Ernie Banks

Positions: First Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: January 31, 1931 in Dallas, TX us

Died: January 23, 2015 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: Booker T. Washington HS (Dallas, TX)

School: University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Debut: September 17, 1953 (Age 22-229d, 11,061st in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1971 (Age 40-238d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1977. (Voted by BBWAA on 321/383 ballots)
View Ernie Banks's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Ernest Banks

Nicknames: Mr. Cub

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Relatives: Uncle of Bob Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

67.7

9421

2583

512

.274

1305

RBI

1636

OBP

.330

SLG

.500

OPS

.830

OPS+

122

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
2	2	Apr 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
3	3	Apr 10	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
4	4	Apr 12	CHC	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
5	5	Apr 14	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
6	6	Apr 15	CHC		PHI	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
7	7	Apr 16	CHC		PHI	W,6-5	CG	50	10.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
8	8	Apr 17	CHC		MON	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
9	9	Apr 18	CHC		MON	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
10	10	Apr 21	CHC		STL	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
11	11	Apr 22	CHC		STL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
12	12	Apr 24	CHC		HOU	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	1B
13	13	Apr 25	CHC		HOU	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	11	2	1	14	3	1B
14	14	Apr 26	CHC		HOU	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
15	15	Apr 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
16	16	Apr 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
17	18 (1)	Apr 30	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	21 (2)	May 4	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-7	CG	33	8.0	16	1	0	17	0	1B
19	22	May 5	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
20	23	May 7	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
21	24	May 8	CHC		CIN	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
22	25	May 9	CHC		CIN	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	4	1B
23	26	May 10	CHC		CIN	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
24	27	May 11	CHC		ATL	L,6-7	GS	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
25	28	May 12	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	CG	40	11.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
26	29	May 13	CHC		NYM	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
27	31 (1)	May 16	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
28	32	May 17	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
29	34 (1)	May 19	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
30	35	May 22	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS	21	4.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
31	39 (3)	May 26	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
32	42 (2)	May 30 (1)	CHC		SDP	L,4-11	CG	49	9.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
33	43	May 30 (2)	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	54 (10)	Jun 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	1B
35	55	Jun 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	1B
36	57 (1)	Jun 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
37	58	Jun 18	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
38	59	Jun 19	CHC		STL	L,3-5	GS	57	15.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
39	61 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	CHC		STL	L,0-3	GS	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
40	63 (1)	Jun 22	CHC		NYM	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
41	64	Jun 23	CHC		NYM	L,10-12	CG	48	10.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
42	67 (2)	Jun 25	CHC		NYM	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
43	68	Jun 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	21	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
44	71 (2)	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	73 (1)	Jul 1	CHC	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
46	75 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
47	76	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
48	90 (13)	Jul 20 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.2	10	0	0	10	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	126 (35)	Aug 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,15-0	GF	19	5.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
50	128 (1)	Aug 24	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	134 (5)	Sep 1	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	GF	18	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
52	135	Sep 2	CHC		PHI	W,17-2	GS	29	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
53	136	Sep 3	CHC		PHI	W,7-2	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
54	138 (1)	Sep 5	CHC		NYM	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
55	140 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-2	GS	22	6.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
56	143 (2)	Sep 10	CHC		MON	W,9-3	GS	28	7.0	3	1	0	4	2	1B
57	144	Sep 12	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
58	145	Sep 13	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
59	146	Sep 15	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GS	30	8.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
60	147	Sep 16	CHC		STL	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
61	148	Sep 17	CHC		STL	L,2-9	CG	51	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
62	160 (11)	Sep 29	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
							62gm		504.1	528	35	4	567	53