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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	33-39 / in Starts: 29-28
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 9 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	7

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 247 PAs	44
Actual Runners on Base	181 (92-55-34)
Avg. MLBer w/ 247 PAs	26
Avg. Runners on Base	154 (79-49-25)

Most Driven In
Self	12
B Williams	6
R Santo	6
J Hickman	6
J Callison	4
G Beckert	4
P Popovich	2
C James	1

Most Driven In By
Self	12
J Hickman	3
R Hundley	2
D Kessinger	2
J Callison	1
W Smith	1
P Gagliano	1
B Williams	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2418	1	Apr 7	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	5	1.05	0.033	1.70	0.03%	0.35	1B
2	2419	2	Apr 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	6	1.36	-0.015	2.05	-0.01%	0.49	1B
3	2420	3	Apr 10	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	6	1.07	-0.105	1.40	-0.08%	-0.74	1B
4	2421	4	Apr 12	CHC	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	6	.96	-0.123	1.37	-0.11%	-0.99	1B
5	2422	5	Apr 14	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.353	.721	5	.61	0.120	.85	0.10%	1.59	1B
6	2423	6	Apr 15	CHC		PHI	W,5-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.435	.368	.803	6	.79	0.145	1.16	0.13%	1.85	1B
7	2424	7	Apr 16	CHC		PHI	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.500	.478	.978	5	1.17	0.139	1.85	0.13%	2.11	1B
8	2425	8	Apr 17	CHC		MON	W,8-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.438	.407	.845	6	.25	-0.025	.40	-0.02%	-0.74	1B
9	2426	9	Apr 18	CHC		MON	W,8-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.432	.406	.839	6	.55	-0.027	.93	-0.03%	-0.13	1B
10	2427	10	Apr 21	CHC		STL	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.415	.371	.786	6	.59	-0.027	1.17	-0.03%	-0.34	1B
11	2428	11	Apr 22	CHC		STL	W,7-5	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.400	.342	.742	6	.87	-0.047	1.86	-0.06%	-1.68	1B
12	2429	12	Apr 24	CHC		HOU	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.388	.333	.721	6	1.10	-0.176	1.84	-0.18%	-1.22	1B
13	2430	13	Apr 25	CHC		HOU	W,11-5	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.389	.426	.814	6	.98	0.213	1.74	0.23%	1.89	1B
14	2431	14	Apr 26	CHC		HOU	W,6-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.368	.400	.768	6	.52	-0.043	.96	-0.05%	-0.62	1B
15	2432	15	Apr 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.350	.377	.727	6	.94	-0.069	2.27	-0.10%	-0.68	1B
16	2433	16	Apr 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.328	.351	.679	5	.96	-0.093	2.35	-0.14%	-0.89	1B
17	2434	18 (1)	Apr 30	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.324	.333	.657	5	.74	-0.094	1.49	-0.11%	-1.85	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	2435	21 (2)	May 4	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.306	.313	.618	6	1.17	-0.116	2.22	-0.13%	-0.84	1B
19	2436	22	May 5	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.289	.294	.584	6	.87	-0.091	1.65	-0.10%	-0.65	1B
20	2437	23	May 7	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.314	.627	6	.89	0.083	1.71	0.10%	1.03	1B
21	2438	24	May 8	CHC		CIN	W,10-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.293	.587	6	.30	-0.044	.56	-0.05%	-1.70	1B
22	2439	25	May 9	CHC		CIN	W,8-1	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.315	.354	.669	6	.68	0.100	1.35	0.12%	2.94	1B
23	2440	26	May 10	CHC		CIN	L,6-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.323	.378	.701	6	1.14	0.098	2.35	0.12%	1.30	1B
24	2441	27	May 11	CHC		ATL	L,6-7	GS-9	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.241	.327	.402	.729	6	1.68	0.280	3.48	0.35%	0.52	1B
25	2442	28	May 12	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	CG(11)	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.244	.324	.433	.757	6	1.34	0.021	2.62	0.03%	0.75	1B
26	2443	29	May 13	CHC		NYM	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.324	.430	.754	6	.39	-0.019	1.03	-0.03%	-0.10	1B
27	2444	31 (1)	May 16	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.312	.412	.724	5	1.12	-0.115	2.61	-0.16%	-1.12	1B
28	2445	32	May 17	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.301	.396	.697	6	1.59	-0.120	3.94	-0.18%	-1.06	1B
29	2446	34 (1)	May 19	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.298	.392	.690	6	2.00	-0.048	4.01	-0.06%	-0.31	PH 1B
30	2447	35	May 22	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.302	.394	.696	6	.26	0.001	.64	0.00%	0.02	1B
31	2448	39 (3)	May 26	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.302	.394	.696	5						1B
32	2449	42 (2)	May 30 (1)	CHC		SDP	L,4-11	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.298	.394	.692	6	.87	-0.041	2.01	-0.06%	-0.65	1B
33	2450	43	May 30 (2)	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.239	.304	.425	.729	5	1.39	0.160	3.16	0.22%	0.69	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	2451	54 (10)	Jun 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.310	.453	.763	6	.46	0.195	1.14	0.29%	1.98	1B
35	2452	55	Jun 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.308	.471	.779	7	.84	0.030	2.09	0.05%	0.33	1B
36	2453	56	Jun 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.306	.467	.773	9	1.03	-0.027	2.61	-0.04%	-0.10	PH
37	2454	57	Jun 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.312	.488	.800	6	.68	0.024	1.72	0.04%	2.44	1B
