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.

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
2	2	Apr 12	CHC		PHI	L,4-5	CG	51	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
3	3	Apr 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
4	4	Apr 15	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
5	5	Apr 16	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	13	1	0	14	0	1B
6	6	Apr 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
7	7	Apr 20	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
8	8	Apr 21	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
9	9	Apr 23	CHC		PIT	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
10	12 (2)	Apr 28	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	GF	15	3.1	6	0	0	6	1	PH 1B
11	13	Apr 29	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
12	14	Apr 30	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	15	May 2	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	27	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
14	16	May 3	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
15	17	May 5	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
16	18	May 6	CHC		STL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
17	19	May 7	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
18	20	May 8	CHC		SFG	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
19	21	May 9	CHC		SFG	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
20	22	May 10	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
21	23	May 12	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	14	0	1	15	0	1B
22	24	May 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
23	25	May 14 (1)	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	37	9.2	9	0	0	9	3	1B
24	27 (1)	May 15	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
25	28	May 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
26	29	May 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
27	30	May 19	CHC		LAD	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
28	31	May 20	CHC		LAD	W,20-3	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	3	1B
29	32	May 21 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
30	33	May 21 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
31	34	May 24 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
32	35	May 24 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
33	36	May 25	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
34	37	May 26	CHC		HOU	L,4-17	CG	50	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
35	38	May 27	CHC		HOU	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
36	39	May 30 (1)	CHC		ATL	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
37	40	May 30 (2)	CHC		ATL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
38	41	May 31	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	42	Jun 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	42	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
40	43	Jun 2	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
41	44	Jun 3	CHC	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
42	45	Jun 4	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
43	46	Jun 5	CHC	@	PHI	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
44	47	Jun 6 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-8	GS	36	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
45	48	Jun 6 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	37	8.0	6	2	0	8	3	1B
46	49	Jun 7	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
47	50	Jun 9	CHC		NYM	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
48	51	Jun 11 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
49	52	Jun 11 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,18-10	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
50	53	Jun 13	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
51	54	Jun 14	CHC		LAD	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
52	55	Jun 15	CHC		LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
53	56	Jun 16	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	7	2	1	10	0	1B
54	57	Jun 17	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-1	GS	23	7.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
55	58	Jun 18 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
56	60 (1)	Jun 19	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
57	63 (2)	Jun 23	CHC		HOU	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
58	64	Jun 24	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
59	65	Jun 25 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
60	66	Jun 25 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
61	67	Jun 26	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
62	68	Jun 27	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	17	0	0	17	0	1B
63	69	Jun 28 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
64	70	Jun 28 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
65	71	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
66	72	Jun 30	CHC		CIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	73	Jul 1	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	GS	12	3.1	7	0	0	7	0	1B
68	79 (5)	Jul 6	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
69	80	Jul 7	CHC	@	HOU	L,5-11	CG	46	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
70	81	Jul 8	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
71	82	Jul 9	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
72	83	Jul 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
73	84	Jul 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
74	85	Jul 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
75	86	Jul 16 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
76	87	Jul 16 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
77	88	Jul 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
78	89	Jul 18	CHC		ATL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
79	90	Jul 19	CHC		ATL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
80	91	Jul 20	CHC		ATL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
81	92	Jul 21	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
82	93	Jul 22	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	6	2	1	9	2	1B
83	94	Jul 23 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
84	95	Jul 23 (2)	CHC		SFG	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
85	96	Jul 24	CHC	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
86	97	Jul 25	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
87	98	Jul 26	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
88	99	Jul 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
89	101 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
90	102	Jul 30 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
91	103	Jul 31	CHC		STL	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	104	Aug 1	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
93	105	Aug 2 (1)	CHC		STL	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
94	106	Aug 2 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
95	107	Aug 3	CHC		ATL	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
96	108	Aug 4	CHC		ATL	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
97	109	Aug 5	CHC		ATL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
98	110	Aug 6	CHC		ATL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
99	111	Aug 7 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
100	113 (1)	Aug 8	CHC		PIT	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
101	114	Aug 9 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,6-0	GS	23	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
102	115	Aug 9 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
103	116	Aug 10	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
104	117	Aug 11	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	9	2	1	12	1	1B
105	118	Aug 12	CHC		PHI	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
106	119	Aug 13 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
107	120	Aug 13 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
108	121	Aug 14	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	8	1	0	9	0	1B
109	122	Aug 15	CHC	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
110	123	Aug 16	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	12	0	1	13	2	1B
111	126 (2)	Aug 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
112	127	Aug 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
113	128	Aug 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
114	129	Aug 22	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-1	GS	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
115	130	Aug 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
116	131	Aug 27	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	26	7.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
117	132	Aug 28	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
118	133	Aug 29	CHC		HOU	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
119	134	Aug 30	CHC		HOU	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
120	135	Aug 31	CHC		NYM	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	136	Sep 1 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
122	137	Sep 1 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
123	138	Sep 2 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
124	139	Sep 2 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
125	140	Sep 3 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,4-0	GS	28	8.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
126	141	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
127	142	Sep 4 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	37	11.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
128	143	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
129	144	Sep 6	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	31	8.0	7	0	1	8	3	1B
130	145	Sep 7	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	51	12.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
131	146	Sep 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	13	0	0	13	0	1B
132	147	Sep 9	CHC	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
133	148	Sep 10	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
134	149	Sep 11	CHC	@	HOU	L,10-11	CG	40	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
135	150	Sep 12	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	49	11.1	11	0	0	11	0	1B
136	151	Sep 15	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
137	152	Sep 16	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
138	153	Sep 17	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
139	154	Sep 19	CHC		SFG	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
140	155	Sep 20	CHC		SFG	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
141	156	Sep 22	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
142	157	Sep 23	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
143	158	Sep 24	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
144	159	Sep 26	CHC		STL	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
145	160	Sep 29	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
146	161	Sep 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
147	162	Oct 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-10	GS	6	1.0	1	0	1	2	0	1B
							147gm		1282.2	1383	91	10	1484	111