Hank Greenberg

by Andrew Garda garda@montclairlocal.news While Roger Maris’ pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record is well known to most baseball fans, very few know that Detroit Tigers first baseman Hank Greenberg made a run at the record in 1938. Author ...

Ron Kaplan will talk about his new book “Hank Greenberg in 1938” at Watchung Booksellers, 54 Fairfield St., on Wednesday, June 21, at 7 p.m. The book chronicles the events of 1938, both on the baseball diamond and the streets of Europe. Kaplan wri...

Ron Kaplan, author of “Hank Greenberg in 1938: Hatred and Home Runs in the Shadow of War,” will speak about Greenberg at Bnai Keshet’s Kaplan Minyan on Saturday morning, May 20. The Kaplan Minyan, which meets in the Red Gables historic house across the parking lot from the synagogue’s main building, begins at 10:30 a.m. with selected songs ...