In the minors, Rosenberg played with the Mission Reds (1930, 1936–37), Bridgeport Bears (1931), Newark Bears (1931), Indianapolis Indians (1931–34), Fort Worth Cats (1933), Sacramento Senators (1935), Portland Beavers (1938–1940), Hollywood Stars (1941), and San Francisco Seals (1943). Over his minor league career, he compiled a .326 batting average with 2,062 hits, 356 doubles, 103 triples, and 68 home runs in 1,720 games played. During his playing career, he stood at 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm) and weighed in at 180 pounds (82 kg). His brother, Lou Rosenberg, was also an MLB player.\n', '

Rosenberg was born on June 22, 1908 in San Francisco to Benjamin and Dora Rosenberg, both of Suvalki, Poland. Harry Rosenberg had eight siblings; sisters Celia, Dora, and Lottie; and brothers Louis, Max, Meyer, Hyman and Samuel. Their father worked as a contractor in the San Francisco Bay Area. Harry Rosenberg\'s brother, Louis, was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player with the Chicago White Sox. After his baseball career, Harry Rosenberg was a shovel operator for a San Francisco construction company.\n', '

In 1929, Rosenberg played for in the California Winter League. Rosenberg signed with the Double-A Mission Reds of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1930. The Deming Headlight described Rosenberg\'s play in the PCL as "the quickest rise to fame of any player in the Pacific Coast League in years". After 32 games with the Reds, he batted .500. His complete batting average with the Reds was .368 with 88 hits, 19 doubles, two triples, and 11 home runs in 70 games played. In June, Dick Kinsella, a scout for the New York Giants, advised manager John McGraw to sign Rosenberg, which he did for a price of US$25,000–US$40,000. Mission also received two players from the Giants as compensation. Rosenberg held-out when the Giants called for him to report because he claimed the team owed him a US$5,000 bonus. The Giants eventually plaid him and he reported. On July 15, 1930, Rosenberg made his MLB debut with the Giants against the Cincinnati Reds. In that game, he made two plate appearances, getting one walk. In nine games with the Giants, he never got a hit. In those games, he had five at-bats, striking out four times. Defensively, he played two games in center field, and one game in right field. His last MLB game would prove to be on September 20, 1930, against Cincinnati.\n', '

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