HANK GREENBERG·1937

1937, Detroit. Hank Greenberg came to the plate 154 times a season's worth of games and made them count: 200 hits, 49 doubles, 14 triples, 40 home runs. He drove in 183 runs, a total no American Leaguer had ever matched. He scored 137 times himself. His average sat at .337, his on-base at .436, his slugging at .668. The Tigers finished second. Greenberg finished first in the things that mattered most—runs batted in, total bases, and the quiet arithmetic of a man who never wasted an at-bat.

183 RBI

In 1937 he drove in 183 runs.

40 HOME RUNS

In 1937 he hit 40 home runs.

.337 AVG

In 1937 he hit .337.

Hank Greenberg, 1937. Public domain portrait via Wikimedia Commons.