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Hank Greenberg

1911 - 1986

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Henry Benjamin Greenberg (January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", and "the Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner, he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history. Greenberg played the first twelve of his 13 major league seasons for Detroit; with the Tigers, he was an All-Star for four seasons and was named the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player in 1935 and 1940. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hank Greenberg is the 45th most popular baseball player (down from 42nd in 2019), the 12,436th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,070th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Hank Greenberg ranks 45 out of 91. Before her are Shohei Ohtani, Ernie Banks, Ken Griffey Jr., Manny Ramirez, Hideki Matsui, and Albert Pujols. After her are David Ortiz, Pedro Martínez, Yu Darvish, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Roy Halladay, and Koji Uehara.

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Among people born in 1911, Hank Greenberg ranks 387. Before her are Josef Krejci, Ann Doran, Val Guest, Rezső Somlai, Hugh Marlowe, and Kristian Henriksen. After her are Anthony Boucher, Fe del Mundo, Mitch Miller, Harry Golombek, Jean Muir, and Amelia Boynton Robinson. Among people deceased in 1986, Hank Greenberg ranks 291. Before her are Rudy Vallée, Virginia Gregg, Anna Neagle, Robert Helpmann, James Gentle, and Smita Patil. After her are Dorothy Ashby, Roberto Hodge, Richard van der Riet Woolley, Helen Mack, Dinny Pails, and Adolph Caesar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hank Greenberg ranks 12,440 out of 20,380. Before her are Phil Morris (1959), Mr. Porter (1978), Estes Kefauver (1903), Harold Lockwood (1887), Larry Myricks (1956), and Ann Cusack (1961). After her are D. B. Sweeney (1961), Kid Cudi (1984), Heather Hunter (1969), Doris Belack (1926), Kenneth Rogoff (1953), and Rachel Brice (1972).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Hank Greenberg ranks 35. Before her are Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Greg Maddux (1966), Bob Gibson (1935), Carl Yastrzemski (1939), Ernie Banks (1931), and Ken Griffey Jr. (1969). After her are Roy Halladay (1977), Aaron Judge (1992), Curt Schilling (1966), Justin Verlander (1983), Mookie Betts (1992), and Mike Trout (1991).

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