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![]() Banks receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Shortstop / First baseman | |||||||||||||||
Born: Dallas, Texas | January 31, 1931|||||||||||||||
Died: January 23, 2015 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||
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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
Major League Baseball | |||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Member of the National | |||||||||||||||
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Induction | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
Vote | 83.8% (first ballot) | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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