Hank Greenberg
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[edit] Biography
Hank Greenberg (Henry Benjamin Greenberg) was born on January 1, 1911 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1930 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1933, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 12 home runs and 87 RBI. Greenberg played for the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Hank Greenberg's best season was 1937, when he slugged 40 home runs, hit for a .337 average and knocked in 183 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | DET | A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | DET | A | 117 | 449 | 59 | 135 | 12 | 87 | .301 | .367 | .468 | 33 | 3 | 46 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | DET | A | 153 | 593 | 118 | 201 | 26 | 139 | .339 | .404 | .600 | 63 | 7 | 63 | 93 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | DET | A | 152 | 619 | 121 | 203 | 36 | 170 | .328 | .411 | .628 | 46 | 16 | 87 | 91 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | DET | A | 12 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 16 | .348 | .455 | .630 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | DET | A | 154 | 594 | 137 | 200 | 40 | 183 | .337 | .436 | .668 | 49 | 14 | 102 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | DET | A | 155 | 556 | 144 | 175 | 58 | 146 | .315 | .438 | .683 | 23 | 4 | 119 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | DET | A | 138 | 500 | 112 | 156 | 33 | 112 | .312 | .420 | .622 | 42 | 7 | 91 | 95 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1940 | DET | A | 148 | 573 | 129 | 195 | 41 | 150 | .340 | .433 | .670 | 50 | 8 | 93 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 1941 | DET | A | 19 | 67 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 12 | .269 | .410 | .463 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1945 | DET | A | 78 | 270 | 47 | 84 | 13 | 60 | .311 | .404 | .544 | 20 | 2 | 42 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 1946 | DET | A | 142 | 523 | 91 | 145 | 44 | 127 | .277 | .373 | .604 | 29 | 5 | 80 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 1947 | PIT | N | 125 | 402 | 71 | 100 | 25 | 74 | .249 | .408 | .478 | 13 | 2 | 104 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | NL | 125 | 402 | 71 | 100 | 25 | 74 | .249 | .408 | .478 | 13 | 2 | 104 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | AL | 1269 | 4791 | 980 | 1528 | 306 | 1202 | .319 | .412 | .616 | 366 | 69 | 748 | 771 | 12 | 35 | 58 | 0 | 50 | |
| Total | 1394 | 5193 | 1051 | 1628 | 331 | 1276 | .313 | .412 | .605 | 379 | 71 | 852 | 844 | 16 | 35 | 58 | 0 | 66 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | DET | A | 1B | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1133 | 63 | 14 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1934 | DET | A | 1B | 153 | 0 | 0 | 1454 | 84 | 16 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .990 |
| 1935 | DET | A | 1B | 152 | 0 | 0 | 1437 | 99 | 13 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| 1936 | DET | A | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| 1937 | DET | A | 1B | 154 | 0 | 0 | 1477 | 102 | 13 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| 1938 | DET | A | 1B | 155 | 0 | 0 | 1484 | 120 | 14 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 |
| 1939 | DET | A | 1B | 136 | 0 | 0 | 1205 | 75 | 9 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 |
| 1940 | DET | A | OF | 148 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .954 |
| 1941 | DET | A | OF | 19 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .914 |
| 1945 | DET | A | OF | 72 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | DET | A | 1B | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1272 | 93 | 15 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1947 | PIT | N | 1B | 119 | 0 | 0 | 983 | 79 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .992 |
| Total | 1B | 1138 | 0 | 0 | 10564 | 724 | 104 | 973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 | ||
| Total | OF | 239 | 0 | 0 | 459 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Detroit Tigers (September, 1929).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Pittsburgh Pirates for $75000 (January 18, 1947).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 29, 1947).
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