Information: The first column shows data points from Greenberg, Hank, 1911-1986 in red. The third column shows data points from Greenburg, Hank, 1911 - 1986. in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.
<p>HANK GREENBERG</p>
<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg</p>
<p>Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1956</p>
<p>Primary team: Detroit Tigers</p>
<p>Primary position: 1st Baseman</p>
<p>"He was one of the truly great hitters, and when I first saw him at bat, he made my eyes pop out." – Joe DiMaggio</p>
<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg was born on Jan. 1, 1911, in New York City. After a stellar amateur career, his hometown Yankees offered him a contract, but he opted to join the Detroit Tigers.</p>
<p>Greenberg would win two American League Most Valuable Player Awards in his career with Detroit. The first came in 1935 when playing first base he hit .328 and led the league in both home runs (36) and RBI (168). Greenberg's Tigers would win the World Series that year, though he missed the majority of the Fall Classic after breaking his wrist in the second game.</p>
<p>Greenberg earned his second MVP in 1940 as an outfielder; he batted .340 and again paced the American League in homers (41) while driving in the most runs (150). This would be the first time in MLB history that a player won an MVP award at two different positions.</p>
<p>War spreading across the globe in the 1940s would cut out a significant portion of Greenberg's playing career. Greenberg was initially brought into military service in May 1941, only to be honorably discharged on Dec. 5 of that year, a mere two days before the attacks at Pearl Harbor. Greenberg would immediately re-enlist. In June 1945, his military service concluded and Greenberg jumped right back into baseball.</p>
<p>Even though he had been away from the game for more than four years, Greenberg's skills hadn't waned. His return in the latter half of the 1945 season helped drive the Tigers to another World Series appearance. Greenberg's Fall Classic performance was spectacular, as he drove in seven runs in seven games while hitting .304, propelling the Tigers to victory over the Cubs.</p>
<p>In 1946, Greenberg once again leading the league in home runs (44) and RBI (127). That would be his final year as a member of the Detroit Tigers, however, as the Pittsburgh Pirates purchased his contract before the 1947 season. He would play only one season with the Pirates before retiring to take over direction of the Indians' farm system. Greenberg would shortly become their general manager and would later serve the White Sox in the same capacity.</p>
<p>Greenberg was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1956. He passed away on Sept. 4, 1986.</p>
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<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner, he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history. He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II, all of which took place during what would have been prime years in his major league career.</p>
<p>Greenberg played the first twelve of his 13 major league seasons for Detroit. He was an American League (AL) All-Star for four seasons[a] and an AL MVP in 1935 (first baseman) and 1940 (left fielder). He had a batting average over .300 in eight seasons, and won two World Series championships with the Tigers (1935 and 1945). He was the AL home run leader four times and his 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx's 1932 mark for the most in one season by anyone other than Babe Ruth, and tied Foxx for the most home runs between Ruth's record 60 in 1927 and Roger Maris' record 61 in 1961. Greenberg was the first major league player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league, and remains the AL record-holder for most runs batted in in a single season by a right-handed batter (183 in 1937, a 154-game schedule). His career statistics would have certainly been higher had he not served in the armed services during wartime. In 1947, Greenberg signed a contract for a record $85,000 salary before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he played his final MLB season that year. After retiring from playing, Greenberg continued to work in baseball as a team executive for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.</p>
<p>Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American team sports. He attracted national attention in 1934 in the middle of a pennant race when he had to decide whether to play baseball on two major Jewish holidays; after consultation with his rabbi, he agreed to play on Rosh Hashanah, but on Yom Kippur he spent the day at his synagogue, even though he was not particularly observant religiously. Having endured his share of anti-semitic abuse in his career, Greenberg was one of the few opposing players to publicly welcome African-American player Jackie Robinson to the major leagues in 1947.</p>
Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner, he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history. He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II, all of which took place during what would have been prime years in his major league career.
