Hammerin’ Hank

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Hammerin’ Hank is the famous nickname of Hall of Fame slugger Hank Greenberg, one of Major League Baseball’s most feared power hitters of the 1930s and 1940s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
human
nickname
bats right
battingAverage .313
battingHandedness right-handed
battingTitleContender American League NERFINISHED
birthDate 1911-01-01
birthPlace New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
careerHomeRuns 331
careerRBIs 1276
deathDate 1986-09-04
era 1930s
1940s
ethnicity Jewish
familyName Greenberg NERFINISHED
fieldingPosition first base
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionYear 1956
homeRunsInSeason1938 58
jerseyNumber 5
knownFor home run hitting
power hitting
league Major League Baseball
militaryConflict World War II NERFINISHED
militaryService United States Army
MLBDebutYear 1930
MVPAward American League Most Valuable Player NERFINISHED
MVPAwardYear 1935
1940
nationality American
nearRecordChase Babe Ruth single-season home run record NERFINISHED
nickname Hammerin’ Hank NERFINISHED
Hank NERFINISHED
notableSeason 1938
positionPlayed first baseman
primaryTeam Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED
refersTo Hank Greenberg NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
team Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED
Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED
teamHonor Detroit Tigers retired number 5
throws right
worldSeriesChampion 1935
1945

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Hank Greenberg nickname Hammerin’ Hank