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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-5 / in Starts: 7-5
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 55 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	42 (21-14-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 55 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
C Gehringer	8
M Cochrane	4
P Fox	2
Self	1

Most Driven In By
G Goslin	4
A Simmons	2
B Rogell	1
P Fox	1
Self	1

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	ROE	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	424	1	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	4	.91	0.083	2.49	0.14%	0.86	1B
2	425	2	Apr 15	DET	@	CLE	L,7-14	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	4	.94	0.072	2.68	0.12%	0.57	1B
3	426	3	Apr 17	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	.364	.462	.636	1.098	4	.90	0.067	2.51	0.11%	1.06	1B
4	427	4	Apr 19	DET		CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.357	.471	.714	1.185	4	.54	-0.020	1.25	-0.03%	0.48	1B
5	428	5	Apr 20	DET		SLB	L,6-9	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	.375	.545	.688	1.233	4	1.08	0.147	2.49	0.20%	1.30	1B
6	429	6	Apr 22	DET	@	SLB	L,4-12	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.286	.444	.524	.968	4	.86	-0.052	1.82	-0.07%	-1.02	1B
7	430	7	Apr 23	DET	@	SLB	W,10-0	CG	5	5	2	3	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.469	.615	1.084	4	.52	0.139	1.02	0.16%	3.05	1B
8	431	8	Apr 24	DET	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.323	.432	.581	1.013	4	.38	0.005	.86	0.01%	-0.44	1B
9	432	9	Apr 25	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.314	.429	.543	.971	4	1.03	-0.070	2.72	-0.11%	-0.26	1B
10	433	10	Apr 26	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.447	.564	1.011	4	.77	0.059	2.18	0.10%	1.69	1B
11	434	11	Apr 28	DET	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	.372	.481	.674	1.155	4	.64	0.169	2.01	0.32%	3.00	1B
12	435	12	Apr 29	DET	@	WSH	L,3-7	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	.348	.455	.630	1.085	4						1B
							7-5		55	46	10	16	6	2	1	15	9	2	6	2	1	.348	.455	.630	1.085		.78	0.599	2.01	0.96%	10.28

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