Henry Benjamin 'Hank' Greenberg

Henry Benjamin 'Hank' Greenberg (1911-1986) was an American baseball player, born in New York City. A first baseman and outfielder, he entered organized baseball in 1930 with Hartford of the Eastern League and in 1933 joined the Detroit Tigers. In 1938, he hit 58 home runs. After military service (1942-44) in World War II, Greenberg returned to Detroit in 1945 and led the American League with 44 home runs in 1946. He starred in four world series for Detroit. In 1947 he played one sea­son with the Pittsburgh Pirales.
Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American professional sports. He became a major stockholder (1948) and general manager (1949) of the Cleveland Indians.