Hank Bauer Notable

b. July 31, 1922 · New York Yankees 1948–1959, Kansas City Athletics 1960–1961

Hank Bauer divided 14 seasons between two clubs as a right fielder: the New York Yankees from 1948, then the Kansas City Athletics through 1961.

Across 1,544 games he batted .277, with 1,424 hits and 833 runs. He finished with 164 home runs, 229 doubles, 57 triples, 521 walks and 50 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 1957, with 9. He played 1,449 games in the outfield, with 2,384 putouts and 46 errors.

He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1952 to 1954.

He was born in East St. Louis, IL, USA on July 31, 1922, and died on February 9, 2007. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1952, 1953, 1954

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1948	NYY	19	50	6	9	1	1	1	9	6	13	1	.180
1949	NYY	103	301	56	82	6	6	10	45	37	42	2	.272
1950	NYY	113	415	72	133	16	2	13	70	35	41	2	.320
1951	NYY	118	348	53	103	19	3	10	54	42	39	5	.296
1952	NYY	141	553	86	162	31	6	17	74	50	61	6	.293
1953	NYY	133	437	77	133	20	6	10	57	59	45	2	.304
1954	NYY	114	377	73	111	16	5	12	54	40	42	4	.294
1955	NYY	139	492	97	137	20	5	20	53	56	65	8	.278
1956	NYY	147	539	96	130	18	7	26	84	59	72	4	.241
1957	NYY	137	479	70	124	22	9	18	65	42	64	7	.259
1958	NYY	128	452	62	121	22	6	12	50	32	56	3	.268
1959	NYY	114	341	44	81	20	0	9	39	33	54	4	.238
1960	KCA	95	255	30	70	15	0	3	31	21	36	1	.275
1961	KCA	43	106	11	28	3	1	3	18	9	8	1	.264
Career	—	1544	5145	833	1424	229	57	164	703	521	638	50	.277

On this day & linked events

1922

Born July 31, 1922

East St. Louis, IL, USA

2007

Died February 9, 2007

1948

Major-league debut: Hank Bauer

Hank Bauer made a major-league debut on September 6, 1948.

1961

Final major-league game: Hank Bauer

Hank Bauer played a final major-league game on July 21, 1961.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain