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Ernie Banks
American baseball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
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Shortstop / First baseman | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1931-01-31)January 31, 1931 Dallas, Texas | |||||||||||||||
Died: January 23, 2015(2015-01-23) (aged 83) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||
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September 17, 1953, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||
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September 26, 1971, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .274 | ||||||||||||||
Hits | 2,583 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 512 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 1,636 | ||||||||||||||
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Negro leagues
Major League Baseball
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Member of the National | |||||||||||||||
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Induction | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
Vote | 83.8% (first ballot) | ||||||||||||||
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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.