Ernie Banks (Ernest Banks) was born on January 31, 1931 in Dallas, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 17, 1953 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 19 home runs and 79 RBI. Banks played for the Chicago Cubs for his entire 19 year career.
Most people believe that Ernie Banks's best season was 1958, when he slugged 47 home runs, hit for a .313 average and knocked in 129 runs.
Banks, as a shortstop, teamed with 2nd baseman Gene Baker to form the Major Leagues' first African-American keystone combo.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1953
CHI
N
10
35
3
11
2
6
.314
.385
.571
1
1
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
1954
CHI
N
154
593
70
163
19
79
.275
.326
.427
19
7
40
50
7
5
6
3
11
1955
CHI
N
154
596
98
176
44
117
.295
.345
.596
29
9
45
72
2
0
9
6
16
1956
CHI
N
139
538
82
160
28
85
.297
.358
.530
25
8
52
62
0
0
6
18
7
1957
CHI
N
156
594
113
169
43
102
.285
.360
.579
34
6
70
85
3
2
8
11
12
1958
CHI
N
154
617
119
193
47
129
.313
.366
.614
23
11
52
87
4
1
4
12
14
1959
CHI
N
155
589
97
179
45
143
.304
.374
.596
25
6
64
72
7
2
2
20
18
1960
CHI
N
156
597
94
162
41
117
.271
.350
.554
32
7
71
69
4
0
1
28
14
1961
CHI
N
138
511
75
142
29
80
.278
.346
.507
22
4
54
75
2
0
1
21
11
1962
CHI
N
154
610
87
164
37
104
.269
.306
.503
20
6
30
71
7
0
5
3
19
1963
CHI
N
130
432
41
98
18
64
.227
.292
.403
20
1
39
73
4
1
0
16
7
1964
CHI
N
157
591
67
156
23
95
.264
.307
.450
29
6
36
84
3
1
1
11
16
1965
CHI
N
163
612
79
162
28
106
.265
.328
.453
25
3
55
64
6
0
3
19
16
1966
CHI
N
141
511
52
139
15
75
.272
.315
.432
23
7
29
59
5
4
0
10
15
1967
CHI
N
151
573
68
158
23
95
.276
.310
.455
26
4
27
93
3
8
2
8
20
1968
CHI
N
150
552
71
136
32
83
.246
.287
.469
27
0
27
67
5
9
2
4
12
1969
CHI
N
155
565
60
143
23
106
.253
.309
.416
19
2
42
101
7
8
0
7
15
1970
CHI
N
72
222
25
56
12
44
.252
.313
.459
6
2
20
33
1
1
0
3
5
1971
CHI
N
39
83
4
16
3
6
.193
.247
.325
2
0
6
14
0
3
0
1
1
Total
2528
9421
1305
2583
512
1636
.274
.330
.500
407
90
763
1236
70
45
50
201
229
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1953
CHI
N
SS
10
0
0
19
33
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1954
CHI
N
SS
154
154
1373.1
312
475
34
105
0
0
0
0
0
.959
1955
CHI
N
SS
154
0
0
290
482
22
102
0
0
0
0
0
.972
1956
CHI
N
SS
139
0
0
279
357
25
92
0
0
0
0
0
.962
1957
CHI
N
SS
100
98
894.1
168
261
11
59
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1957
CHI
N
3B
58
58
504
73
87
3
12
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1958
CHI
N
SS
154
154
1361
292
468
32
100
0
0
0
0
0
.960
1959
CHI
N
SS
154
154
1371.1
271
519
12
95
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1960
CHI
N
SS
156
156
1375.2
283
488
18
94
0
0
0
0
0
.977
1961
CHI
N
SS
104
102
883.1
173
358
19
68
0
0
0
0
0
.965
1961
CHI
N
1B
7
7
61
68
6
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1961
CHI
N
LF
23
23
199.2
33
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.972
1961
CHI
N
OF
23
23
199.2
32
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1962
CHI
N
1B
149
148
1305.1
1458
106
11
134
1
0
0
0
0
.993
1962
CHI
N
3B
3
2
18
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1963
CHI
N
1B
125
117
1054
1178
78
9
97
0
0
0
0
0
.993
1964
CHI
N
1B
157
153
1344
1565
132
10
122
0
0
0
0
0
.994
1965
CHI
N
1B
162
161
1435.2
1682
93
15
143
2
0
0
0
0
.992
1966
CHI
N
1B
130
127
1111.1
1178
81
10
88
0
0
0
0
0
.992
1966
CHI
N
3B
8
5
49
5
11
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.842
1967
CHI
N
1B
147
146
1282.2
1383
91
10
111
0
0
0
0
0
.993
1968
CHI
N
1B
147
145
1232
1379
88
6
118
0
0
0
0
0
.996
1969
CHI
N
1B
153
147
1301.2
1419
87
4
116
0
0
0
0
0
.997
1970
CHI
N
1B
62
57
504.1
528
35
4
53
0
0
0
0
0
.993
1971
CHI
N
1B
20
18
160.2
167
12
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
LF
23
23
199.2
33
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.972
Total
1B
1259
1226
10792.2
12005
809
80
1005
3
0
0
0
0
.994
Total
OF
23
23
199.2
32
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.974
Total
3B
69
65
571
82
99
6
13
0
0
0
0
0
.968
Total
SS
1125
818
7259
2087
3441
174
724
0
0
0
0
0
.969
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (September 8, 1953).