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Jan 4, 2012 · Any list of the greatest sluggers ever to wear a Detroit Tigers uniform has to include Hank Greenberg. Despite losing four years of his physical prime to World War II, he still put together a 13-year career (all but one with the Tigers) that included 331 home runs with 1,276 RBIs. A .313 hitter, he also drew a high number of walks, contributing ...
Political party. Republican. Spouse. Corinne Zuckerman. . ( m. 1950) . Children. 4, including Jeffrey and Evan. Maurice Raymond “Hank” Greenberg (born May 4, 1925) is an American business executive and former chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group (AIG).
Hank Greenberg was the first Jewish player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1956), had his uniform number retired by the the Detroit Tigers during "Greenberg-Gehringer Day" at Tiger Stadium in 1983 (along with former teammate Charlie Gehringer who had his uniform number retired as well), and he was featured on a United States ...
Dec 31, 2022 · It also marks the 111th birthday of Tigers great and Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg, a New Year’s baby born on Jan. 1, 1911. To remember his incredible career, which included two World Series titles and two MVP Awards, here are 10 of the greatest performances from Greenberg’s career in Detroit: May 6, 1933: First big league home run.
The morning of May 7, 1941, Hank Greenberg submitted to his induction in the United States Army. Inside a downtown Detroit industrial building that manufactured women’s corsets, he filled out forms, answered questions, and provided his fingerprints. The newsreel cameras rolled, photographers snapped pictures and a 13-piece WPA orchestra ...
Hank Greenberg hit 58 homers in 1938 -- two shy of Babe Ruth's then record of 60. Greenberg took his first step toward the Hall of Fame when he batted .339 with 39 homers, 139 RBI and a major ...
Hank Greenberg. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is a 1998 documentary film written, directed, and produced by Aviva Kempner about Hank Greenberg, first baseman of the Detroit Tigers, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. A Jewish player who chose not to play on Yom Kippur in 1934 during a heated pennant race, Greenberg had to ...
