Henry Benjamin Greenberg
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Henry Benjamin Greenberg, better known as Hank Greenberg, was a Hall of Fame American Major League Baseball slugger and one of the sport’s first prominent Jewish stars, primarily for the Detroit Tigers in the 1930s and 1940s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Benjamin Greenberg canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish American sportsperson
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human ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| AllStarSelectionCount | 5 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hammerin’ Hank
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Hank Greenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hebrew Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| battingAverage | .313 ⓘ |
| birthName | Henry Benjamin Greenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-09-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| executiveRole |
Chicago White Sox part-owner
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Cleveland Indians general manager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Greenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInductionYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| HallOfFameMethod | Baseball Writers’ Association of America election ⓘ |
| height | 6 ft 4 in ⓘ |
| homeRuns | 331 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| middleName | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| MLBDebutLeague | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| MVPAward | American League Most Valuable Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPYear |
1935
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1940 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Major League Baseball’s first prominent Jewish stars
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power hitting ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball executive ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
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New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Beverly Hills
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California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| position | outfielder ⓘ |
| primaryPosition | first baseman ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| runsBattedIn | 1276 ⓘ |
| team |
Detroit Tigers
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Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion |
1935
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1945 ⓘ |
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