Hank Greenberg

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: January 1, 1911 in New York, NY us

Died: September 4, 1986 in Beverly Hills, CA

Buried: Hillside Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA

High School: James Monroe HS (New York, NY)

School: New York University (New York, NY)

Debut: September 14, 1930 (Age 19-256d, 7,129th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 18, 1947 (Age 36-260d)
vs. BRO 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1956. (Voted by BBWAA on 164/193 ballots)
View Hank Greenberg's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Henry Benjamin Greenberg

Nicknames: Hammerin' Hank

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

55.5

5193

1628

331

.314

1046

RBI

1274

OBP

.412

SLG

.605

OPS

1.017

OPS+

159

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-12 / in Starts: 11-12
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	18 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1934	WS g1	Oct 3	DET		STL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	4	.82	-0.079	42.86	-2.59%	0.52	1B
2	1934	WS g2	Oct 4	DET		STL	W,3-2	CG(12)	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.625	1.025	4	1.99	-0.112	102.06	-3.62%	-0.84	1B
3	1934	WS g3	Oct 5	DET	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.667	1.067	4	.88	-0.065	55.54	-2.18%	0.19	1B
4	1934	WS g4	Oct 6	DET	@	STL	W,10-4	CG	5	5	1	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1		1	0	.412	.500	.824	1.324	6	1.11	0.339	72.02	14.29%	4.65	1B
5	1934	WS g5	Oct 7	DET	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.458	.700	1.158	6	.87	-0.017	71.71	-1.16%	-0.38	1B
6	1934	WS g6	Oct 8	DET		STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.429	.625	1.054	6	2.35	-0.025	175.16	-1.72%	0.07	1B
7	1934	WS g7	Oct 9	DET		STL	L,0-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.406	.571	.978	6	.38	-0.018	62.92	-1.38%	-0.63	1B
1935 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1935	WS g1	Oct 2	DET		CHC	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4	1.09	-0.064	56.87	-2.22%	-0.41	1B
9	1935	WS g2	Oct 3	DET		CHC	W,8-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.667	1.042	4	.45	0.077	22.92	2.13%	0.65	1B
1940 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	1940	WS g1	Oct 2	DET	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	4	.37	0.014	19.47	0.47%	-0.87	LF
11	1940	WS g2	Oct 3	DET	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	4	1.20	0.046	61.68	1.01%	0.45	LF
12	1940	WS g3	Oct 4	DET		CIN	W,7-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	4	1.12	-0.039	70.55	-1.50%	0.22	LF
13	1940	WS g4	Oct 5	DET		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.563	.915	4	1.16	-0.015	74.94	-0.62%	0.17	LF
14	1940	WS g5	Oct 6	DET		CIN	W,8-0	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.381	.409	.714	1.123	4	.51	0.161	42.29	7.28%	2.36	LF
15	1940	WS g6	Oct 7	DET	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.625	1.010	4	.90	-0.038	81.80	-1.88%	-0.33	LF
16	1940	WS g7	Oct 8	DET	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.400	.607	1.007	4	1.79	-0.054	297.50	-4.38%	-0.09	LF
1945 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	1945	WS g1	Oct 3	DET		CHC	L,0-9	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	4	.34	0.011	17.61	0.39%	-0.04	LF
18	1945	WS g2	Oct 4	DET		CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.625	1.000	1.625	4	1.45	0.271	71.35	7.18%	2.48	LF
19	1945	WS g3	Oct 5	DET		CHC	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.455	.625	1.080	4	.58	-0.044	35.88	-1.61%	-0.41	LF
20	1945	WS g4	Oct 6	DET	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.467	.545	1.012	4	.98	0.093	55.22	3.57%	0.73	LF
21	1945	WS g5	Oct 7	DET	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	5	5	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.375	.500	.750	1.250	4	.83	0.161	68.45	8.56%	2.67	LF
22	1945	WS g6	Oct 8	DET	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG(12)	6	5	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.462	.762	1.223	4	1.06	0.092	96.04	4.36%	0.16	LF
23	1945	WS g7	Oct 10	DET	@	CHC	W,9-3	GS-9	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.304	.467	.696	1.162	4	.50	0.000	82.67	-0.02%	0.09	LF
									101	85	17	27	7	2	5	22	13	0	19	2	1				1	0	.318	.420	.624	1.044

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