Ernie Banks blasts his 40th home run of the year to propel the Chicago Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals 12-2 at Wrigley Field. That set the record for most homers by a shortstop in MLB history, which ...
Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks signs autographs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Banks would go on to win the Most Valuable Player award in the 1958 and ‘59 seasons. Okay, so what we know is that this ...
Today’s Sports Highlight in History: In 1965, Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his MLB 400th career home run (off Curt Simmons) in Chicago’s 5-3 win v St. Louis at Wrigley Field; Simmons also gave up ...
In this 1970 file photo, Ernie Banks poses in his Chicago Cubs uniform. Banks died in January 2015. He was 83. (AP Photo/File) Major League Baseball finally added the statistics of the Negro Leagues ...