  1   3   0   5  .281  .281  .375   1  0   0   0   0 
 1957   WS    NYY MLN     L   7  31   3   8  2  1  2   6   1   6  .258  .281  .581   0  0   0   0   0 
 1958   WS    NYY MLN     W   7  31   6  10  0  0  4   8   0   5  .323  .323  .710   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  9 World Series        7-2  53 188  21  46  2  3  7  24   8  25  .245  .279  .399   1  2   2   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1952   NYY AL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  1   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1953   NYY AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1954   NYY AL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/3      3   7   0   2  0  0  0   0   1   3   0  1   0   0   0  .286  .375  .286 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1952 (RF)
1953 (RF)
1954 (RF)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1952-AL-21-0.03
1953-AL-12-0.11
1954-AL-23-0.01
1955-AL-8-0.19
1956-AL-23-0.02
Car-524-0.36 shares

Batting Average
1950 AL-.320-10
1953 AL-.304-8

On-base %
1953 AL-.394-8

OPS
1955 AL-.821-10

Runs
1952 AL-86-10
1955 AL-97-8
1956 AL-96-4

Hits
1952 AL-162-10

Total Bases
1952 AL-256-6

Doubles
1952 AL-31-7

Triples
1956 AL-7-9
1957 AL-9-1
1958 AL-6-10

Home Runs
1956 AL-26-8

Strikeouts
1955 AL-65-10

Stolen Bases
1955 AL-8-8

Adjusted OPS+
1952 AL-132-10
1953 AL-129-10
1955 AL-121-9

Runs Created
1952 AL-88-9

Adjusted Batting Runs
1952 AL-22-10

Batting Wins
1952 AL-2.3-10

Extra-Base Hits
1952 AL-54-6

Offensive Win%
1953 AL-.658-10
1955 AL-.636-7

Hit By Pitch
1950 AL-5-9
1953 AL-6-5
1955 AL-8-6

Power/Speed Number
1952 AL-8.9-5
1955 AL-11.4-6
1957 AL-10.1-10

At Bats per Home Run
1956 AL-20.7-10

Outs
1956 AL-434-6

Oldest Player
1959 AL-36-10
1960 AL-37-9
1961 AL-38-9

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 31 (746) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 16.0 (894) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 35.0 (510) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 11, 1959: Traded by the New York Yankees with Don Larsen, Norm Siebern, and Marv Throneberry to the Kansas City Athletics for Roger Maris, Joe DeMaestri, and Kent Hadley.

July 26, 1961: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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