Greenberg played the first twelve of his 13 major league seasons for Detroit. He was an American League (AL) All-Star for four seasons[a] and an AL MVP in 1935 (first baseman) and 1940 (left fielder). He had a batting average over .300 in eight seasons, and won two World Series championships with the Tigers (1935 and 1945). He was the AL home run leader four times and his 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx's 1932 mark for the most in one season by anyone other than Babe Ruth, and tied Foxx for the most home runs between Ruth's record 60 in 1927 and Roger Maris' record 61 in 1961. Greenberg was the first major league player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league, and remains the AL record-holder for most runs batted in in a single season by a right-handed batter (183 in 1937, a 154-game schedule). His career statistics would have certainly been higher had he not served in the armed services during wartime. In 1947, Greenberg signed a contract for a record $85,000 salary before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he played his final MLB season that year. After retiring from playing, Greenberg continued to work in baseball as a team executive for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.
Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American team sports. He attracted national attention in 1934 in the middle of a pennant race when he had to decide whether to play baseball on two major Jewish holidays; after consultation with his rabbi, he agreed to play on Rosh Hashanah, but on Yom Kippur he spent the day at his synagogue, even though he was not particularly observant religiously. Having endured his share of anti-semitic abuse in his career, Greenberg was one of the few opposing players to publicly welcome African-American player Jackie Robinson to the major leagues in 1947.
Greenberg was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1956. He passed away on Sept. 4, 1986.
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<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner, he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history. He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II, all of which took place during what would have been prime years in his major league career.</p>
<p>Greenberg played the first twelve of his 13 major league seasons for Detroit. He was an American League (AL) All-Star for four seasons[a] and an AL MVP in 1935 (first baseman) and 1940 (left fielder). He had a batting average over .300 in eight seasons, and won two World Series championships with the Tigers (1935 and 1945). He was the AL home run leader four times and his 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx's 1932 mark for the most in one season by anyone other than Babe Ruth, and tied Foxx for the most home runs between Ruth's record 60 in 1927 and Roger Maris' record 61 in 1961. Greenberg was the first major league player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league, and remains the AL record-holder for most runs batted in in a single season by a right-handed batter (183 in 1937, a 154-game schedule). His career statistics would have certainly been higher had he not served in the armed services during wartime. In 1947, Greenberg signed a contract for a record $85,000 salary before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he played his final MLB season that year. After retiring from playing, Greenberg continued to work in baseball as a team executive for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.</p>
<p>Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American team sports. He attracted national attention in 1934 in the middle of a pennant race when he had to decide whether to play baseball on two major Jewish holidays; after consultation with his rabbi, he agreed to play on Rosh Hashanah, but on Yom Kippur he spent the day at his synagogue, even though he was not particularly observant religiously. Having endured his share of anti-semitic abuse in his career, Greenberg was one of the few opposing players to publicly welcome African-American player Jackie Robinson to the major leagues in 1947.</p>
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<p>HANK GREENBERG</p>
<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg</p>
<p>Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1956</p>
<p>Primary team: Detroit Tigers</p>
<p>Primary position: 1st Baseman</p>
<p>"He was one of the truly great hitters, and when I first saw him at bat, he made my eyes pop out." – Joe DiMaggio</p>
<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg was born on Jan. 1, 1911, in New York City. After a stellar amateur career, his hometown Yankees offered him a contract, but he opted to join the Detroit Tigers.</p>
<p>Greenberg would win two American League Most Valuable Player Awards in his career with Detroit. The first came in 1935 when playing first base he hit .328 and led the league in both home runs (36) and RBI (168). Greenberg's Tigers would win the World Series that year, though he missed the majority of the Fall Classic after breaking his wrist in the second game.</p>
