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.

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1945 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	62 (61)	Jul 1 (1)	DET		PHA	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	64 (1)	Jul 3	DET		BOS	L,0-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	65	Jul 4 (1)	DET		BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	70 (4)	Jul 8 (1)	DET		NYY	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	71	Jul 8 (2)	DET		NYY	W,3-2	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
6	72	Jul 12	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	73	Jul 13	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	74	Jul 14	DET	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	75	Jul 15	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	76	Jul 16	DET	@	NYY	W,9-4	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	77	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	79 (1)	Jul 20 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	27	5.0	2	1	0	3	0
13	82 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,9-1	GS	22	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	84 (1)	Jul 23	DET	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	85	Jul 27	DET		CHW	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	86	Jul 28	DET		CHW	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	87	Jul 29	DET		CHW	W,4-2	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	88	Jul 31	DET		SLB	W,5-4	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	89	Aug 1	DET		SLB	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	90	Aug 2	DET		SLB	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
21	91	Aug 3	DET	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
22	92	Aug 4	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	93	Aug 5 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,8-12	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	94	Aug 5 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
25	95	Aug 6 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	96	Aug 6 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	97	Aug 8 (1)	DET		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	98	Aug 8 (2)	DET		BOS	L,4-7	CG	54	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	99	Aug 9	DET		BOS	W,11-5	GS	0		4	0	0	4	0
30	100	Aug 10	DET		BOS	L,0-9	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	101	Aug 11	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
32	102	Aug 12 (1)	DET		NYY	W,9-6	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	103	Aug 12 (2)	DET		NYY	W,8-2	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
34	104	Aug 13 (1)	DET		NYY	W,15-4	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	105	Aug 13 (2)	DET		NYY	W,11-9	GS	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	106	Aug 15	DET		WSH	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	107	Aug 16	DET		WSH	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	108	Aug 17	DET		WSH	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	109	Aug 18	DET		WSH	L,5-11	GS	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	110	Aug 19 (1)	DET		PHA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	111	Aug 19 (2)	DET		PHA	L,3-8	CG	50	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	112	Aug 20 (1)	DET		PHA	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
43	113	Aug 20 (2)	DET		PHA	W,4-1	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	114	Aug 21 (1)	DET		PHA	L,6-7	GS	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	115	Aug 21 (2)	DET		PHA	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	116	Aug 22	DET		PHA	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	117	Aug 23	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	118	Aug 24	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	119	Aug 26 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	121 (1)	Aug 28	DET	@	SLB	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	122	Aug 29	DET	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	123	Aug 31	DET		CLE	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	124	Sep 1	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	125	Sep 2	DET		CLE	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	126	Sep 3 (1)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	127	Sep 3 (2)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	128	Sep 4	DET	@	NYY	W,10-0	GS	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	129	Sep 5 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	130	Sep 5 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	131	Sep 6 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,5-14	CG	52	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
61	132	Sep 6 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	133	Sep 7	DET	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	134	Sep 8	DET	@	NYY	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	135	Sep 9 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	136	Sep 9 (2)	DET	@	BOS	T,3-3	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
66	149 (12)	Sep 19	DET	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	150	Sep 20	DET	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
68	151	Sep 22	DET		SLB	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	152	Sep 23	DET		SLB	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	153	Sep 26 (1)	DET		CLE	W,11-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	154	Sep 26 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	155	Sep 30	DET	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
							72gm			113	4	0	117	0