Hank Sauer batting average in 1956

• 2nd-best of Hank Sauer's 15 seasons on file; the high is .303 in 1941.
• Up .087 from .211 in 1955.

Average of 15 regular seasons, 1941 through 1959. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Hank Sauer batting average in 1956, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	SLG↓iSLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
1941	CIN	9	33	4	10	0	5	0	.303	.324	.424	.748
1942	CIN	7	20	4	5	2	4	0	.250	.318	.550	.868
1945	CIN	31	116	18	34	5	20	2	.293	.328	.431	.759
1948	CIN	145	530	78	138	35	97	2	.260	.340	.504	.844
1949	CIN/CHC	138	509	81	140	31	99	0	.275	.349	.507	.856
1950	CHC	145	540	85	148	32	103	1	.274	.350	.519	.868
1951	CHC	141	525	77	138	30	89	2	.263	.325	.486	.810
1952	CHC	151	567	89	153	37	121	1	.270	.361	.531	.892
1953	CHC	108	395	61	104	19	60	0	.263	.349	.473	.822
1954	CHC	142	520	98	150	41	103	2	.288	.375	.563	.938
1955	CHC	79	261	29	55	12	28	0	.211	.286	.387	.673
1956	STL	75	151	11	45	5	24	0	.298	.403	.424	.827
1957	SF	127	378	46	98	26	76	1	.259	.343	.508	.851
1958	SF	88	236	27	59	12	46	0	.250	.354	.436	.790
1959	SF	13	15	1	1	1	1	0	.067	.067	.267	.333

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS