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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 22	DET		SLB	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
2	13 (4)	Apr 28	DET	@	SLB	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	15 (1)	Apr 30 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,8-11	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	18 (2)	May 4	DET		NYY	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
5	19	May 6	DET		WSH	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
6	21 (1)	May 7 (2)	DET		WSH	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
7	23 (1)	May 10 (2)	DET		PHA	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	14	2	1	17	2
8	26 (2)	May 17	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
9	30 (3)	May 21	DET	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	2
10	31	May 22	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	3	2	0	5	1
11	32	May 23	DET	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
12	33	May 24	DET	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
13	34	May 25	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	43	11.1	11	1	0	12	1
14	35	May 26	DET	@	PHA	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
15	36	May 27	DET	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
16	37	May 28	DET		SLB	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
17	38	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	W,8-6	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
18	39	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	40	Jun 1	DET		CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
20	41	Jun 2	DET		CHW	W,14-1	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
21	42	Jun 3	DET		CHW	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
22	43	Jun 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
23	44	Jun 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	3
24	45	Jun 5	DET	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	8	1	1	10	1
25	46	Jun 6	DET	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
26	47	Jun 7	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
27	48	Jun 8	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	10	1	0	11	2
28	49	Jun 9	DET	@	CHW	L,9-10	GS	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	50	Jun 10	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	18	0	0	18	0
30	51	Jun 11 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
31	52	Jun 11 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	13	2	1	16	2
32	53	Jun 13	DET		CLE	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
33	54	Jun 14	DET		CLE	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
34	55	Jun 17	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	42	9.1	12	0	0	12	0
35	56	Jun 18 (1)	DET		PHA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	2
36	57	Jun 18 (2)	DET		PHA	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
37	58	Jun 19	DET		PHA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
38	59	Jun 20	DET		PHA	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	11	1	1	13	3
39	60	Jun 21 (1)	DET		BOS	L,9-10	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	61	Jun 21 (2)	DET		BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	2
41	62	Jun 22	DET		BOS	L,7-9	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	1
42	63	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
43	64	Jun 24	DET		BOS	W,16-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	1
44	65	Jun 25 (1)	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	0	12.0	8	1	1	10	1
45	66	Jun 25 (2)	DET		NYY	L,0-3	CG	0	6.0	7	0	1	8	0
46	67	Jun 27	DET		NYY	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
47	68	Jun 28	DET		NYY	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
48	69	Jun 29	DET		WSH	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	70	Jun 30	DET		WSH	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	71	Jul 1	DET		WSH	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	1	0	2	3	1
51	72	Jul 3	DET	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
52	73	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
53	74	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	0	9.1	7	2	0	9	0
54	75	Jul 5	DET	@	SLB	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
55	76	Jul 7	DET	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
56	77	Jul 8	DET	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
57	78	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,7-11	CG	0	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
58	79	Jul 9 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
59	80	Jul 10	DET	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
60	81	Jul 11	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	82	Jul 12	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	0	10.2	13	4	0	17	2
62	85 (2)	Jul 15	DET	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	6	0	0	6	1
63	90 (4)	Jul 21	DET	@	WSH	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	95 (4)	Jul 27	DET		SLB	L,9-10	CG	64	12.0	9	0	1	10	0
65	98 (2)	Jul 30	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	99	Aug 2 (1)	DET		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
67	100	Aug 2 (2)	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
68	101	Aug 4	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	17	0	0	17	1
69	102	Aug 5 (1)	DET		CLE	L,6-15	CG	58	13.0	16	2	0	18	4
70	103	Aug 5 (2)	DET		CLE	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
71	104	Aug 6 (1)	DET		CLE	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	15	0	1	16	1
72	105	Aug 6 (2)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	GS	28	8.1	7	0	0	7	3
73	107 (1)	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
74	108	Aug 11	DET	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	4
75	109	Aug 12	DET	@	CHW	L,2-11	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
76	110	Aug 13	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	70	17.0	10	1	0	11	1
77	111	Aug 14	DET		BOS	W,6-5	GS	0		4	0	0	4	0
78	114 (2)	Aug 17	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
79	115	Aug 18	DET		PHA	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
80	116	Aug 19	DET		PHA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
81	117	Aug 20 (1)	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
82	118	Aug 20 (2)	DET		PHA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
83	119	Aug 21	DET		PHA	L,7-12	CG	51	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
84	120	Aug 22	DET		WSH	W,10-8	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
85	121	Aug 23 (1)	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
86	122	Aug 23 (2)	DET		WSH	L,5-9	GS	0		8	0	0	8	0
87	123	Aug 24	DET		WSH	L,6-13	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
88	124	Aug 25	DET		WSH	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
89	125	Aug 26	DET		NYY	L,5-9	CG	49	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
90	126	Aug 27 (1)	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
91	127	Aug 27 (2)	DET		NYY	L,2-12	CG	49	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
92	128	Aug 28	DET		NYY	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
93	129	Aug 29	DET		NYY	L,9-11	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	130	Sep 2	DET	@	SLB	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
95	131	Sep 3 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	1	6	3
96	132	Sep 3 (2)	DET	@	SLB	T,5-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	133	Sep 4 (1)	DET		CHW	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
98	134	Sep 4 (2)	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
99	135	Sep 6	DET	@	BOS	W,11-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	2
100	136	Sep 8 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
101	137	Sep 8 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
102	138	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
103	139	Sep 10 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
104	140	Sep 10 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-9	CG	0	8.0	10	1	0	11	2
105	141	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	10	2	0	12	4
106	142	Sep 12	DET	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
107	143	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	0	8.2	6	0	0	6	0
108	144	Sep 16 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
109	145	Sep 16 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	0	9.2	7	0	0	7	1
110	146	Sep 17	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
111	147	Sep 18	DET	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
112	148	Sep 19	DET	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
113	149	Sep 20	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	151 (1)	Sep 23	DET		SLB	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
115	152	Sep 24 (1)	DET		SLB	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
116	153	Sep 24 (2)	DET		SLB	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
							117gm		1024.0	1133	63	14	1210	111