September 10 in Detroit Tigers History: Hank Greenberg plays through Rosh Hashanah hits 2 homeruns (1934)

On September 10, 1934, Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers decides to play today’s game even though it conflicts with the Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah. The future Hall of Famer hits two home runs to lead the Tigers to a critical victory over the Boston Red Sox. Led by Greenberg, the Tigers will en

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