Hank Greenberg
Hank Greenberg
Full name: Henry Benjamin Greenberg
Born: January 1, 1911, New York, New York
Died September 4, 1986, Beverly Hills, California
Buried at Hillside Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California
First Game: September 14, 1930; Final Game: September 18, 1947
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3.5" Weight: 210
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1956
AL MVP (1935 and 1940)
TSN AL MVP (1935 and 1940)
1B on TSN All-Star Team (1935)
OF on TSN All-Star Team (1940)
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Hank Greenberg
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1930 DET A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1930 DET A
1933 DET A 117 449 59 135 33 3 12 87 46 78 1 2 6 2 .301 .367 .468 0.2 1933 DET A
1934 DET A 153 593 118 201 63 7 26 139 63 93 2 9 9 5 .339 .404 .600 3.3 1934 DET A
1935 DET A 152 619 121 203 46 16 36 170 87 91 0 4 4 3 .328 .411 .628 5.0 1935 DET A
1936 DET A 12 46 10 16 6 2 1 16 9 6 0 0 1 0 .348 .455 .630 0.4 1936 DET A
1937 DET A 154 594 137 200 49 14 40 183 102 101 3 2 8 3 .337 .436 .668 5.1 1937 DET A
1938 DET A 155 556 144 175 23 4 58 146 119 92 3 3 7 5 .315 .438 .683 4.5 1938 DET A
1939 DET A 138 500 112 156 42 7 33 112 91 95 2 11 8 8 3 .312 .420 .622 2.4 1939 DET A
1940 DET A 148 573 129 195 50 8 41 150 93 75 1 3 15 6 3 .340 .433 .670 4.5 1940 DET A
1941 DET A 19 67 12 18 5 1 2 12 16 12 0 0 1 1 0 .269 .410 .463 -0.1 1941 DET A
1945 DET A 78 270 47 84 20 2 13 60 42 40 0 0 9 3 1 .311 .404 .544 1.5 1945 DET A
1946 DET A 142 523 91 145 29 5 44 127 80 88 0 1 17 5 1 .277 .373 .604 3.9 1946 DET A
1947 PIT N 125 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 104 73 4 0 16 0 .249 .408 .478 1.9 1947 PIT N
Total NL 125 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 104 73 4 0 16 0 .249 .408 .478 1.9 Total NL
Total AL 1269 4791 980 1528 366 69 306 1202 748 771 12 35 50i 58 26 .319 .412 .616 30.7 Total AL
Total 1394 5193 1051 1628 379 71 331 1276 852 844 16 35 66i 58 26i .313 .412 .605 32.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1934 DET A Daily Splits 7 28 4 9 2 1 1 7 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 .406 .571 1934 DET A
1935 DET A Daily Splits 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .375 .667 1935 DET A
1940 DET A Daily Splits 7 28 5 10 2 1 1 6 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .357 .400 .607 1940 DET A
1945 DET A Daily Splits 7 23 7 7 3 0 2 7 6 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .304 .467 .696 1945 DET A
Total Splits 23 85 17 27 7 2 5 22 13 0 19 2 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 .318 .420 .624 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1939 AL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 1939 AL
1940 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1940 AL
Total Splits 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1933 DET A 1B 117 1133 63 14 111 .988
1934 DET A 1B 153 1454 84 16 124 .990
1935 DET A 1B 152 1437 99 13 142 .992
1936 DET A 1B 12 119 9 1 14 .992
1937 DET A 1B 154 1477 102 13 133 .992
1938 DET A 1B 155 1484 120 14 146 .991
1939 DET A 1B 136 1205 75 9 108 .993
1940 DET A OF 148 298 14 15 1 .954 148 0 0
1941 DET A OF 19 32 0 3 0 .914 19 0 0
1945 DET A OF 72 129 3 0 0 1.000 72 0 0
1946 DET A 1B 140 1272 93 15 110 .989
1947 PIT N 1B 119 983 79 9 85 .992
Total 1B 1138 10564 724 104 973 .991
Total OF 239 459 17 18 1 .964 239 0 0
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1934 DET A Daily 1B 7 7 7 65 60 4 1 5 0 .985
1935 DET A Daily 1B 2 2 2 18 17 2 3 2 0 .864
1940 DET A Daily OF 7 7 7 60 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0 0
1940 DET A LF 7 7 7 60 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1945 DET A Daily OF 7 7 6 64.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0 0
1945 DET A LF 7 7 6 64.2 8 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 14 14 13 124.2 0 0 0 0 0 - 14 0 0
Total LF 14 14 13 124.2 20 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 9 9 9 83 77 6 4 7 0 .954
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1939 AL Daily 1B 1 1 1 9 7 1 0 1 0 1.000
1940 AL Daily OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1940 AL LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
Total LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total 1B 1 1 1 9 7 1 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Sold by Detroit Tigers to Pittsburgh Pirates for $75000 (January 18, 1947 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 29, 1947 ).
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