<p>Greenberg earned his second MVP in 1940 as an outfielder; he batted .340 and again paced the American League in homers (41) while driving in the most runs (150). This would be the first time in MLB history that a player won an MVP award at two different positions.</p>
<p>War spreading across the globe in the 1940s would cut out a significant portion of Greenberg's playing career. Greenberg was initially brought into military service in May 1941, only to be honorably discharged on Dec. 5 of that year, a mere two days before the attacks at Pearl Harbor. Greenberg would immediately re-enlist. In June 1945, his military service concluded and Greenberg jumped right back into baseball.</p>
<p>Even though he had been away from the game for more than four years, Greenberg's skills hadn't waned. His return in the latter half of the 1945 season helped drive the Tigers to another World Series appearance. Greenberg's Fall Classic performance was spectacular, as he drove in seven runs in seven games while hitting .304, propelling the Tigers to victory over the Cubs.</p>
<p>In 1946, Greenberg once again leading the league in home runs (44) and RBI (127). That would be his final year as a member of the Detroit Tigers, however, as the Pittsburgh Pirates purchased his contract before the 1947 season. He would play only one season with the Pirates before retiring to take over direction of the Indians' farm system. Greenberg would shortly become their general manager and would later serve the White Sox in the same capacity.</p>
<p>Greenberg was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1956. He passed away on Sept. 4, 1986.</p>
<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner, he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history. He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II, all of which took place during what would have been prime years in his major league career.</p>
<p>Greenberg played the first twelve of his 13 major league seasons for Detroit. He was an American League (AL) All-Star for four seasons[a] and an AL MVP in 1935 (first baseman) and 1940 (left fielder). He had a batting average over .300 in eight seasons, and won two World Series championships with the Tigers (1935 and 1945). He was the AL home run leader four times and his 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx's 1932 mark for the most in one season by anyone other than Babe Ruth, and tied Foxx for the most home runs between Ruth's record 60 in 1927 and Roger Maris' record 61 in 1961. Greenberg was the first major league player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league, and remains the AL record-holder for most runs batted in in a single season by a right-handed batter (183 in 1937, a 154-game schedule). His career statistics would have certainly been higher had he not served in the armed services during wartime. In 1947, Greenberg signed a contract for a record $85,000 salary before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he played his final MLB season that year. After retiring from playing, Greenberg continued to work in baseball as a team executive for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.</p>
<p>Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American team sports. He attracted national attention in 1934 in the middle of a pennant race when he had to decide whether to play baseball on two major Jewish holidays; after consultation with his rabbi, he agreed to play on Rosh Hashanah, but on Yom Kippur he spent the day at his synagogue, even though he was not particularly observant religiously. Having endured his share of anti-semitic abuse in his career, Greenberg was one of the few opposing players to publicly welcome African-American player Jackie Robinson to the major leagues in 1947.</p>
Baseball Hall of Fame biography entry for Hank Greenberg, viewed on June 23, 2021
<p>HANK GREENBERG</p>
<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg</p>
<p>Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1956</p>
<p>Primary team: Detroit Tigers</p>
<p>Primary position: 1st Baseman</p>
<p>"He was one of the truly great hitters, and when I first saw him at bat, he made my eyes pop out." – Joe DiMaggio</p>
<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg was born on Jan. 1, 1911, in New York City. After a stellar amateur career, his hometown Yankees offered him a contract, but he opted to join the Detroit Tigers.</p>
<p>Greenberg would win two American League Most Valuable Player Awards in his career with Detroit. The first came in 1935 when playing first base he hit .328 and led the league in both home runs (36) and RBI (168). Greenberg's Tigers would win the World Series that year, though he missed the majority of the Fall Classic after breaking his wrist in the second game.</p>
