Ernie Banks

Ernie Banks
Banks receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2013
Shortstop / First baseman
Born: (1931-01-31)January 31, 1931 Dallas, Texas
Died: January 23, 2015(2015-01-23) (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 17, 1953, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1971, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average	.274
Hits	2,583
Home runs	512
Runs batted in	1,636
Teams
Negro leagues Kansas City Monarchs (1951, 1953) Major League Baseball Chicago Cubs (1953–1971)
Career highlights and awards
14× All-Star (1955–1960², 1961²–1962², 1965, 1967, 1969) 2× NL MVP (1958, 1959) Gold Glove Award (1960) 2× NL home run leader (1958, 1960) 2× NL RBI leader (1958, 1959) Chicago Cubs No. 14 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1977
Vote	83.8% (first ballot)
Allegiance  United States Service/branch  United States Army Years of service 1951–1953 Rank Private first class Battles/wars Korean War

Ernest "Ernie" Banks (January 31, 1931 – January 23, 2015)^[1] was a former Major League Baseball player. He was a shortstop and a first baseman. He spent his entire 19-year career with the Chicago Cubs of the National League (1953–1971).

He hit 512 home runs in his career. Very few players have hit more than 500 home runs in their careers. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977. He was known as "Mr. Cub".^[2]

In 2013, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.

1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference death was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
2. ↑ "The Ballplayers - Ernie Banks Biography". Baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2008-07-23.