Hank Sauer
date: label: Date made
content: c. 1910
label: date made
content: 1948
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: Associated Name
content: Cincinnati Reds
label: maker
content: Bowman Gum Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Hard hitting outfielder Hank Sauer (1917-2001) began his Major League baseball career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1941-1942. After serving in the United States Coast Guard during the Second World War, the right-handed hitter briefly rejoined the Reds in 1945 before spending the next two seasons in the minors, returning to Cincinnati in 1948.
label: Description
content: In 1949 he was traded to the Chicago Cubs, where he was a two-time All-Star and 1952’s National League Most Valuable Player.
label: Description
content: Sauer joined the St. Louis Cardinals for one year (1956), finishing his career with the New York/ San Francisco Giants (1957-1959).
label: Description
content: Sauer had five seasons of 30 or more home runs, hitting 288 in total. He had a lifetime .266 batting average with 876 runs batted in.
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.024.02
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.024.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Card, Baseball
label: Object Name
content: baseball card
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 3.81 cm