1891
Born May 4, 1891
Lansing, MI, USA
Vic Saier Notable
Vic Saier divided nine seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Chicago Cubs from 1911, then the Pittsburgh Pirates through 1919.
Across 865 games he batted .263, with 775 hits and 455 runs. He finished with 55 home runs, 143 doubles, 61 triples and 121 stolen bases.
He led the league in triples once, in 1913, with 21. He played 838 games at first base, with 8,392 putouts and 129 errors. He turned 422 double plays.
He was born in Lansing, MI, USA on May 4, 1891, and died on May 14, 1967. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1915 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | CHC | 86 | 259 | 42 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 25 | 37 | 11 | .259 |
| 1912 | CHC | 122 | 451 | 74 | 130 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 61 | 34 | 65 | 11 | .288 |
| 1913 | CHC | 149 | 519 | 94 | 150 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 92 | 62 | 62 | 26 | .289 |
| 1914 | CHC | 153 | 537 | 87 | 129 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 72 | 94 | 61 | 19 | .240 |
| 1915 | CHC | 144 | 497 | 74 | 131 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 29 | .264 |
| 1916 | CHC | 147 | 498 | 60 | 126 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 79 | 68 | 20 | .253 |
| 1917 | CHC | 6 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| 1919 | PIT | 58 | 166 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 5 | .223 |
| Career | — | 865 | 2948 | 455 | 775 | 143 | 61 | 55 | 395 | 378 | 369 | 121 | .263 |
On this day & linked events
1967
Died May 14, 1967
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