Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg (January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," was an American Hall of Fame 5-time All-Star and 2-time MVP first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball. He is 7th among all major league ballplayers lifetime in slugging percentage (.605). Among retired ballplayers, only Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, and Barry Bonds have recorded higher career slugging percentages. The still-active Albert Pujols also leads Greenberg.
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| - Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg (January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," was an American Hall of Fame 5-time All-Star and 2-time MVP first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball. He is 7th among all major league ballplayers lifetime in slugging percentage (.605). Among retired ballplayers, only Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, and Barry Bonds have recorded higher career slugging percentages. The still-active Albert Pujols also leads Greenberg.
- Hank Greenberg was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer.
- Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg (January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), known as The Hebrew Hammer, was a US first baseman and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers from 1933 into 1941, at which point he was drafted into the United States Army. After World War II, Greenberg returned to the Tigers, playing for them in 1945 and 1946. He also played one season for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947. He hit a career batting average of .313 and a total of 331 home runs. He won the World Series with the Tigers in 1935 and 1945, was American League MVP in 1935 and 1940, was selected to five AL All-Star Teams, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1956.
- Hank Greenberg wurde als Sohn jüdischer Einwanderer aus Rumänien in New York City geboren und absolvierte dort seine Schulausbildung an der James Monroe High School in der Bronx. 1929 wollten ihn die New York Yankees verpflichten, da diese aber in Lou Gehrig bereits einen herausragenden First Baseman hatten, lehnte er dieses Angebot ab und nahm ein Sportstipendium an der New York University an. An der Universität blieb er ein Jahr, bis ihn die Detroit Tigers verpflichteten. Sein Debüt bei den Tigers in der American League gab er am 14. September 1930 gegen die Yankees. Einen festen Platz im Team der Tigers konnte Greenberg sich aber erst 1933 sichern, in der Zwischenzeit spielte er bei den Teams der Tigers im Minor League Baseball. In seiner ersten kompletten Saison schlug er 12 Home Runs
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| - * Won AL MVP twice, in 1935 and 1940.
* Lead AL in home runs 4 times.
* Set record for most multi-homer games in a season, with 11 in 1937.
* Hit 58 home runs in the 1938 season, 2 fewer than Babe Ruth's single-season record.
* His 9th inning grand-slam on the final game of the 1945 season won the pennant for the Tigers.
* Topped 100 RBI in 7 seasons.
* His 183 RBI in 1937 ranks 3rd all-time for a single season.
* Played in 4 All-Star games.
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