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Hank on First! How Hank Greenberg Became a Star On and Off the Field by Stephen Krensky eBook riding in carsA Junior Library Guild Selection Story of MVP and Hall of Famer "Hammerin" Hank Greenberg, one of the greatest hitters of all time, and the first openly Jewish sports star. In 1934 young Hank Greenberg had his dream job playing first base for the Detroit Tigers. Unlike some other Jewish baseball players of that time, Hank had not changed his name to disguise his Jewishness he was not going to pretend he was something he wasn't. But there were many