38	2455	58	Jun 18	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.301	.469	.770	6	.76	-0.104	1.93	-0.16%	-1.98	1B
39	2456	59	Jun 19	CHC		STL	L,3-5	GS-15	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.295	.452	.747	7	1.65	-0.127	5.10	-0.24%	-0.68	1B
40	2457	61 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	CHC		STL	L,0-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.296	.449	.745	6	1.72	-0.013	5.29	-0.03%	-0.47	1B
41	2458	63 (1)	Jun 22	CHC		NYM	L,5-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.293	.441	.734	7	1.36	-0.165	4.56	-0.33%	-1.53	1B
42	2459	64	Jun 23	CHC		NYM	L,10-12	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.296	.435	.732	6	1.54	0.112	5.11	0.22%	1.09	1B
43	2460	65	Jun 24 (1)	CHC		NYM	L,5-9	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.301	.459	.760	9	.03	0.004	.10	0.01%	1.83	PH
44	2461	66	Jun 24 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,1-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.305	.463	.768	8	.21	0.010	.68	0.02%	0.28	PH
45	2462	67	Jun 25	CHC		NYM	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.298	.451	.749	6	.43	-0.056	1.37	-0.11%	-1.21	1B
46	2463	68	Jun 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.298	.449	.747	7	.98	-0.036	2.61	-0.06%	-0.39	1B
47	2464	69	Jun 28 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.297	.446	.742	6	7.68	-0.225	18.55	-0.33%	-0.80	PH
48	2465	71 (1)	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	L,6-8	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.244	.301	.488	.789	5	1.89	0.615	3.59	0.70%	3.09	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	2466	73 (1)	Jul 1	CHC	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.238	.298	.476	.774	5	1.28	-0.080	2.02	-0.08%	-1.92	1B
50	2467	74	Jul 3	CHC		PIT	L,14-16	2-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.302	.476	.778	2	1.55	0.037	3.37	0.05%	0.40	PH
51	2468	75	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.299	.467	.767	5	1.11	-0.118	1.99	-0.13%	-1.32	1B
52	2469	76	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,7-2	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.298	.462	.761	5	.47	-0.044	.75	-0.04%	-0.42	1B
53	2470	84 (7)	Jul 11	CHC		PHI	L,4-10	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.302	.462	.765	6	2.81	0.010	3.60	0.01%	0.12	PH
54	2471	90 (5)	Jul 20 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.301	.455	.756	5	1.36	-0.043	1.83	-0.04%	-0.27	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	2472	126 (35)	Aug 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,15-0	5-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.237	.303	.458	.761	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.12	1B
56	2473	128 (1)	Aug 24	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.303	.458	.761	4						1B
57	2474	129	Aug 25	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.302	.455	.757	9	.72	-0.018	1.25	-0.02%	-0.23	PH
58	2475	130	Aug 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.300	.453	.753	9	.72	-0.018	1.22	-0.02%	-0.23	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
59	2476	134 (3)	Sep 1	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	10-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.299	.450	.749	5	1.49	-0.039	5.56	-0.09%	-0.12	1B
60	2477	135	Sep 2	CHC		PHI	W,17-2	GS-8	5	3	2	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.316	.459	.775	7	.23	0.053	.71	0.10%	3.48	1B
61	2478	136	Sep 3	CHC		PHI	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.314	.455	.769	6	.49	-0.052	1.65	-0.11%	-0.88	1B
62	2479	138 (1)	Sep 5	CHC		NYM	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.313	.466	.779	7	1.03	-0.024	5.87	-0.08%	0.96	1B
63	2480	140 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.313	.464	.777	6	.79	-0.039	3.53	-0.10%	-0.33	1B
64	2481	143 (2)	Sep 10	CHC		MON	W,9-3	GS-7	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.317	.480	.797	6	.75	0.165	2.64	0.35%	1.60	1B
65	2482	144	Sep 12	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.316	.475	.791	7	2.35	-0.194	14.51	-0.72%	-0.50	1B
66	2483	145	Sep 13	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.316	.473	.789	6	1.55	-0.075	6.62	-0.19%	-0.46	1B
67	2484	146	Sep 15	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GS-9	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.323	.481	.804	6	1.06	0.075	3.93	0.17%	0.35	1B
68	2485	147	Sep 16	CHC		STL	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.318	.472	.789	7	.56	-0.058	2.40	-0.15%	-1.23	1B
69	2486	148	Sep 17	CHC		STL	L,2-9	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.321	.472	.793	7	.30	-0.010	.97	-0.02%	0.12	1B
70	2487	150 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	CHC	@	MON	W,5-4	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.320	.470	.790	9	2.32	-0.059	8.75	-0.13%	-0.24	PH
71	2488	154 (3)	Sep 23 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.318	.468	.786	9	.98	-0.025	2.75	-0.04%	-0.17	PH
72	2489	160 (5)	Sep 29	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.313	.459	.772	6	1.26	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-1.18	1B
							33-39		247	222	25	56	6	2	12	44	20	3	33	1	1	3	1	5	0	0	.252	.313	.459	.772		1.01	-0.481	2.51	-1.38%	0.79

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