<p>Greenberg earned his second MVP in 1940 as an outfielder; he batted .340 and again paced the American League in homers (41) while driving in the most runs (150). This would be the first time in MLB history that a player won an MVP award at two different positions.</p>
<p>War spreading across the globe in the 1940s would cut out a significant portion of Greenberg's playing career. Greenberg was initially brought into military service in May 1941, only to be honorably discharged on Dec. 5 of that year, a mere two days before the attacks at Pearl Harbor. Greenberg would immediately re-enlist. In June 1945, his military service concluded and Greenberg jumped right back into baseball.</p>
<p>Even though he had been away from the game for more than four years, Greenberg's skills hadn't waned. His return in the latter half of the 1945 season helped drive the Tigers to another World Series appearance. Greenberg's Fall Classic performance was spectacular, as he drove in seven runs in seven games while hitting .304, propelling the Tigers to victory over the Cubs.</p>
<p>In 1946, Greenberg once again leading the league in home runs (44) and RBI (127). That would be his final year as a member of the Detroit Tigers, however, as the Pittsburgh Pirates purchased his contract before the 1947 season. He would play only one season with the Pirates before retiring to take over direction of the Indians' farm system. Greenberg would shortly become their general manager and would later serve the White Sox in the same capacity.</p>
<p>Greenberg was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1956. He passed away on Sept. 4, 1986.</p>
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National Archives Identifier: 98805
Local Identifier: PARA-PN-3.1
Creator(s): Paramount News (Most Recent)
From: Series: Motion Picture Newsreel Films, 10/1941 - 3/1957
Collection: Paramount Pictures, Inc., Collection, 1951 - 1951
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Level of Description:Item
Type(s) of Archival Materials:Moving Images
This item’s copyright was established:1943
The creator compiled or maintained the series between:10/1941 - 3/1957
Other Title(s):Paramount News, Vol. 3, No. 1
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Sound Type:Sound
Accession Number(s):1513
Subjects Represented in the Archival Material(s):Denmark
Swainsboro (Ga.)
Bulgaria
All-Star Baseball Game
Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
Motion pictures
Air bases
Armistices
Dogs
Fishing
Parades
Savings bonds
World War, 1939-1945
Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Material(s):Paramount Pictures, Producer
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Part 1, baseball: the All-Star game. Personages include Connie Mack, Hans Wagner, Frankie Frisch, Irving Berlin, Jimmy Walker, Hank Greenberg, Babe Ruth, and Walter Johnson. Part 2 shows a sentry dog and her pups at the Norfolk Naval Air Station. Part 3 fishermen pay to fish in a privately stocked lake in Swainsboro, Georgia. Part 4, a postmaster explains how to mail Xmas packages overseas. Part 5, German films show Bulgarian troops goosestepping in Sofia; and King Boris detraining in Germany and being greeted by Hitler. Part 6 shows Denmark's King Christian and crowds demonstrating against his arrest by the Germans. Part 7 shows wrecked German airdromes in Sicily. Attacking "Stuka" dive bombers are shot down in flames by an allied convoy's antiaircraft fire. Allied ships are hit, burst into flames, and sink. German POW's are assembled at embarkation camps. Personages: Gens. Montgomery, Patton, and Eisenhower. Part 8 Rosalind Russell urges the purchase of war bonds. Flashbacks show World War I Armistice Day scenes.
A collection of articles covering the career of Hank Aaron for the years of 1973 and 1974. These articles detail the chase for the home run record and compare Aaron with Ruth and Greenberg. They tell of the hate mail Aaron received from the fans, as well as the support he received. This scrapbook gives a good chronological history of the chase for the home run record.
ArchivalResource:
1 scrapbook (308 x 225 x 35 mm.)
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
Seventh baseball game of 1960 World Series between the NY Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Pittsburgh, Pa. Players features are Yogi Berra, Dick Groat, and Bill Mazeroski. Pittsburgh is the winner. More 1960 World Series baseball action in Yankee Stadium featuring manager Casey Stengel, players Rodger Maris and Dick Groat. WW II bond drive with old-time baseball stars. Soldiers and sailors in stands. CU, Hank Greenberg and Barney Ross in uniform. Old-timers standing by dugout. Babe Ruth at bat. 1942 All-Star Sports Show in New York. Seen are Bob Feller, Joe Louis and other stars. Pro football game between Cleveland and Chicago in Oct 1958. Jimmy Brown, #32, stars.
A collection of newspaper and magazine articles, Greenberg's 1956 Hall of Fame induction speech, statistics and memorials to Greenberg. Also included is correspondence to and from Greenberg and Utley.
Utley, R. G. Hank, 1924 -. Hank Greenberg Collection : papers 1934-1995.
