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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	42	10.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
2	2	Apr 15	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	56	11.2	9	2	0	11	0	1B
3	3	Apr 17	CHC		PHI	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
4	4	Apr 18	CHC		PHI	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
5	5	Apr 19	CHC		PHI	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
6	6	Apr 21	CHC		PIT	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
7	7	Apr 23	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
8	8	Apr 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
9	9	Apr 25	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
10	10	Apr 26	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
11	11	Apr 29	CHC		SFG	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	10	2	1	13	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	CHC	@	HOU	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	18	0	1	19	0	1B
13	13	May 2	CHC	@	HOU	W,9-0	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
14	14	May 3	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
15	15	May 4	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
16	16	May 6	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
17	17	May 7	CHC	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	43	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
18	18	May 9	CHC		HOU	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
19	19	May 10 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
20	20	May 10 (2)	CHC		HOU	L,1-4	CG	43	11.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
21	21	May 12	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
22	22	May 14 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,4-6	CG	42	10.0	17	1	0	18	0	1B
23	23	May 14 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	6	2	1	9	2	1B
24	25 (1)	May 16	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
25	26	May 17 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
26	27	May 17 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
27	28	May 19	CHC	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
28	29	May 20	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
29	30	May 21	CHC	@	STL	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
30	31	May 22	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
31	32	May 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
32	33	May 24 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
33	34	May 24 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-12	GS	25	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
34	35	May 26	CHC		NYM	L,1-19	CG	54	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
35	36	May 27	CHC		NYM	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
36	37	May 28	CHC		NYM	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
37	38	May 29	CHC		MLN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
38	39	May 30 (1)	CHC		MLN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
39	40	May 30 (2)	CHC		MLN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
40	41	May 31	CHC		MLN	W,4-3	GS	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	42	Jun 2	CHC		STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
42	43	Jun 3	CHC		STL	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
43	44	Jun 4	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	15	0	2	17	2	1B
44	45	Jun 5	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-2	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
45	46	Jun 6	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	11	0	0	11	1	1B
46	47	Jun 7	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
47	48	Jun 9 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	53	11.1	17	0	0	17	2	1B
48	49	Jun 9 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
49	50	Jun 10	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
50	51	Jun 11	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-3	GF	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
51	52	Jun 12	CHC		PIT	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
52	53	Jun 13	CHC		PIT	L,7-10	CG	43	9.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
53	54	Jun 14	CHC		PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
54	55	Jun 16	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
55	56	Jun 17	CHC		PHI	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
56	57	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
57	58	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
58	59	Jun 21 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
59	60	Jun 21 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
60	61	Jun 23 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
61	62	Jun 23 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-9	GS	14	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
62	63	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
63	64	Jun 26	CHC		HOU	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
64	65	Jun 27	CHC		HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
65	66	Jun 28 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
66	67	Jun 28 (2)	CHC		HOU	L,1-4	CG	42	10.0	14	3	0	17	0	1B
67	68	Jun 29	CHC		CIN	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
68	69	Jun 30	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	70	Jul 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	46	9.2	7	3	0	10	0	1B
70	71	Jul 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
71	72	Jul 3	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
72	73	Jul 4	CHC	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
73	74	Jul 5	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
74	75	Jul 8 (1)	CHC		SFG	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
75	76	Jul 8 (2)	CHC		SFG	L,2-7	CG	32	7.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
76	77	Jul 9	CHC		SFG	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
77	78	Jul 10	CHC		SFG	L,3-10	CG	53	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
78	79	Jul 11	CHC		SFG	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
79	80	Jul 12 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
80	81	Jul 12 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
81	82	Jul 13	CHC		LAD	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	8	3	0	11	3	1B
82	83	Jul 14	CHC		NYM	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
83	84	Jul 15	CHC		NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	2	1	12	0	1B
84	85	Jul 16	CHC		NYM	W,11-1	GS	27	6.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
85	86	Jul 17	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	17	1	0	18	1	1B
86	87	Jul 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	13	1	1	15	0	1B
87	88	Jul 19 (1)	CHC	@	LAD	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
88	89	Jul 19 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	13	2	0	15	2	1B
89	90	Jul 20	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
90	91	Jul 21	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
91	92	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
92	93	Jul 23	CHC	@	SFG	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
93	94	Jul 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
94	95	Jul 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
95	96	Jul 26	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
96	97	Jul 28	CHC		STL	L,7-12	CG	50	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
97	98	Jul 29	CHC		STL	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
98	99	Jul 30	CHC		STL	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
99	100	Jul 31	CHC		MLN	L,3-13	CG	50	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	101	Aug 1	CHC		MLN	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
101	102	Aug 2	CHC		MLN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	3	1B
102	103	Aug 4	CHC	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
103	104	Aug 5	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
104	105	Aug 6	CHC	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
105	106	Aug 7 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	3	1B
106	107	Aug 7 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
107	108	Aug 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
108	109	Aug 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
109	110	Aug 11	CHC		PHI	L,5-13	CG	49	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
110	111	Aug 12	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
111	112	Aug 13	CHC		PHI	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
112	113	Aug 14 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
113	115 (1)	Aug 15	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
114	116	Aug 16 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
115	117	Aug 16 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
116	118	Aug 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
117	119	Aug 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	61	16.0	22	0	0	22	0	1B
118	120	Aug 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
119	121	Aug 21	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
120	122	Aug 22	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
121	123	Aug 23 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	40	9.1	11	1	0	12	1	1B
122	124	Aug 23 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-5	GF	11	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
123	126 (1)	Aug 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
124	127	Aug 26	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	10	3	0	13	2	1B
125	128	Aug 28	CHC		NYM	L,10-12	CG	49	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
126	129	Aug 29	CHC		NYM	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	9	4	0	13	2	1B
127	130	Aug 30	CHC		NYM	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	131	Sep 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
129	132	Sep 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	47	11.1	17	0	0	17	0	1B
130	133	Sep 3	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
131	134	Sep 4	CHC	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	40	8.2	13	1	0	14	1	1B
132	135	Sep 5	CHC	@	STL	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
133	136	Sep 6	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	47	10.2	12	3	0	15	0	1B
134	137	Sep 7 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
135	138	Sep 7 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
136	139	Sep 9	CHC		HOU	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
137	140	Sep 10	CHC		HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
138	141	Sep 11	CHC		STL	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
139	142	Sep 12	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
140	143	Sep 13	CHC		STL	L,2-15	CG	52	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
141	144	Sep 15	CHC		CIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
142	145	Sep 16	CHC		CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
143	146	Sep 17	CHC		CIN	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
144	147	Sep 19 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
145	148	Sep 19 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-8	GS	28	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
146	149	Sep 20	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
147	150	Sep 22	CHC		LAD	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
148	151	Sep 23	CHC		LAD	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
149	153 (1)	Sep 25	CHC		SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
150	154	Sep 27 (1)	CHC		SFG	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
151	155	Sep 27 (2)	CHC		SFG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
152	156	Sep 28	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
153	158 (1)	Sep 30	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
154	160 (1)	Oct 2	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
155	161	Oct 3	CHC	@	SFG	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
156	162	Oct 4	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-2	GS	21	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
							157gm		1344.0	1565	132	10	1707	122