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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 Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1930 19 DET AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1933 22 DET AL 117 498 449 59 135 33 3 12 87 6 2 46 78 .301 .367 .468 .835 118 210 1 2 *3
1934 23 DET AL 153 667 593 118 201 63 7 26 139 9 5 63 93 .339 .404 .600 1.005 156 356 2 9 *3 MVP-6
1935 24 DET AL 152 710 619 121 203 46 16 36 170 4 3 87 91 .328 .411 .628 1.039 169 389 0 4 *3 MVP-1
1936 25 DET AL 12 55 46 10 16 6 2 1 16 1 0 9 6 .348 .455 .630 1.085 165 29 0 0 3
1937 26 DET AL 154 701 594 137 200 49 14 40 183 8 3 102 101 .337 .436 .668 1.105 172 397 3 2 *3 AS,MVP-3
1938 27 DET AL 155 681 556 144 175 23 4 58 146 7 5 119 92 .315 .438 .683 1.122 169 380 3 3 *3 AS,MVP-3
1939 28 DET AL 138 604 500 112 156 42 7 33 112 8 3 91 95 .312 .420 .622 1.042 156 311 8 2 11 *3 AS,MVP-18
1940 29 DET AL 148 670 573 129 195 50 8 41 150 6 3 93 75 .340 .433 .670 1.103 171 384 15 1 3 *O AS,MVP-1
1941 30 DET AL 19 83 67 12 18 5 1 2 12 1 0 16 12 .269 .410 .463 .872 121 31 1 0 0 O
1945 34 DET AL 78 312 270 47 84 20 2 13 60 3 1 42 40 .311 .404 .544 .948 167 147 9 0 0 O MVP-14
1946 35 DET AL 142 604 523 91 145 29 5 44 127 5 1 80 88 .277 .373 .604 .977 163 316 17 0 1 *3 MVP-8
1947 36 PIT NL 125 510 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 0 104 73 .249 .408 .478 .885 132 192 16 4 0 *3
13 Seasons 1394 6096 5193 1051 1628 379 71 331 1276 58 26 852 844 .313 .412 .605 1.017 158 3142 66 16 35
162 Game Avg. 162 708 603 122 189 44 8 38 148 7 99 98 .313 .412 .605 1.017 158 365 2 4
DET (12 yrs) 1269 5586 4791 980 1528 366 69 306 1202 58 26 748 771 .319 .412 .616 1.028 161 2950 50 12 35
PIT (1 yr) 125 510 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 0 104 73 .249 .408 .478 .885 132 192 16 4 0
AL (12 yrs) 1269 5586 4791 980 1528 366 69 306 1202 58 26 748 771 .319 .412 .616 1.028 161 2950 50 12 35
NL (1 yr) 125 510 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 0 104 73 .249 .408 .478 .885 132 192 16 4 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1934 23 DET AL WS STL L 7 32 28 4 9 2 1 1 7 1 0 4 9 .321 .406 .571 .978 16 0 0 0 0 0
1935 24 DET AL WS CHC W 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 29 DET AL WS CIN L 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 34 DET AL WS CHC W 7 31 23 7 7 3 0 2 7 0 0 6 5 .304 .467 .696 1.162 16 1 1 1 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 23 101 85 17 27 7 2 5 22 1 0 13 19 .318 .420 .624 1.044 53 4 2 1 0 0
4 WS 23 101 85 17 27 7 2 5 22 1 0 13 19 .318 .420 .624 1.044 53 4 2 1 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1945 BBWAA ( 1.2%)
1949 BBWAA (43.8%)
1949 Run Off (23.5%)
1950 BBWAA (38.1%)
1951 BBWAA (29.6%)
1952 BBWAA (32.1%)
1953 BBWAA (30.3%)
1954 BBWAA (38.5%)
1955 BBWAA (62.5%)
1956 BBWAA (85.0%)
Selected to HOF in 1956 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1937
1938
1939 (1B)
1940 *
1945

Awards (yr lg award)
1935 AL MVP
1940 AL MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1934 AL (6, 36%)
1935 AL (1, 100%)
1937 AL (3, 60%)
1938 AL (3, 48%)
1939 AL (18, 4%)
1940 AL (1, 87%)
1945 AL (14, 7%)
1946 AL (8, 27%)
2 MVPs
3.69 Career Shares (17th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1934 AL  .339 (6th)
1935 AL  .328 (7th)
1937 AL  .337 (7th)
1940 AL  .340 (5th)
Career  .314 (76th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1934 AL  .404 (9th)
1935 AL  .411 (6th)
1937 AL  .436 (3rd)
1938 AL  .438 (3rd)
1939 AL  .420 (9th)
1940 AL  .433 (2nd)
1946 AL  .373 (8th)
1947 NL  .408 (7th)
Career  .412 (30th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1934 AL  .600 (3rd)
1935 AL  .628 (2nd)
1937 AL  .668 (2nd)
1938 AL  .683 (2nd)
1939 AL  .622 (3rd)
1940 AL  .670 (1st)
1946 AL  .604 (2nd)
1947 NL  .478 (10th)
Career  .605 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1934 AL  1.005 (3rd)
1935 AL  1.039 (3rd)
1937 AL  1.105 (2nd)
1938 AL  1.122 (2nd)
1939 AL  1.042 (4th)
1940 AL  1.103 (1st)
1946 AL  .977 (2nd)
1947 NL  .885 (9th)
Career  1.017 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1934 AL  153 (8th)
1935 AL  152 (3rd)
1937 AL  154 (7th)
1938 AL  155 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1934 AL  593 (9th)
1935 AL  619 (8th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1934 AL  667 (10th)
1935 AL  710 (3rd)
1937 AL  701 (7th)
1938 AL  681 (10th)
1940 AL  670 (8th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1934 AL  118 (6th)
1935 AL  121 (3rd)
1937 AL  137 (4th)
1938 AL  144 (1st)
1939 AL  112 (6th)
1940 AL  129 (2nd)
1946 AL  91 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1934 AL  201 (5th)
1935 AL  203 (4th)
1937 AL  200 (8th)
1940 AL  195 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1934 AL  356 (3rd)
1935 AL  389 (1st)
1937 AL  397 (2nd)
1938 AL  380 (2nd)
1939 AL  311 (5th)
1940 AL  384 (1st)
1946 AL  316 (2nd)
Career  3142 (227th)

