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	11-8 / in Starts: 11-8
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	68 (30-24-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
R York	3
C Gehringer	2
F Croucher	2
Self	2
N Harris	1
B McCosky	0

Most Driven In By
T Stainback	2
P Higgins	2
B Campbell	2
Self	2
R York	1
B Sullivan	0

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1031	1	Apr 16	DET	@	SLB	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	1.64	-0.203	4.23	-0.31%	-1.34	LF
2	1032	2	Apr 18	DET		CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	4	.63	-0.025	1.41	-0.03%	-0.37	LF
3	1033	3	Apr 19	DET		CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.364	.125	.489	4	1.15	0.057	2.99	0.09%	0.33	LF
4	1034	4	Apr 20	DET		CLE	L,2-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	4	1.45	0.117	3.36	0.16%	0.81	LF
5	1035	5	Apr 22	DET		CHW	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.400	.200	.600	4	.63	-0.006	1.31	-0.01%	0.29	LF
6	1036	6	Apr 23	DET		CHW	W,13-5	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.480	.278	.758	4	1.01	0.190	2.04	0.23%	3.72	LF
7	1037	7	Apr 24	DET		SLB	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.448	.238	.686	4	1.75	-0.156	3.54	-0.19%	-1.29	LF
8	1038	8	Apr 25	DET		SLB	W,12-11	CG	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.457	.208	.665	4	2.57	0.173	5.44	0.22%	0.79	LF
9	1039	9	Apr 26	DET	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.436	.214	.650	4	.99	-0.044	2.44	-0.07%	-0.52	LF
10	1040	10	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.395	.188	.583	4	1.47	-0.151	3.34	-0.21%	-1.29	LF
11	1041	11	Apr 28	DET	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.404	.250	.654	5	.76	0.014	1.65	0.02%	0.54	LF
12	1042	12	Apr 29	DET		BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.412	.256	.668	5	.57	0.066	1.01	0.07%	0.24	LF
13	1043	13	Apr 30	DET		BOS	W,12-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.393	.295	.688	5	.20	-0.023	.40	-0.03%	0.04	LF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	1044	14	May 1	DET		BOS	L,9-15	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.377	.306	.683	5	.68	-0.009	1.42	-0.01%	-0.52	LF
15	1045	15	May 2	DET		PHA	W,15-1	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.241	.379	.333	.712	5						LF
16	1046	16	May 3	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	2		1	0	0			0	1	0	.250	.400	.357	.757	5						LF
17	1047	17	May 4	DET		NYY	W,10-1	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.405	.356	.761	5	.93	0.061	2.13	0.08%	0.67	LF
18	1048	18	May 5	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.410	.371	.781	5	.79	0.089	1.88	0.13%	0.47	LF
19	1049	19	May 6	DET		NYY	W,7-4	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.410	.463	.872	5	.63	0.179	1.63	0.28%	1.22	LF
							11-8		83	67	12	18	5	1	2	12	16	3	12	0	0		1	1	1	0	.269	.410	.463	.872		1.06	0.329	2.38	0.42%	3.81

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