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Ira Berkow, papers undated, 1960-2011
Ira Berkow, papers, undated, 1960-2011
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Ira Berkow, papers undated, 1960-2011
This collection documents the work of Ira Berkow, an American sportswriter. Berkow was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 7, 1940 and attended Roger C. Sullivan High School in the Rogers Park section of Chicago, where he graduated from in 1957. His college career began at Miami University (BA, 1963) and ended at Northwestern University (MSJ, 1965). His first post as a sportswriter was with the (1965-1967). He then moved on to the syndicated news service Newspaper Enterprise Association where he worked as a columnist and writer from 1967-1976. In 1981, he started as a sports feature writer and columnist for the . He remained at the NY Times until his retirement in 2007. This collection contains correspondence and photographs of Ira Berkow and documents his relationship with leaders in sports, politics, religion, and the arts. The collection also contains selected articles and appearances on television and radio made during his career. Minneapolis Tribune New York Times
ArchivalResource:
1.7 linear feet (2 manuscript boxes and 1 SB1 box)
Oral history interview with Robert Paulson, [sound recording], 2003.
Paulson, Robert 1923-. Oral history interview with Robert Paulson, [sound recording], 2003.
Title:
Oral history interview with Robert Paulson, [sound recording], 2003.
Robert Paulson, an Excelsior, Wisconsin native, discusses his World War II service with the 5th Division, 10th Infantry Regiment in Iceland and Europe.
Paulson, Robert 1923-. Oral history interview with Robert Paulson, [sound recording], 2003.
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Papers, 1945, 1950.
Hedquist, George H. Papers, 1945, 1950.
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Papers, 1945, 1950.
Detroit dealer in lumber. Letter, April 11, 1950, to Ray K. Hummel, Detroit, concerning signed copy of book by E. C. Beck sent under separate cover and reminiscing about boyhood days among lumberjacks. Also encloses a mimeographed copy of his 1945 poem, "Mighty Hank: St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers, Sept. 30th, 1945," written in mock Swedish-English dialect and based upon Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride."
National Baseball Hall of Fame Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1985 - 1986.
National Baseball Hall of Fame Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1985 - 1986.
Title:
National Baseball Hall of Fame Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1985 - 1986.
A collection of articles relating to the National Baseball Hall of Fame between July 1985 and September 1986. Articles relate to the new inductees, obituaries for Red Ruffing and Hank Greenberg. There a 1948 newsprint photo of George Bush, Sr. in a Yale uniform accepting a book from Babe Ruth next to a photo of Bush throwing out the first pitch at the HOF game. There is an article by Dick Young where Roger Clemens states he hopes to make into the Hall of Fame.
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1 scrapbook (420mm x 330mm x 28mm)
National Baseball Hall of Fame Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1985 - 1986.
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Harry Eisenstat papers, 1933-2003.
Eisenstat, Harry, 1915-2003. Harry Eisenstat papers, 1933-2003.
Title:
Harry Eisenstat papers, 1933-2003.
Contains contracts, baseball memorabilia, statistics, newspaper clippings, books, correspondence and invitations, newsletters of Curtis Industries, photographs of players, family and friends, and a VHS tape, The life and times of Hank Greenberg. Also includes a 1940 baseball card. Included in the collection are two books: In the shadow of the Babe / Brent P. Kelley (1995) ; and, Tales from the Tribe dugout / Russell J. Schneider (2002).
ArchivalResource:
1 container, 1 oversize container (.70 linear feet)
Eisenstat, Harry, 1915-2003. Harry Eisenstat papers, 1933-2003.
