Hank Greenberg

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Hank Greenberg was a Hall of Fame American baseball slugger of the 1930s and 1940s, renowned for his powerful hitting and as one of the first prominent Jewish stars in Major League Baseball.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Famer
Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
AllStarSelection 5
award American League Most Valuable Player
bats right
battingAverageCareer .313
battingHandedness right-handed batter
birthDate 1911-01-01
birthPlace New York
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
conflict World War II
deathDate 1986-09-04
deathPlace Beverly Hills, California, United States
surface form: Beverly Hills, California

California, United States
surface form: California

United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicity Jewish American
executiveRole general manager of the Cleveland Indians
part-owner of the Cleveland Indians
fullName Henry Benjamin Greenberg
givenName Henry
HallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
HallOfFameInductionYear 1956
HallOfFameVotePercentage 85.03%
height 6 ft 4 in
homeRunLeader American League
homeRunsCareer 331
homeRunsInSeason 58 (1938)
league American League
National League
militaryService United States Army
MLBdebutLeague Major League Baseball
surface form: MLB
MLBdebutTeam Detroit Tigers
MLBfinalTeam Pittsburgh Pirates
MVPYear 1935
1940
nickname Hammerin’ Hank
Hank
notableFor being one of the first prominent Jewish stars in Major League Baseball
power hitting
notableSeason 1938
occupation baseball executive
positionPlayed first baseman
left fielder
RBICareer 1276
RBIleader American League
religion Judaism
team Detroit Tigers
Pittsburgh Pirates
throwingHandedness right-handed thrower
throws right
WorldSeriesChampion 1935
1945

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Detroit Tigers notablePlayer Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers retiredNumberHonoree Hank Greenberg
Tigers notablePlayer Hank Greenberg
subject surface form: Detroit Tigers
1937 MLB All-Star Game notablePlayer Hank Greenberg
AL MVP notableMultipleWinners Hank Greenberg
1935 World Series mostValuablePlayer Hank Greenberg
1935 World Series notablePlayer Hank Greenberg
1934 World Series featuredPlayer Hank Greenberg