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.

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	10	0	1	11	2
2	2	Apr 20	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
3	3	Apr 21	DET	@	CHW	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
4	4	Apr 22	DET		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
5	5	Apr 23	DET		CLE	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
6	6	Apr 24	DET		CLE	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
7	7	Apr 25	DET	@	SLB	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
8	8	Apr 26	DET	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
9	9	Apr 27	DET	@	SLB	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
10	10	Apr 29	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	14	3	0	17	2
11	11	Apr 30	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
13	13	May 2	DET	@	CLE	L,3-11	CG	41	8.0	6	2	0	8	2
14	14	May 3	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	46	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
15	15	May 4	DET	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
16	16	May 5	DET	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
17	17	May 7	DET	@	NYY	L,8-12	CG	46	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
18	18	May 8	DET	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	47	9.1	4	3	0	7	2
19	19	May 11	DET	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	3
20	20	May 12	DET	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	2	2	0
21	21	May 13	DET		SLB	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	1	11	1
22	22	May 15	DET		SLB	L,1-4	CG	0	5.0	7	1	0	8	0
23	23	May 16	DET		WSH	W,13-7	CG	41	9.0	15	2	0	17	4
24	24	May 18	DET		WSH	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
25	25	May 19	DET		PHA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 20	DET		PHA	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
27	27	May 21	DET		PHA	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
28	28	May 22	DET		BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
29	29	May 24	DET		BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	12	3	0	15	0
30	30	May 25	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
31	31	May 26	DET		NYY	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
32	32	May 27	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
33	33	May 28	DET	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	28	6.0	6	2	0	8	0
34	34	May 29	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	35	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	W,10-9	CG	49	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
36	36	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	37	Jun 1	DET	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	11	1	1	13	1
38	38	Jun 2 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
39	39	Jun 2 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
40	40	Jun 3	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	13	0	0	13	2
41	41	Jun 4	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	12	1	0	13	1
42	42	Jun 5	DET	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
43	43	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	8	0	0	8	2
44	44	Jun 7	DET	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
45	45	Jun 8	DET	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
46	46	Jun 9	DET	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
47	47	Jun 10	DET	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	40	10.0	5	1	0	6	1
48	48	Jun 11	DET	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
49	49	Jun 12	DET	@	WSH	W,18-12	CG	0	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
50	50	Jun 14	DET		PHA	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	6	2	0	8	2
51	51	Jun 15	DET		PHA	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
52	52	Jun 16	DET		PHA	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
53	53	Jun 17 (1)	DET		WSH	L,10-12	CG	44	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
54	54	Jun 17 (2)	DET		WSH	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
55	55	Jun 18	DET		WSH	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	8	0	1	9	0
56	56	Jun 19	DET		WSH	L,6-10	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
57	57	Jun 21 (1)	DET		BOS	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
58	58	Jun 21 (2)	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
59	59	Jun 22	DET		BOS	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	60	Jun 23	DET		BOS	W,10-2	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
61	61	Jun 24	DET		NYY	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
62	62	Jun 25	DET		NYY	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
63	63	Jun 26	DET		NYY	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
64	64	Jun 28	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
65	65	Jun 29	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
66	66	Jun 30	DET	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG	45	8.2	7	0	0	7	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 2	DET	@	SLB	L,5-13	CG	49	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
68	68	Jul 3 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	0	9.0	12	2	1	15	2
69	69	Jul 3 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	14	1	0	15	2
70	70	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CLE	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	9	3	0	12	1
71	71	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
72	72	Jul 8 (1)	DET		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
73	73	Jul 8 (2)	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	0	11.0	8	3	0	11	1
74	74	Jul 9	DET		CHW	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
75	75	Jul 10	DET		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	2
76	76	Jul 13 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	13	0	1	14	1
77	77	Jul 13 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
