Hank Greenberg was first Jewish-American player to played in the MLB as played for Tigers all seasons before his retirement. Hank died in 1984 after his number #5 had retired in 1983.
2007-09-14 09:59:36 · 7 answers · asked by DXTRCHN11 6 in Sports ➔ Baseball
He was first Jewish American player to have elected into Hall of Fame.
2007-09-14 10:01:58 · update #1
I have heard of him. He was a good player for the Tigers. He was a career .313 hitter, hit 331 career home runs, and 1,276 RBI's. He was a 5x All Star and a two time M.V.P.
2007-09-14 11:36:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow that's going way back. In the 30's 40's, Yeah, he had it tough being the first Jewish ball player from what i have read. He played 13 seasons 12w/Detroit his last year w/Pitt. MVP '35,'40. Even went to war '42-'44. Hank is on my all-time most under-rated team.
2007-09-14 10:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by Sergio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the documentary "The Life And Times Of Hank Greenberg". It is one of the best baseball films, best docs, and best movies I've ever viewed. Wonderfully told tale of the man and his life (with obvious emphasis on his baseball career), not at all dull, great "talking heads" interview clips (including Hank himself, though not much). A big thumbs-up on this one.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208261/
(But no, he wasn't exclusively a Tiger, he played his last season for Pittsburgh.)
2007-09-14 10:22:07 · answer #3 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Tiger all his career until the very end when an upset owner traded him to the Pirates. He was also in the Army during WW2.
2007-09-14 10:24:05 · answer #4 · answered by trombass08 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the documetary on him at home, I watch it often...he was a great player not just a great jewish player. I would have loved to watch him play the game in his time!
2007-09-14 10:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by bdough15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lifelong Detroiter, sure I remember him., but his playing days were before I was born.
2007-09-14 11:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by spalffy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I WAS BORN IN 1995. SO NO.
2007-09-14 10:59:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