Hank Greenberg
Chronology
| 1911 | Born January 1 in New York, NY |
| 1929 | Signs with the Detroit Tigers; attends New York University one year |
| 1930 | Plays one game with the Tigers |
| 1930-33 | Plays in the minor leagues |
| 1933 | Becomes a starter with the Tigers |
| 1934 | Leads the American League with 63 doubles |
| 1935 | Leads the American League with 36 home runs and 170 RBI |
| 1935, 1940 | Wins American League's Most Valuable Player award |
| 1937 | Hits 58 home runs for a career record |
| 1941 | Enlists as an officer candidate in the Army Air Corps |
| 1945 | Returns to baseball, hitting a pennant-winning home run for the Tigers |
| 1946 | Marries department store heiress Carol Gimbel |
| 1946 | Becomes highest-paid baseball player of his day, with a $100,000 contract from the Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1947 | Retires from baseball; becomes a baseball executive |
| 1950 | Becomes general manager of the Cleveland Indians |
| 1956 | Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 1959 | Divorces Gimbel |
| 1986 | Dies of cancer at age 75 |
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