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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CHC	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
2	2	Apr 17	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	SS
3	3	Apr 18	CHC		STL	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
4	4	Apr 19	CHC		STL	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
5	5	Apr 20	CHC		STL	L,4-9	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
6	6	Apr 22	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
7	7	Apr 23	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	4	1	9	2	SS
8	8	Apr 24	CHC	@	LAD	W,15-2	CG	36	9.0	1	6	1	8	1	SS
9	9	Apr 25	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
10	10	Apr 26	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
11	11	Apr 27	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
12	12	Apr 29	CHC		MLN	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
13	13	Apr 30	CHC		MLN	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	CHC		MLN	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
15	15	May 2	CHC		MLN	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	SS
16	16	May 3	CHC		MLN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
17	17	May 4 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	4	0	10	0	SS
18	18	May 4 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	CG	54	14.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
19	19	May 6	CHC		CIN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
20	20	May 7	CHC		CIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
21	21	May 8	CHC		CIN	L,8-10	CG	47	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
22	22	May 9	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
23	23	May 10	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
24	24	May 11 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	41	8.1	3	3	0	6	3	SS
25	25	May 11 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	0	6	0	6	1	SS
26	26	May 12	CHC		STL	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	SS
27	27	May 13	CHC		STL	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	1	7	0	8	2	SS
28	28	May 14	CHC		LAD	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
29	29	May 15	CHC		LAD	L,2-4	CG	51	11.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
30	30	May 16	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
31	31	May 17	CHC		SFG	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	SS
32	32	May 18 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
33	33	May 18 (2)	CHC		SFG	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
34	34	May 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-12	CG	46	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
35	35	May 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	8	0	10	1	SS
36	36	May 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	SS
37	37	May 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
38	38	May 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
39	39	May 25 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
40	40	May 25 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
41	41	May 26	CHC	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
42	42	May 27	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
43	43	May 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
44	44	May 30 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
45	45	May 30 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
46	46	May 31	CHC		LAD	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	47	Jun 1	CHC		LAD	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	2	5	1	8	0	SS
48	48	Jun 3	CHC		PHI	W,12-4	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
49	49	Jun 4	CHC		PHI	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	SS
50	50	Jun 5	CHC		PHI	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
51	51	Jun 6	CHC		PIT	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
52	52	Jun 7	CHC		PIT	L,6-8	CG	43	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
53	53	Jun 8	CHC		PIT	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	SS
54	54	Jun 10	CHC		MLN	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
55	55	Jun 11	CHC		MLN	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
56	56	Jun 12	CHC		MLN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
57	57	Jun 14	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
58	58	Jun 15 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	4	3	1	8	1	SS
59	59	Jun 15 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
60	60	Jun 17	CHC	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
61	61	Jun 19	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
62	62	Jun 20	CHC	@	CIN	W,11-3	CG	37	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS
63	63	Jun 21	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	0	2	1	3	1	SS
64	64	Jun 22 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	SS
65	65	Jun 22 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	4	5	1	10	2	SS
66	66	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
67	67	Jun 25	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	44	9.2	2	4	0	6	0	SS
68	68	Jun 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	2
69	69	Jun 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	SS
70	70	Jun 29 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	1
71	71	Jun 29 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	CHC		SFG	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
73	73	Jul 2	CHC		SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS
74	74	Jul 3	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
75	75	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	4	6	0	10	1	SS
76	76	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	SS
77	77	Jul 5	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
78	78	Jul 6	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
79	79	Jul 10	CHC		PIT	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
80	80	Jul 11	CHC		PIT	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
81	81	Jul 12	CHC		PHI	L,2-12	CG	45	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
82	82	Jul 13 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	4	1	8	2	SS
83	83	Jul 13 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
84	84	Jul 14	CHC		PHI	W,11-10	CG	52	11.0	4	6	1	11	1	SS
85	85	Jul 16 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	SS
86	86	Jul 16 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
87	87	Jul 17	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	SS
88	88	Jul 18	CHC		MLN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
89	89	Jul 19	CHC		MLN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
90	90	Jul 20	CHC		MLN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
91	91	Jul 21	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	45	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
92	92	Jul 23	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	43	9.1	3	2	1	6	0	SS
93	93	Jul 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
94	94	Jul 25 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	SS
95	95	Jul 25 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
96	96	Jul 26	CHC	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
97	97	Jul 27	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	SS
98	98	Jul 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
99	99	Jul 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	32	7.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
100	100	Jul 31	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	101	Aug 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	SS
102	102	Aug 2	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
103	103	Aug 3 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
104	104	Aug 3 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
105	105	Aug 4	CHC		SFG	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
106	106	Aug 5	CHC		SFG	W,10-9	CG	48	10.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
107	107	Aug 6	CHC		LAD	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
108	108	Aug 7	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	8	0	8	1	SS
109	109	Aug 8	CHC		STL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
110	110	Aug 9	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	45	10.0	1	3	2	6	1	SS
111	111	Aug 10 (1)	CHC		STL	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	SS
112	112	Aug 10 (2)	CHC		STL	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	SS
113	113	Aug 12	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
114	114	Aug 13	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	35	8.1	3	4	0	7	1	SS
115	115	Aug 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
116	116	Aug 15	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	38	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
117	117	Aug 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
118	118	Aug 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,6-8	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
119	119	Aug 19	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	5	1	7	1	SS
120	120	Aug 20 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	SS
121	121	Aug 20 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,5-1	CG	19	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
122	122	Aug 21	CHC		PIT	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
123	123	Aug 22	CHC		PIT	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
124	124	Aug 23	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	6	1	10	3	SS
125	125	Aug 24 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,8-13	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
126	126	Aug 24 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	5	1	8	0	SS
127	127	Aug 26	CHC		PHI	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
128	128	Aug 27	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
129	129	Aug 29	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	5	4	0	9	1	SS
130	130	Aug 30	CHC	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	39	10.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
131	131	Aug 31	CHC	@	STL	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	132	Sep 1 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
133	133	Sep 1 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	4	7	0	11	4	SS
134	134	Sep 3	CHC		STL	L,7-9	CG	52	12.0	3	6	0	9	3	SS
135	135	Sep 4	CHC		STL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
136	136	Sep 6	CHC		SFG	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
137	137	Sep 7 (1)	CHC		SFG	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	SS
138	138	Sep 7 (2)	CHC		SFG	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
139	139	Sep 9	CHC	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
140	140	Sep 10	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	8	0	9	1	SS
141	141	Sep 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
142	142	Sep 13	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	45	8.0	4	2	1	7	0	SS
143	143	Sep 14 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
144	144	Sep 14 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
145	145	Sep 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,10-8	CG	48	10.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
146	146	Sep 17	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	26	7.0	2	6	0	8	3	SS
147	147	Sep 19	CHC		LAD	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
148	148	Sep 20	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
149	149	Sep 21	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
150	150	Sep 23	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	2	3	0	5	0
151	151	Sep 24	CHC	@	SFG	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
152	152	Sep 26 (1)	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
153	153	Sep 26 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
154	154	Sep 27	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
							154gm		1361.0	292	468	32	792	100