| Vic Saier | |
|---|---|
 Saier in 1914 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born:(1891-05-04)May 4, 1891 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | |
| Died: May 14, 1967(1967-05-14) (aged 76) East Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 3, 1911, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 5, 1919, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 55 |
| Runs batted in | 396 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Victor Sylvester Saier (May 4, 1891 – May 14, 1967) was an Americanfirst baseman inMajor League Baseball from 1911 to 1919. He played for theChicago Cubs and thePittsburgh Pirates. Saier stood at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and weighed 185 lbs.[1]
Vic Saier was born inLansing, Michigan, and attended St. Mary's High School.[1] He started his professional baseball career in 1910. In his first season, with theLansing Senators, he led theSouthern Michigan League inhits,doubles, and total bases,[2] and he was purchased by the Chicago Cubs for $1,500.[1]
Saier joined the Cubs in 1911. During hisrookie season, starting first baseman,manager, and future Hall of FamerFrank Chance got injured, and Saier replaced him.[3] Hebatted .259 in 86 games.[1] The next season, he raised his average to .288 in his first season as an MLB starter; in 1913, he hit his peak, setting career-highs in nearly every offensive category while leading theNational League intriples, with 21.[1]
In July 1915, Saier was leading the league inruns batted in when he suffered a leg injury that kept him out of the lineup for three weeks.[3] He continued to put up decent numbers, but then he injured his leg again early in 1917 that sidelined him for almost the entire year.[4] Saier was then purchased by the Pirates before 1919. After batting just .223 in 58 games that season, he was released.[3]
In 865 games over eight seasons, Saier posted a .263batting average (775-for-2948) with 455runs, 143doubles, 61triples, 55home runs, 396RBIs, 121stolen bases, 378bases on balls, .351on-base percentage and .409slugging percentage. Defensively, he recorded a .986fielding percentage playing every inning of his career at first base.[1]
Saier was married and had two daughters and a son. He died inEast Lansing, Michigan, at the age of 76.[3]
