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.

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 20	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	0
2	2	Apr 23	DET	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
3	3	Apr 25	DET	@	CHW	L,7-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 28	DET		SLB	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
5	5	Apr 29	DET	@	CLE	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	7	3	0	10	1
6	6	Apr 30	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	47	10.0	13	0	0	13	2
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	7	May 1	DET		CHW	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
8	8	May 2	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
9	9	May 3	DET		CHW	W,12-9	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	10	May 4	DET		NYY	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	11	May 5	DET		NYY	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	2
12	12	May 6	DET		NYY	W,12-6	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
13	13	May 7	DET		WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 8	DET		WSH	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
15	15	May 9	DET		PHA	L,8-9	CG	48	9.0	5	3	0	8	0
16	16	May 10	DET		PHA	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
17	17	May 11	DET		PHA	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	11	2	1	14	0
18	18	May 13	DET		BOS	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
19	19	May 14	DET	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
20	20	May 15	DET	@	SLB	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
21	21	May 16	DET	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 18	DET	@	PHA	L,7-8	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	2
23	23	May 19	DET	@	PHA	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
24	24	May 20	DET	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
25	25	May 21	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	44	11.0	15	0	0	15	2
26	26	May 22	DET	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	42	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
27	27	May 23	DET	@	WSH	W,13-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	28	May 24	DET	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
29	29	May 25	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	11	2	0	13	2
30	30	May 26	DET	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	8	0	1	9	2
31	31	May 27	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	21	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	32	May 28 (1)	DET		SLB	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
33	33	May 28 (2)	DET		SLB	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
34	34	May 29	DET		SLB	L,9-13	CG	52	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
35	35	May 30	DET		SLB	W,18-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
36	36	May 31 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
37	37	May 31 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	39	10.2	8	0	0	8	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 1	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	2
39	39	Jun 2	DET		WSH	W,11-8	CG	51	11.0	2	1	0	3	2
40	40	Jun 3	DET		WSH	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
41	41	Jun 4	DET		WSH	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	1
42	42	Jun 5	DET		NYY	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
43	43	Jun 6	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
44	44	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
45	45	Jun 8	DET		PHA	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
46	46	Jun 10	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	6	3	0	9	1
47	47	Jun 11	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	13	1	1	15	4
48	48	Jun 12 (1)	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
49	49	Jun 12 (2)	DET		BOS	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	8	0	1	9	0
50	50	Jun 13	DET		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	51	Jun 15	DET	@	WSH	W,9-8	CG	63	15.0	19	1	1	21	4
52	52	Jun 16	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	48	11.2	10	0	0	10	0
53	53	Jun 19	DET	@	PHA	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
54	54	Jun 20 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	18	0	0	18	2
55	55	Jun 20 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
56	56	Jun 23	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
57	57	Jun 24	DET	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
58	58	Jun 25	DET	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
59	59	Jun 26	DET	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
60	60	Jun 27	DET	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	46	8.0	6	2	0	8	2
61	61	Jun 29	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
62	62	Jun 30	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	63	Jul 1	DET	@	CHW	L,8-15	CG	49	8.0	10	2	1	13	2
64	64	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
65	65	Jul 4	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	7.0	11	2	0	13	0
66	66	Jul 5 (1)	DET		CHW	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
67	67	Jul 5 (2)	DET		CHW	W,7-4	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	68	Jul 9	DET		CLE	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	3
69	69	Jul 10 (1)	DET		CLE	W,12-11	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
70	70	Jul 10 (2)	DET		CLE	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
71	71	Jul 11	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
72	72	Jul 14	DET		NYY	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	2
73	73	Jul 15	DET		NYY	L,6-13	CG	46	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
74	74	Jul 16	DET		NYY	W,14-7	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
75	75	Jul 17	DET		WSH	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
76	76	Jul 18	DET		WSH	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
77	77	Jul 19	DET		WSH	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
