HANK GREENBERG·1938

In 1938 Hank Greenberg made the home run his business and the business was good, 58 of them leaving American League parks with a purpose. He hit .315, drove in 146, walked 119 times because pitchers had learned their manners, and crossed home 144 times himself. The Tigers finished where they finished; Greenberg finished with the whole summer in his bat. Every at-bat a threat, every fastball a gamble. Sixty years later they still say 58, and they say it like a warning.

58 HOME RUNS

In 1938 he hit 58 home runs.

146 RBI

In 1938 he drove in 146 runs.

119 WALKS

In 1938 he walked 119 times.

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