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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CHC		LAD	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	9	1	12	3	SS
2	2	Apr 12	CHC		LAD	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	8	0	9	2	SS
3	3	Apr 14	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
4	4	Apr 15	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
5	5	Apr 16	CHC	@	SFG	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
6	6	Apr 17	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
7	7	Apr 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	36	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
8	8	Apr 19	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	SS
9	9	Apr 21	CHC		STL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
10	10	Apr 22	CHC		STL	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
11	11	Apr 23	CHC		STL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	SS
12	12	Apr 24	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	CG	43	11.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
13	13	Apr 25	CHC		SFG	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	3	SS
14	14	Apr 26	CHC		SFG	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
15	15	Apr 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,8-18	CG	52	8.0	4	2	1	7	1	SS
16	16	Apr 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
18	18	May 2	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
19	19	May 3 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
20	20	May 3 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
21	21	May 4	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
22	22	May 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
23	23	May 6	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
24	24	May 7	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
25	25	May 8	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
26	26	May 9	CHC	@	STL	L,1-11	CG	41	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
27	27	May 10 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,10-9	CG	53	11.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
28	28	May 10 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	39	8.1	2	5	0	7	1	SS
29	29	May 11	CHC		MLN	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
30	30	May 12	CHC		MLN	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
31	31	May 13	CHC		CIN	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
32	32	May 14	CHC		CIN	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
33	33	May 16	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
34	34	May 17 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	6	1	8	1	SS
35	35	May 17 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
36	36	May 19	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
37	37	May 20	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
38	38	May 21	CHC		PHI	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
39	39	May 22	CHC		STL	L,1-3	CG	50	14.0	4	7	0	11	1	SS
40	40	May 23	CHC		STL	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
41	41	May 24	CHC		STL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
42	42	May 25	CHC	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
43	43	May 27	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
44	44	May 28	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
45	45	May 29	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
46	46	May 30	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
47	47	May 31	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	48	Jun 3	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
49	49	Jun 4	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	9	3	1	13	1	SS
50	50	Jun 5	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	5	5	0	10	3	SS
51	51	Jun 6	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
52	52	Jun 7 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
53	53	Jun 7 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
54	54	Jun 8	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
55	55	Jun 9	CHC		CIN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
56	56	Jun 10	CHC		CIN	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
57	57	Jun 11	CHC		CIN	L,0-8	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
58	58	Jun 12	CHC		MLN	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	2	8	0	10	1	SS
59	59	Jun 13	CHC		MLN	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	SS
60	60	Jun 14	CHC		MLN	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	SS
61	61	Jun 16	CHC		PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
62	62	Jun 17	CHC		PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	5	0	11	2	SS
63	63	Jun 18	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	52	13.0	2	8	0	10	1	SS
64	64	Jun 19	CHC		PHI	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
65	65	Jun 20	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
66	66	Jun 21	CHC		PHI	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	SS
67	67	Jun 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
68	68	Jun 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
69	69	Jun 25	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
70	70	Jun 26	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-11	CG	45	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
71	71	Jun 27	CHC	@	MLN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
72	72	Jun 28	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
73	73	Jun 30	CHC		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	74	Jul 1	CHC		STL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
75	75	Jul 2	CHC		SFG	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
76	76	Jul 3	CHC		SFG	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	SS
77	77	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
78	78	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	7	1	9	1	SS
79	79	Jul 5 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS
80	80	Jul 5 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
81	81	Jul 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	9.1	2	5	0	7	1
82	82	Jul 10	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	49	10.2	4	4	2	10	1	SS
83	83	Jul 11	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
84	84	Jul 12 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
85	85	Jul 12 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
86	86	Jul 14	CHC		MLN	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
87	87	Jul 15	CHC		MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
88	88	Jul 16	CHC		MLN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
89	89	Jul 17	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
90	90	Jul 18	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
91	91	Jul 20	CHC	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
92	92	Jul 21	CHC	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	SS
93	93	Jul 22	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
94	94	Jul 23	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
95	95	Jul 24	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
96	96	Jul 25	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
97	97	Jul 26	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
98	98	Jul 28	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	6	0	11	0	SS
99	99	Jul 29	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
100	100	Jul 30	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
101	101	Jul 31	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.2	3	3	0	6	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
103	103	Aug 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
104	104	Aug 4	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
105	105	Aug 5	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
106	106	Aug 6	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
107	107	Aug 7	CHC		PIT	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	SS
108	108	Aug 8	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	CG	61	14.0	5	7	0	12	1	SS
109	109	Aug 9	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
110	110	Aug 11	CHC		LAD	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
111	111	Aug 12	CHC		LAD	W,11-8	CG	45	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
112	112	Aug 13	CHC		SFG	W,20-9	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
113	113	Aug 14	CHC		SFG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
114	114	Aug 15	CHC		SFG	L,4-6	GS	28	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	SS
115	115	Aug 16	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
116	116	Aug 17	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
117	117	Aug 19 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	7	0	8	2	SS
118	118	Aug 19 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	T,7-7	CG	54	12.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
119	119	Aug 20 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
120	120	Aug 20 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
121	121	Aug 22 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
122	122	Aug 22 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
123	123	Aug 23	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
124	124	Aug 24	CHC	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
125	125	Aug 25	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
126	126	Aug 26	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
127	127	Aug 27	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
128	128	Aug 28	CHC		MLN	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
129	129	Aug 29	CHC		MLN	L,4-11	CG	48	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	SS
130	130	Aug 30	CHC		MLN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	131	Sep 2	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	SS
132	132	Sep 3	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
133	133	Sep 4	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
134	134	Sep 6 (1)	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	40	10.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
135	135	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
136	136	Sep 7	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-7	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
137	137	Sep 9 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,2-4	CG	40	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
138	138	Sep 9 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-7	CG	24	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
139	139	Sep 10 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
140	140	Sep 10 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	SS
141	141	Sep 11	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
142	142	Sep 12	CHC		STL	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
143	143	Sep 13	CHC		STL	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
144	144	Sep 16 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	6	0	10	0	SS
145	145	Sep 16 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	3	SS
146	146	Sep 17	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
147	147	Sep 18	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	51	13.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
148	148	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
149	149	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,4-11	CG	39	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
150	150	Sep 21	CHC	@	STL	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	2	6	1	9	2	SS
151	151	Sep 22	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
152	152	Sep 23	CHC		SFG	W,9-8	CG	46	10.0	2	10	0	12	0	SS
153	153	Sep 25	CHC		LAD	L,4-5	CG	46	11.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
154	154	Sep 26	CHC		LAD	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	SS
							154gm		1371.1	271	519	12	802	95