78	78	Jul 14	DET	@	BOS	L,1-12	CG	47	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
79	79	Jul 15	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	24	5.1	5	0	0	5	0
80	80	Jul 16	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
81	81	Jul 17	DET	@	NYY	L,3-16	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	82	Jul 19	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	44	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
83	83	Jul 20	DET	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
84	84	Jul 21	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	12	0	0	12	1
85	85	Jul 24 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
86	86	Jul 24 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
87	87	Jul 26	DET		WSH	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
88	88	Jul 27	DET		WSH	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
89	89	Jul 28	DET		WSH	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
90	90	Jul 29	DET		PHA	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	1	8	2
91	91	Jul 30 (1)	DET		PHA	W,10-7	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
92	92	Jul 30 (2)	DET		PHA	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	93	Aug 1	DET		PHA	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	1	8	1
94	94	Aug 2	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	10	3	0	13	1
95	95	Aug 3	DET		NYY	L,7-10	CG	54	11.0	10	1	0	11	3
96	96	Aug 4	DET		NYY	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
97	97	Aug 5	DET		BOS	L,8-9	CG	49	10.0	12	0	0	12	2
98	98	Aug 6	DET		BOS	L,8-14	CG	49	9.0	3	0	1	4	1
99	99	Aug 7	DET		BOS	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
100	100	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
101	101	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	102	Aug 11	DET	@	CHW	L,1-13	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
103	103	Aug 13	DET	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	104	Aug 14 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	105	Aug 14 (2)	DET	@	SLB	T,3-3	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
106	106	Aug 17 (1)	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
107	107	Aug 17 (2)	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
108	108	Aug 18	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	109	Aug 19 (1)	DET		SLB	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
110	110	Aug 19 (2)	DET		SLB	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
111	111	Aug 20	DET		SLB	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
112	112	Aug 21	DET		SLB	L,4-9	CG	0	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
113	113	Aug 23 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,13-5	GS	27	6.0	4	1	0	5	2
114	114	Aug 23 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
115	115	Aug 24 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	14	0	0	14	0
116	116	Aug 24 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
117	117	Aug 25	DET	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
118	118	Aug 26	DET	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
119	119	Aug 27	DET	@	WSH	W,12-11	CG	49	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
120	120	Aug 28	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	13	0	0	13	0
121	121	Aug 29	DET	@	BOS	W,15-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
122	122	Aug 30	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	8	0	0	8	3
123	123	Aug 31	DET	@	NYY	W,12-6	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	124	Sep 1	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
125	125	Sep 3	DET	@	CHW	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
126	126	Sep 4	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	9.2	4	0	0	4	1
127	127	Sep 5 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
128	128	Sep 5 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	1
129	129	Sep 6	DET		CLE	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
130	130	Sep 7	DET		CLE	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	1	14	0
131	131	Sep 8	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
132	132	Sep 9	DET	@	CLE	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
133	133	Sep 11 (1)	DET		CHW	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
134	134	Sep 11 (2)	DET		CHW	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
135	135	Sep 12	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
136	136	Sep 13	DET		BOS	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	4
137	137	Sep 14	DET		BOS	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	3
138	138	Sep 15	DET		NYY	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
139	139	Sep 16	DET		NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
140	140	Sep 17	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
141	141	Sep 18	DET		WSH	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
142	142	Sep 19	DET		WSH	L,2-12	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
143	143	Sep 21 (1)	DET		PHA	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
144	144	Sep 21 (2)	DET		PHA	W,3-0	CG	0	5.0	9	0	0	9	1
145	145	Sep 23 (1)	DET		CLE	L,1-8	CG	0	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
146	146	Sep 23 (2)	DET		CLE	L,5-6	CG	38	7.0	7	3	0	10	0
147	147	Sep 24	DET		CLE	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
148	148	Sep 25	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
149	149	Sep 27 (1)	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
150	150	Sep 27 (2)	DET		SLB	W,10-2	CG	0	7.0	2	1	0	3	0
151	151	Sep 28	DET		SLB	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
152	152	Sep 29	DET		SLB	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
153	153	Oct 1	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
154	154	Oct 2 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
155	155	Oct 2 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,10-8	CG	36	7.0	6	1	1	8	0
							155gm		1346.0	1484	120	14	1618	146