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. SERVICE ACTIVITIES
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Unedited footage. Reel 1 (Hearst Metrotone News), baseball player Hank Greenberg detrains at Camp Custer, Mich., receives and dons Army clothing, and salutes. Reel 2 (Movietone News), soldiers present a stage show at the Chicago Service Mens' Center: shows a band concert, a sword swallower, song and dance teams, and comedians. Reel 3 (Paramount News), soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J., wait for buses, match pennies, and eat bread. Reel 4 (Hearst Metrotone News), Sec. of War Stimson addresses U.S. soldiers in a radio speech. Reel 5 (Hearst Metrotone News), boxer Joe Louis inspects artillery at Camp Grant, Ill., boxes in an exhibition match, and talks with soldiers. Reel 6 (Movietone News), soldiers arrive at the Chicago Service Mens Center, are enrolled, have buttons sewed on uniforms, attend a dance, play ping pong, and eat. Reel 7 (Pathe News), in Honolulu Gen. Garrett presents Purple Hearts to soldiers wounded at Pearl Harbor. Gen. Hale decorates troops at Hickam Field, Hawaii. Troops parade. Part 8 (Movietone News), Gen. Davidson decorates and reviews troops at Wheeler Field, Hawaii.
[Player file : Greenberg, Henry Benjamin, 1930- / compiled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.]
[Player file : Greenberg, Henry Benjamin, 1930- / compiled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.]
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[Player file : Greenberg, Henry Benjamin, 1930- / compiled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.]
Player file includes material documenting his baseball career and personal life. These items include newspaper and magazine articles, biographical material, press releases, copies of original documents and other sundry items. File contents: folder 1 (1930- ).
Part 1, the presidents of Costa Rica, Mexico, and Cuba break relations with the Axis. U.S. Ambassador Caffery calls at Brazil's Foreign Ministry. Shows crowds demonstrating in the streets of San Juan, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, and Havana. Panama's president signs orders for safeguarding the Panama Canal. Part 2, Turkey's Pres. Inonu reviews troops in Ankara. Shows the German, Japanese, and British ambassadors in Turkey. Part 3, a building in San Francisco is sandbagged against air raids. The airliner Philippine Clipper arrives in the U.S. with personnel rescued from Wake Island. Shows barbed wire entanglements and machine guns in San Pedro, California. Part 4, New York City's Times Square is cleared in an air raid drill; Mayor La Guardia speaks. Part 5, James Roosevelt leaves for duty with the Marine Corps. Hank Greenberg enlists in the Army. Cmdr. Gene Tunney swears Bob Feller into the Navy. Part 6, Navy Secretary Knox reports on the U.S. losses at Pearl Harbor.33
Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Greenberg, Henry.
Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Greenberg, Henry.
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Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File of Greenberg, Henry.
This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (May 7, 1941-July 6, 1945); Field File/Jacket or Record Book (May 7, 1941-August 4, 1942); Correspondence (May 14, 1941-January 15, 1942); Efficiency/Fitness Reports (January 5, 1944-January 11, 1945); Medical Records (July 30, 1941-August 27, 1945).
Handwritten and typed manuscripts by Eliot Asinof and legal affidavits, letters, scripts, articles, notes, and newsclippings that belonged to Asinof, the author of Eight Men Out, a book about the 1919 World Series and baseball gambling scandal (published 1963). The collection includes the transcript of an interview with Abe Attell, a former boxer and associate of underworld gamblers, and notes on Asinof's interviews with Chicago White Sox center-fielder Happy Felsch and Judge Hugo Friend, who presided over the trial. In addition, Asinof's notes on the creation of the book manuscript provide details from innumerable sources about events and motivations of the players. Other items in the collection include production schedules (but not the script), articles, and reviews of the 1988 movie Eight Men Out, co-written by Eliot Asinof and its director, John Sayles. Asinof's handwritten notes contain first-hand information from several people, such as novelist James T. Farrell and Baseball Hall of Fame member Red Faber. Correspondents in the collection include baseball players and other figures of the scandal era, such as banned Chicago White Sox pitcher Edward V. Cicotte; Cincinnati Reds player Walter H. Ruether (Dutch Ruether), who later sued Asinof for libel; and Reds player Edd J. Rousch (Eddie Rousch), as well as baseball historians Fred Lieb, Lee Allen, and Jerome Holtzman. The collection also contains many magazine articles and newspaper clippings pertaining to the World Series scandal (ca. 1919-1956) that Asinof collected. These articles included some interviews with players and photographs used in Eight Men Out. Other materials include legal filings, affidavits, and correspondence relating to the lawsuit by David Susskind against Asinof over Susskind's attempt to produce a made-for-television movie about the World Series scandal. Asinof's manuscript for his book Bleeding Between the Lines describes Asinof's research and writing methods that created Eight Men Out and recounts the legal battles following its publication. Correspondence with Hank Greenberg followed publication of this book.
