Hank Greenberg
Henry Benjamin Greenberg (Hammerin' Hank)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 1, 1911 in New York, NY
High School: James Monroe (Bronx, NY)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers in 1929. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1930
Final Game: September 18, 1947
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1956 (164/193 ballots).
Died: September 4, 1986 in Beverly Hills, CA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1933 DET AL 22 1B 117 1210 1133 63 14 111 .988 10.22 .989 8.55
1934 DET AL 23 1B 153 1554 1454 84 16 124 .990 10.05 .991 6.54 MVP-6
1935 DET AL 24 1B 152 1549 1437 99 13 142 .992 10.11 .992 6.58 MVP-1
1936 DET AL 25 1B 12 129 119 9 1 14 .992 10.67 .991 9.74
1937 DET AL 26 1B 154 1592 1477 102 13 133 .992 10.25 .991 6.49 AS,MVP-3
1938 DET AL 27 1B 155 1618 1484 120 14 146 .991 10.35 .990 6.45 AS,MVP-3
1939 DET AL 28 1B 136 1289 1205 75 9 108 .993 9.41 .990 7.35 AS,MVP-18
1940 DET AL 29 OF 148 327 298 14 15 1 .954 2.11 .971 2.32 148-0-0 AS,MVP-1
1941 DET AL 30 OF 19 35 32 0 3 0 .914 1.68 .974 2.33 19-0-0
1945 DET AL 34 OF 72 132 129 3 0 0 1.000 1.83 .977 2.27 72-0-0 MVP-14
1946 DET AL 35 1B 140 1380 1272 93 15 110 .989 9.75 .989 7.14 MVP-8
1947 PIT NL 36 1B 119 1071 983 79 9 85 .992 8.92 .991 8.40
9 Seasons 1B 1138 11392 10564 724 104 973 .991 9.92 .990 7.13
3 Seasons OF 239 494 459 17 18 1 .964 1.99 .973 2.31 239-0-0
13 Seasons TOT 1377 11886 11023 741 122 974 .990 8.54 .979 6.29 239-0-0

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1930 DET AL 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1933 DET AL 22 117 117 117 0 0 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1934 DET AL 23 153 153 153 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1935 DET AL 24 152 152 152 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1936 DET AL 25 12 12 12 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937 DET AL 26 154 154 154 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1938 DET AL 27 155 155 155 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1939 DET AL 28 138 138 138 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1940 DET AL 29 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 148
1941 DET AL 30 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 19
1945 DET AL 34 78 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 72
1946 DET AL 35 142 142 142 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 PIT NL 36 125 125 125 0 0 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 1394 1394 1394 0 0 1138 0 0 0 239 0 0 239
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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