Hank Greenberg
Henry Benjamin Greenberg
Born: January 1, 1911
New York, NY USA
Deceased: 1986
Beverly Hills, CA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Career: 1930-1947
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1956.
Minor League Statistics
Hank Greenberg compiled a career batting average of .313 with 331 home runs and 1276 RBI in his 1394-game career with the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1930 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign. Greenberg was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1956.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 117 | 498 | 449 | 59 | 135 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 87 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 78 | .301 | .367 | .468 | .835 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 667 | 593 | 118 | 201 | 63 | 7 | 26 | 139 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 93 | .339 | .404 | .600 | 1.005 | 356 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 710 | 619 | 121 | 203 | 46 | 16 | 36 | 170 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 91 | .328 | .411 | .628 | 1.039 | 389 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 55 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .348 | .455 | .630 | 1.085 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 701 | 594 | 137 | 200 | 49 | 14 | 40 | 183 | 8 | 3 | 102 | 101 | .337 | .436 | .668 | 1.105 | 397 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 681 | 556 | 144 | 175 | 23 | 4 | 58 | 146 | 7 | 5 | 119 | 92 | .315 | .438 | .683 | 1.122 | 380 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 604 | 500 | 112 | 156 | 42 | 7 | 33 | 112 | 8 | 3 | 91 | 95 | .312 | .420 | .622 | 1.042 | 311 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 670 | 573 | 129 | 195 | 50 | 8 | 41 | 150 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 75 | .340 | .433 | .670 | 1.103 | 384 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 83 | 67 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .269 | .410 | .463 | .872 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 78 | 312 | 270 | 47 | 84 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 40 | .311 | .404 | .544 | .948 | 147 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 604 | 523 | 91 | 145 | 29 | 5 | 44 | 127 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 88 | .277 | .373 | .604 | .977 | 316 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 125 | 510 | 402 | 71 | 100 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 73 | .249 | .408 | .478 | .885 | 192 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1394 | 6096 | 5193 | 1051 | 1628 | 379 | 71 | 331 | 1276 | 58 | 26 | 852 | 844 | .313 | .412 | .605 | 1.017 | 3142 | 66 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 1133 | 63 | 14 | 111 | .988 | 1.222 | |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 1454 | 84 | 16 | 124 | .990 | 1.052 | |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 1437 | 99 | 13 | 142 | .992 | 1.105 | |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 14 | .992 | 1.667 | |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 1477 | 102 | 13 | 133 | .992 | 1.253 | |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 1484 | 120 | 14 | 146 | .991 | 1.348 | |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 136 | 0 | 0.0 | 1205 | 75 | 9 | 108 | .993 | 9.412 | |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 298 | 14 | 15 | 1 | .954 | 2.108 | |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .914 | 1.684 | |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 72 | 0 | 0.0 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.833 | |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 1272 | 93 | 15 | 110 | .989 | 9.750 | |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 119 | 0 | 0.0 | 983 | 79 | 9 | 85 | .992 | 8.924 | |
| Totals | 1377 | 0 | 0.0 | 11023 | 741 | 122 | 974 | .990 | 8.543 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .321 | .406 | .571 | .978 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .375 | .667 | 1.042 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .357 | .400 | .607 | 1.007 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .304 | .467 | .696 | 1.162 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 101 | 85 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 19 | .318 | .420 | .624 | 1.044 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .985 | 8.862 | 9.143 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .864 | 9.500 | 9.500 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.714 |
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 64.7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.253 | 1.286 |
| Totals | 23 | 23 | 207.7 | 97 | 7 | 4 | 7 | .963 | 4.507 | 4.522 |
Awards
1935 - AL TSN Guide MVP
1935 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1935 - AL Most Valuable Player
1940 - AL Most Valuable Player
1940 - AL TSN Guide MVP
1940 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1945 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
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