Doubles s c a p y
1934 AL  63 (1st)
1935 AL  46 (2nd)
1937 AL  49 (2nd)
1939 AL  42 (3rd)
1940 AL  50 (1st)
1946 AL  29 (10th)
Career  379 (201st)

Triples s c a p y
1935 AL  16 (3rd)
1937 AL  14 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1934 AL  26 (7th)
1935 AL  36 (1st)
1937 AL  40 (2nd)
1938 AL  58 (1st)
1939 AL  33 (2nd)
1940 AL  41 (1st)
1945 AL  13 (7th)
1946 AL  44 (1st)
1947 NL  25 (8th)
Career  331 (91st)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1934 AL  139 (3rd)
1935 AL  170 (1st)
1937 AL  183 (1st)
1938 AL  146 (2nd)
1939 AL  112 (4th)
1940 AL  150 (1st)
1946 AL  127 (1st)
Career  1276 (107th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1935 AL  87 (6th)
1937 AL  102 (2nd)
1938 AL  119 (1st)
1939 AL  91 (6th)
1940 AL  93 (6th)
1946 AL  80 (7th)
1947 NL  104 (1st)
Career  852 (190th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1933 AL  78 (3rd)
1934 AL  93 (2nd)
1935 AL  91 (3rd)
1937 AL  101 (2nd)
1938 AL  92 (3rd)
1939 AL  95 (1st)
1940 AL  75 (6th)
1946 AL  88 (4th)
1947 NL  73 (4th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1934 AL  156 (4th)
1935 AL  169 (3rd)
1937 AL  172 (2nd)
1938 AL  169 (2nd)
1939 AL  156 (4th)
1940 AL  171 (2nd)
1946 AL  163 (2nd)
1947 NL  132 (9th)
Career  158 (16th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1934 AL  143 (4th)
1935 AL  159 (1st)
1937 AL  172 (1st)
1938 AL  164 (2nd)
1939 AL  130 (5th)
1940 AL  166 (1st)
1946 AL  118 (2nd)
Career  1292 (139th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1934 AL  49 (4th)
1935 AL  61 (3rd)
1937 AL  67 (2nd)
1938 AL  61 (2nd)
1939 AL  44 (5th)
1940 AL  64 (1st)
1945 AL  24 (9th)
1946 AL  43 (4th)
Career  455 (57th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1934 AL  4.5 (4th)
1935 AL  5.7 (3rd)
1937 AL  6.0 (2nd)
1938 AL  5.5 (2nd)
1939 AL  4.0 (5th)
1940 AL  5.9 (1st)
1945 AL  2.6 (9th)
1946 AL  4.4 (4th)
Career  42.6 (61st)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1934 AL  96 (1st)
1935 AL  98 (1st)
1937 AL  103 (1st)
1938 AL  85 (2nd)
1939 AL  82 (2nd)
1940 AL  99 (1st)
1946 AL  78 (2nd)
Career  781 (107th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1934 AL  266 (6th)
1935 AL  290 (4th)
1937 AL  305 (2nd)
1938 AL  297 (2nd)
1939 AL  249 (9th)
1940 AL  289 (2nd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1934 AL  .759 (3rd)
1935 AL  .781 (3rd)
1937 AL  .805 (2nd)
1938 AL  .796 (2nd)
1939 AL  .756 (4th)
1940 AL  .812 (1st)
1946 AL  .766 (2nd)
1947 NL  .645 (10th)
Career  .765 (16th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1947 NL  4 (8th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1946 AL  17 (4th)
1947 NL  16 (6th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1934 AL  13.4 (5th)
1937 AL  13.3 (3rd)
1938 AL  12.5 (8th)
1939 AL  12.9 (7th)
1946 AL  9.0 (3rd)

AB per HR s c a p y
1933 AL  37.4 (10th)
1934 AL  22.8 (8th)
1935 AL  17.2 (2nd)
1937 AL  14.9 (3rd)
1938 AL  9.6 (1st)
1939 AL  15.2 (2nd)
1940 AL  14.0 (1st)
1946 AL  11.9 (1st)
1947 NL  16.1 (4th)
Career  15.7 (25th)

Youngest s c a p y
1930 AL  born 1911-01-01 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 46 (30), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 171 (61), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 188 (50), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 46 (109), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Mo Vaughn (831)
  7. Chuck Klein (814) *
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  10. Hal Trosky (805)
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  2. Lou Gehrig (937) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Frank Thomas (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Frank Thomas (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Frank Thomas (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Frank Thomas (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Frank Thomas (907)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Todd Helton (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Johnny Mize (919) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Johnny Mize (915) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Johnny Mize (909) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

September, 1929: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

January 18, 1947: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Detroit Tigers for $75,000.

September 29, 1947: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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