From Vintage Detroit: In his 1989 autobiography edited by Ira Berkow, Hank Greenberg: The Story of My Life (Times Books), published three[…]
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Hank Greenberg was one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history and the first Jewish sports superstar.
From Vintage Detroit: In his 1989 autobiography edited by Ira Berkow, Hank Greenberg: The Story of My Life (Times Books), published three[…]
Read moreOn December 5, 1941, Hank Greenberg walked out of Michigan’s Fort Custer Training Center a free man. Seven months earlier, he had become the first major league baseball star to be drafted into the U.S. armed forces since war had erupted in Europe in 1939.
Read moreTo me, there is no doubt. There is no debate. There is no question what the greatest and most important[…]
Read moreDetroit PAL will open to the public its new Hank Greenberg Walk of Heroes, a new permanent feature at The Corner Ballpark.
Read moreThe Tigers retire the numbers of Charlie Gehringer and Hank Greenberg at Tiger Stadium on June 12, 1983. Just a[…]
Read moreHank Greenberg had 43 RBIs against the Browns in 1937, a major league record for RBIs against one team in a season.
Read moreDownload Audio Ron Kaplan, author of Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War, talks[…]
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