The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
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title:
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
text:
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is a 1999 documentary film written, directed, and produced by Aviva Kempner about Hank Greenberg, first baseman of the Detroit Tigers, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. A Jewish player who chose not to play on Yom Kippur in 1934 during a heated pennant race, Greenberg had to face a great deal of antisemitism. In 1938 he nearly broke Babe Ruth's 60 home run record by hitting 58 home runs. Like many players of the era, Greenberg had his career in
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encyclopedia
description:
1998 American film
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Times_of_Hank_Greenberg
date created:
2006-11-26T22:38:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T22:10:53Z
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