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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View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

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.
Triple Plays: 2 (Jul 25, Oct 3)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	CHC		STL	T,10-10	CG	58	11.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
2	2	Apr 13	CHC		STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
3	3	Apr 14	CHC		STL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
4	4	Apr 15	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
5	5	Apr 17	CHC	@	MLN	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
6	6	Apr 18	CHC	@	MLN	L,6-9	CG	45	8.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
7	7	Apr 19	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	1	14	0	1B
8	8	Apr 21	CHC		CIN	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
9	9	Apr 22	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
10	10	Apr 24	CHC		MLN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
11	11	Apr 27	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
12	12	Apr 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	58	13.2	20	0	0	20	2	1B
13	13	Apr 29	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
14	14	Apr 30	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1 (1)	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
16	16	May 1 (2)	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	10	1	1	12	2	1B
17	17	May 2	CHC	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
18	18	May 4	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
19	19	May 5	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
20	20	May 6	CHC		PIT	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
21	21	May 7	CHC		HOU	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
22	22	May 8	CHC		HOU	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
23	23	May 9 (1)	CHC		HOU	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
24	24	May 9 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
25	25	May 11	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
26	26	May 12	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
27	27	May 13	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
28	28	May 14	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	12	2	1	15	1	1B
29	29	May 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
30	30	May 16 (1)	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
31	31	May 16 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	8	1	0	9	1	1B
32	32	May 18	CHC		SFG	W,7-6	CG	34	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
33	33	May 19	CHC		SFG	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
34	34	May 20	CHC		SFG	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
35	35	May 21	CHC		LAD	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
36	36	May 22	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
37	37	May 23	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	CG	63	16.0	19	0	0	19	0	1B
38	38	May 24	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
39	39	May 25	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	52	11.1	18	0	0	18	1	1B
40	40	May 26	CHC	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	43	10.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
41	41	May 27	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-8	GF	11	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH 1B
42	42	May 28	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
43	43	May 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
44	44	May 30	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
45	45	May 31 (1)	CHC		NYM	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
46	46	May 31 (2)	CHC		NYM	T,3-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	47	Jun 1	CHC		NYM	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
48	48	Jun 4	CHC		PHI	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
49	49	Jun 5	CHC		PHI	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
50	50	Jun 6 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
51	51	Jun 6 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,9-10	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
52	52	Jun 8	CHC		MLN	L,2-8	CG	43	10.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
53	53	Jun 9	CHC		MLN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
54	54	Jun 10	CHC		MLN	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
55	55	Jun 11	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
56	56	Jun 12	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
57	57	Jun 13 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
58	58	Jun 13 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,0-7	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
59	59	Jun 14	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
60	60	Jun 15	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
61	61	Jun 16	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	50	12.1	16	2	0	18	2	1B
62	62	Jun 17	CHC	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	48	11.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
63	63	Jun 18	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	28	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
64	64	Jun 19	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
65	65	Jun 20 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
66	66	Jun 20 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	45	8.1	8	0	0	8	2	1B
67	67	Jun 22	CHC	@	MLN	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
68	68	Jun 23	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
69	69	Jun 24	CHC	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
70	70	Jun 25	CHC	@	STL	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
71	71	Jun 26	CHC	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
72	72	Jun 27 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,0-8	GS	26	4.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
73	73	Jun 27 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
74	74	Jun 28	CHC		HOU	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
75	75	Jun 30 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
76	76	Jun 30 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	77	Jul 1	CHC		LAD	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	9	4	0	13	0	1B
78	78	Jul 2	CHC		SFG	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
79	79	Jul 3	CHC		SFG	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	15	2	0	17	2	1B
80	80	Jul 4	CHC		SFG	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
81	81	Jul 5 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
82	83 (1)	Jul 7	CHC	@	NYM	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
83	84	Jul 9	CHC		STL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
84	85	Jul 10	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
85	86	Jul 11 (1)	CHC		STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
86	87	Jul 11 (2)	CHC		STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
87	88	Jul 14 (1)	CHC		MLN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
88	89	Jul 14 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
89	90	Jul 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
90	91	Jul 16	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	38	8.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
91	92	Jul 17	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
92	93	Jul 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	41	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
93	94	Jul 19	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
94	95	Jul 20	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
95	96	Jul 21	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	CG	47	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
96	97	Jul 22	CHC		PHI	W,10-6	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
97	98	Jul 23	CHC		PIT	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
98	99	Jul 24	CHC		PIT	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
99	100	Jul 25 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	53	13.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
100	101	Jul 25 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
101	102	Jul 27	CHC		NYM	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
102	103	Jul 28 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
103	104	Jul 28 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
104	105	Jul 29 (1)	CHC		NYM	L,0-14	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
105	106	Jul 29 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,2-1	CG	46	12.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
106	107	Jul 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
107	108	Jul 31	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	13	3	0	16	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	109	Aug 1 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
109	110	Aug 1 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	40	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
110	111	Aug 3	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
111	112	Aug 4	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
112	113	Aug 5	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
113	114	Aug 6	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
114	115	Aug 7	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
115	116	Aug 8 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
116	117	Aug 8 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,14-10	GS	19	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
117	118	Aug 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
118	119	Aug 11	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	30	9.0	17	0	0	17	3	1B
119	120	Aug 13	CHC		MLN	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
120	121	Aug 14	CHC		MLN	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
121	122	Aug 15	CHC		MLN	L,3-4	CG	48	12.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
122	123	Aug 17	CHC		CIN	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
123	124	Aug 19 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,0-1	CG	38	10.0	14	3	1	18	1	1B
124	125	Aug 19 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
125	126	Aug 20 (1)	CHC		HOU	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
126	127	Aug 20 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
127	128	Aug 21	CHC		HOU	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
128	129	Aug 22	CHC		HOU	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
129	130	Aug 23	CHC	@	STL	L,2-10	GS	35	7.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
130	131	Aug 24	CHC	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	43	9.1	11	1	0	12	3	1B
131	132	Aug 25	CHC	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
132	133	Aug 26	CHC	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
133	134	Aug 27	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
134	135	Aug 28	CHC	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
135	136	Aug 29	CHC	@	MLN	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
136	137	Aug 31	CHC		STL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
137	138	Sep 1	CHC		STL	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
138	139	Sep 2	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
139	140	Sep 3	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
140	141	Sep 4	CHC		SFG	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
141	142	Sep 5	CHC		SFG	L,2-4	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
142	143	Sep 6	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
143	144	Sep 9	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	26	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
144	145	Sep 10	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
145	146	Sep 11	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
146	147	Sep 12 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	14	0	1	15	1	1B
147	149 (1)	Sep 14	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
148	150	Sep 15	CHC		LAD	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
149	151	Sep 16	CHC		LAD	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
150	152	Sep 18	CHC		NYM	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
151	153	Sep 19	CHC		NYM	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
152	154	Sep 21	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
153	155	Sep 23 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,5-11	GS	31	5.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
154	156	Sep 23 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
155	157	Sep 25	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
156	158	Sep 26	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	CG	45	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
157	159	Sep 27	CHC	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	13	2	1	16	3	1B
158	160	Sep 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
159	161	Sep 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	6	1	0	7	1	1B
160	162	Oct 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	0	8.1	10	0	1	11	2
161	163	Oct 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
162	164	Oct 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
							162gm		1435.2	1682	93	15	1790	143