78	78	Jul 20	DET		BOS	W,10-9	CG	46	10.0	3	1	0	4	1
79	79	Jul 21	DET		BOS	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
80	80	Jul 22	DET		BOS	W,17-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	3
81	81	Jul 23 (1)	DET		PHA	L,4-16	CG	52	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
82	82	Jul 23 (2)	DET		PHA	W,9-8	CG	51	11.0	10	1	0	11	2
83	83	Jul 25	DET		PHA	W,12-9	CG	35	6.0	5	0	0	5	1
84	84	Jul 27	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	47	10.1	4	0	0	4	1
85	85	Jul 28	DET	@	NYY	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
86	86	Jul 29	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	8	1	0	9	3
87	87	Jul 30	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	45	9.2	15	1	0	16	2
88	88	Jul 31	DET	@	BOS	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	9	0	0	9	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	89	Aug 1 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
90	90	Aug 1 (2)	DET	@	BOS	T,2-2	CG	39	10.0	7	0	0	7	0
91	91	Aug 3	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
92	92	Aug 4	DET	@	PHA	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	18	0	0	18	1
93	93	Aug 5	DET	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
94	94	Aug 6	DET	@	WSH	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	95	Aug 7 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	96	Aug 7 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	44	8.2	14	0	1	15	1
97	97	Aug 8	DET	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	19	5.0	4	0	1	5	2
98	98	Aug 10	DET		CHW	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	4
99	99	Aug 12 (1)	DET		CHW	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
100	100	Aug 12 (2)	DET		CHW	L,4-6	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	1
101	101	Aug 13	DET		SLB	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
102	102	Aug 14 (1)	DET		SLB	W,16-1	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	2
103	103	Aug 14 (2)	DET		SLB	W,20-7	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
104	104	Aug 15	DET		SLB	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	3
105	105	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
106	106	Aug 18	DET	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
107	107	Aug 19	DET	@	CHW	W,12-4	CG	29	6.0	8	0	0	8	0
108	108	Aug 20	DET	@	SLB	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
109	109	Aug 21	DET	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
110	110	Aug 22 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
111	111	Aug 22 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	8	1	0	9	0
112	112	Aug 24 (1)	DET		PHA	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
113	113	Aug 24 (2)	DET		PHA	L,8-9	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
114	114	Aug 25	DET		PHA	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	17	0	0	17	1
115	115	Aug 26	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
116	116	Aug 27	DET		BOS	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
117	117	Aug 28	DET		BOS	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
118	118	Aug 29	DET		NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
119	119	Aug 30	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
120	120	Aug 31	DET		WSH	W,12-3	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	121	Sep 1	DET		WSH	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
122	122	Sep 2	DET		WSH	W,9-8	CG	50	10.0	6	2	0	8	0
123	123	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
124	124	Sep 4	DET		CHW	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
125	125	Sep 5	DET		CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
126	126	Sep 6 (1)	DET		SLB	W,10-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	1	2	1
127	127	Sep 6 (2)	DET		SLB	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
128	128	Sep 8 (1)	DET		CLE	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
129	129	Sep 8 (2)	DET		CLE	W,10-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	1	2	1
130	130	Sep 9	DET		CLE	W,10-9	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
131	131	Sep 10	DET		CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	7.0	8	1	0	9	0
132	132	Sep 11 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
133	133	Sep 11 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
134	134	Sep 12	DET	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	16	1	0	17	0
135	135	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	137 (1)	Sep 16	DET	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
137	138	Sep 18 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
138	139	Sep 18 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
139	140	Sep 19	DET	@	NYY	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
140	141	Sep 20	DET	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
141	142	Sep 21 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,7-12	CG	45	8.0	10	1	0	11	2
142	143	Sep 21 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
143	144	Sep 22	DET	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
144	145	Sep 23	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.1	9	0	0	9	1
145	146	Sep 24	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
146	147	Sep 26 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	45	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
147	148	Sep 26 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
148	149	Sep 27	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
149	150	Sep 28	DET	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
150	151	Sep 29	DET	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
151	152	Sep 30	DET	@	SLB	L,3-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
152	153	Oct 1	DET	@	SLB	W,14-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
153	154	Oct 2	DET		CLE	L,5-12	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
154	155	Oct 3	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
							154gm		1362.0	1477	102	13	1592	133