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
Olympic diving champion Sammy Lee giving diving exhibition in 1951. Baseball game between Pittsburgh and St. Louis in August 1960. Football game between New York and Cleveland, 1961. Jim Brown stars. Hank Greenberg playing last baseball game for Detroit in May 1941 before joining the Army. Greenberg hits home run and talks with manager. Greenberg being sworn into Army with other recruits.
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
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Greenberg, Hank, 1911-1986
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<p>Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - World War II and Korean War, ca. 1940 - ca. 1980. Captain "Hank" Greenberg, Famous Baseball Personality, Pauses A Minute Before Continuing Through The Chow Line At A 14Th Air Force Base In China. (U.S. Air Force Number 69033AC)
<p>Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - World War II and Korean War, ca. 1940 - ca. 1980. Captain "Hank" Greenberg, Famous Baseball Personality, Pauses A Minute Before Continuing Through The Chow Line At A 14Th Air Force Base In China. (U.S. Air Force Number 69033AC)
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<p>Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003. Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - World War II and Korean War, ca. 1940 - ca. 1980. Captain "Hank" Greenberg, Famous Baseball Personality, Pauses A Minute Before Continuing Through The Chow Line At A 14Th Air Force Base In China. (U.S. Air Force Number 69033AC)
History: Original 4" x 5" negative received 27 August 1946 from 14th Air Force thru AAF Historical Office;
Category: Recreation; Subcategory: General; Subjects: CHINA,RECREATION
War Theater Number: 11; War Theater: East Asia; US Air Force Reference Number: 69033AC; Place: China
; Photo Series: WWII
Smith, Wendell, 1914-1972. [Wendell Smith papers : c1943-1961].
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[Wendell Smith papers : c1943-1961].
Wendell Smith papers include correspondence and newspaper columns written by Smith for the Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago's American. These papers document Smith's direct and indirect support of the candidacy of Jackie Robinson as the first African American to play professional baseball in the 20th Century. These papers also document Smith's ongoing support and interest in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Of primary note is incoming and outgoing correspondence with Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey and Dodgers Second Baseman Jackie Robinson.
Smith, Wendell, 1914-1972. [Wendell Smith papers : c1943-1961].
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Greenberg, Hank, 1911-1986
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Harry O'Donnell Scouting Notebooks : notebooks 1953-1957.
O'Donnell, Harry H, 1894 - 1958. Harry O'Donnell Scouting Notebooks : notebooks 1953-1957.
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Harry O'Donnell Scouting Notebooks : notebooks 1953-1957.
A collection of five spiral notebooks kept by Harry O'Donnell while scouting for Cleveland and Chicago White Sox. Each notebook has handwritten notes by O'Donnell to various people between 1953 and 1957. Notes are to sub-scouts about potential players, mostly high schoolers. Notes refer to upcoming tryout camps, hiring of sub-scouts and to potential players and parents. Notebook one mentions Al Kaline when he was still in high school. Notebook two has note to Cleveland's general manager Hank Greenberg. Notebook five has notes from O'Donnell to the Milwaukee Braves and to the Chicago teams asking for a scouting position, includes his career resume.
O'Donnell, Harry H, 1894 - 1958. Harry O'Donnell Scouting Notebooks : notebooks 1953-1957.
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Greenberg, Hank, 1911-1986
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
Seventh baseball game of 1960 World Series between the NY Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Pittsburgh, Pa. Players features are Yogi Berra, Dick Groat, and Bill Mazeroski. Pittsburgh is the winner. More 1960 World Series baseball action in Yankee Stadium featuring manager Casey Stengel, players Rodger Maris and Dick Groat. WW II bond drive with old-time baseball stars. Soldiers and sailors in stands. CU, Hank Greenberg and Barney Ross in uniform. Old-timers standing by dugout. Babe Ruth at bat. 1942 All-Star Sports Show in New York. Seen are Bob Feller, Joe Louis and other stars. Pro football game between Cleveland and Chicago in Oct 1958. Jimmy Brown, #32, stars.
