Ernie Banks

American baseball player and coach · United States · On the map · Athletes · Lived 1931 to 2015 · aged 83

Ernest Banks, nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971.

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2015Died23 January 20152013Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1959Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player AwardAward1958Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player AwardAward1931Born31 January 1931

Also in Deutsch

Career 2

ClubYears

Chicago Cubs

Kansas City Monarchs

Media & music

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1955 Bowman trading card

Banks in 1964

1967 food packaging

Banks and Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts on the float representing the Cubs organization at the 2010 Chicago Pride Parade

Ernie Banks' grave monument in Graceland Cemetery

Ernie Banks's number 14 was retired by the Chicago Cubs in 1982.

Awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom2013

Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award1959

Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award1958

Rawlings Gold Glove Award

Library of Congress Living Legend

About this person

He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977 in his first year of eligibility, and was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999.

Country

United States