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.

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	DET		SLB	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
2	2	Apr 18	DET		SLB	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 19	DET	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	DET	@	CLE	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 22	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 24	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 25	DET	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 27	DET		CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 28	DET		CLE	L,9-11	CG	50	10.0	2	0	1	3	0
10	10	Apr 29	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
11	11	Apr 30	DET	@	WSH	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	DET	@	WSH	W,10-7	GS	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	13	May 2	DET	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
14	14	May 4	DET	@	PHA	L,5-14	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 5	DET	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 6	DET	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	17	May 7	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 8	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	25 (6)	May 20	DET		BOS	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	26	May 21	DET		BOS	L,8-11	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
21	27	May 22	DET		NYY	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	28	May 23	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	29	May 24	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	30	May 25	DET	@	CHW	W,10-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	31	May 27	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
26	32	May 28	DET	@	CLE	W,8-5	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	33	May 29	DET	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	34	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	35	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	W,15-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	36	Jun 1	DET	@	WSH	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	2	3	0
31	37	Jun 2	DET	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	38	Jun 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-9	CG	0	8.0	1	1	1	3	0
33	39	Jun 4	DET	@	PHA	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
34	40	Jun 5	DET	@	PHA	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	41	Jun 6	DET	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
36	42	Jun 7	DET	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	43	Jun 8	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	44	Jun 11	DET	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
39	45	Jun 12	DET	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	46	Jun 13	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
41	47	Jun 14	DET		WSH	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
42	48	Jun 15 (1)	DET		WSH	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	49	Jun 15 (2)	DET		WSH	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
44	50	Jun 16	DET		WSH	W,8-7	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	51	Jun 19 (1)	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	52	Jun 19 (2)	DET		PHA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
47	53	Jun 20	DET		PHA	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	54	Jun 21	DET		NYY	L,7-12	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	55	Jun 22	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	56	Jun 23	DET		NYY	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	57	Jun 25 (1)	DET		BOS	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	58	Jun 25 (2)	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	59	Jun 26	DET		BOS	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	60	Jun 27	DET	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	61	Jun 29 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	62	Jun 29 (2)	DET	@	SLB	T,9-9	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	63	Jun 30 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	0	10.1	2	0	0	2	0
58	64	Jun 30 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,10-1	CG	0	7.0	2	0	1	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	65	Jul 1	DET		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	66	Jul 2	DET		CHW	W,10-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	67	Jul 3	DET		CHW	L,7-12	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	68	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	69	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CLE	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	70	Jul 6 (1)	DET		SLB	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	71	Jul 6 (2)	DET		SLB	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	72	Jul 7	DET		SLB	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	73	Jul 11	DET	@	WSH	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	74	Jul 13 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
69	75	Jul 13 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	76	Jul 14 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
71	77	Jul 14 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	78	Jul 15	DET	@	PHA	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	79	Jul 16	DET	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	80	Jul 17 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	81	Jul 17 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
76	82	Jul 18	DET	@	BOS	W,10-8	CG	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	83	Jul 19	DET	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	84	Jul 20	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
79	85	Jul 21 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	86	Jul 21 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	87	Jul 23	DET		WSH	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	88	Jul 24	DET		WSH	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
83	89	Jul 25	DET		WSH	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	90	Jul 26	DET		PHA	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
85	91	Jul 27 (1)	DET		PHA	W,15-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	92	Jul 27 (2)	DET		PHA	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	93	Jul 28	DET		PHA	L,5-9	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	94	Jul 29	DET		PHA	L,7-9	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	95	Jul 30	DET		NYY	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
90	96	Jul 31	DET		NYY	W,7-6	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	97	Aug 1	DET		NYY	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
92	98	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,9-12	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	99	Aug 3 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	100	Aug 3 (2)	DET		BOS	W,14-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	101	Aug 4	DET		BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	102	Aug 5 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	103	Aug 5 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
98	104	Aug 6	DET	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	105	Aug 7	DET	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	106	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
101	107	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	108	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
103	109	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	110	Aug 12	DET	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	111	Aug 13	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
106	112	Aug 14	DET		SLB	W,13-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	113	Aug 15	DET		SLB	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	114	Aug 16	DET		CHW	L,4-13	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	115	Aug 17	DET		CHW	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
110	116	Aug 18	DET		CHW	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
111	117	Aug 20 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
112	118	Aug 20 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	119	Aug 21	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	42	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
114	120	Aug 22	DET	@	BOS	W,9-8	CG	0	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	121	Aug 24 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,12-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
116	122	Aug 24 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	44	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
117	123	Aug 25	DET	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	124	Aug 29 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	125	Aug 29 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,6-0	CG	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	126	Aug 31	DET	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	127	Sep 1	DET	@	SLB	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	128	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	129	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
124	130	Sep 3	DET	@	CHW	L,2-10	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	131	Sep 4	DET		CLE	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	132	Sep 5	DET		CLE	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	133	Sep 6	DET		CLE	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
128	134	Sep 7	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
129	135	Sep 8	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
130	136	Sep 10	DET		BOS	L,5-6	CG	55	13.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	137	Sep 11	DET		BOS	W,11-7	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	138	Sep 12	DET		NYY	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	139	Sep 13	DET		NYY	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	140	Sep 14	DET		NYY	L,7-16	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
135	141	Sep 15	DET		WSH	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	142	Sep 16	DET		WSH	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	143	Sep 17	DET		WSH	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	144	Sep 18 (1)	DET		PHA	W,14-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
139	145	Sep 18 (2)	DET		PHA	L,6-13	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	146	Sep 19 (1)	DET		PHA	W,13-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
141	147	Sep 19 (2)	DET		PHA	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
142	148	Sep 20	DET		CLE	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
143	149	Sep 21	DET		CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
144	150	Sep 22	DET		CLE	L,5-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
145	151	Sep 25 (1)	DET		CHW	W,10-9	CG	49	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
146	152	Sep 25 (2)	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
147	153	Sep 27	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							147gm			246	13	15	274	1