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities
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Greenburg, Hank, 1911 - 1986.
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NBHOF Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1956 - 1959.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. NBHOF Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1956 - 1959.
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NBHOF Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1956 - 1959.
A collection of newspaper articles relating to the Baseball Hall of Fame induction and Hall of Fame game for 1956 through 1959. Also included are obituaries on Connie Mack, John Heydler, Al Simmons, Mel Ott, Tris Speaker, Nap Lajoie and Ed Walsh. Newspaper accounts of donated items and dedication of new addition to the Hall of Fame.
ArchivalResource:
1 scrapbook (410mm x 298mm x 48mm)
<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner, he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history. He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II, all of which took place during what would have been prime years in his major league career.</p>
<p>Greenberg played the first twelve of his 13 major league seasons for Detroit. He was an American League (AL) All-Star for four seasons[a] and an AL MVP in 1935 (first baseman) and 1940 (left fielder). He had a batting average over .300 in eight seasons, and won two World Series championships with the Tigers (1935 and 1945). He was the AL home run leader four times and his 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx's 1932 mark for the most in one season by anyone other than Babe Ruth, and tied Foxx for the most home runs between Ruth's record 60 in 1927 and Roger Maris' record 61 in 1961. Greenberg was the first major league player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league, and remains the AL record-holder for most runs batted in in a single season by a right-handed batter (183 in 1937, a 154-game schedule). His career statistics would have certainly been higher had he not served in the armed services during wartime. In 1947, Greenberg signed a contract for a record $85,000 salary before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he played his final MLB season that year. After retiring from playing, Greenberg continued to work in baseball as a team executive for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.</p>
<p>Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American team sports. He attracted national attention in 1934 in the middle of a pennant race when he had to decide whether to play baseball on two major Jewish holidays; after consultation with his rabbi, he agreed to play on Rosh Hashanah, but on Yom Kippur he spent the day at his synagogue, even though he was not particularly observant religiously. Having endured his share of anti-semitic abuse in his career, Greenberg was one of the few opposing players to publicly welcome African-American player Jackie Robinson to the major leagues in 1947.</p>
<p>Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Detroit Tigers as a first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award winner, he was one of the premier power hitters of his generation and is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history. He had 47 months of military service including service in World War II, all of which took place during what would have been prime years in his major league career.</p>
<p>Greenberg played the first twelve of his 13 major league seasons for Detroit. He was an American League (AL) All-Star for four seasons[a] and an AL MVP in 1935 (first baseman) and 1940 (left fielder). He had a batting average over .300 in eight seasons, and won two World Series championships with the Tigers (1935 and 1945). He was the AL home run leader four times and his 58 home runs for the Tigers in 1938 equaled Jimmie Foxx's 1932 mark for the most in one season by anyone other than Babe Ruth, and tied Foxx for the most home runs between Ruth's record 60 in 1927 and Roger Maris' record 61 in 1961. Greenberg was the first major league player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league, and remains the AL record-holder for most runs batted in in a single season by a right-handed batter (183 in 1937, a 154-game schedule). His career statistics would have certainly been higher had he not served in the armed services during wartime. In 1947, Greenberg signed a contract for a record $85,000 salary before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he played his final MLB season that year. After retiring from playing, Greenberg continued to work in baseball as a team executive for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.</p>
<p>Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American team sports. He attracted national attention in 1934 in the middle of a pennant race when he had to decide whether to play baseball on two major Jewish holidays; after consultation with his rabbi, he agreed to play on Rosh Hashanah, but on Yom Kippur he spent the day at his synagogue, even though he was not particularly observant religiously. Having endured his share of anti-semitic abuse in his career, Greenberg was one of the few opposing players to publicly welcome African-American player Jackie Robinson to the major leagues in 1947.</p>
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