Ernest Banks was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Alfonso Lopez, Amos Rusie and Joseph Sewell. Banks was a SS\1B with 19 seasons MLB experience playing all with the Chicago Cubs (1953-1971). For his MLB career he hit .274/.330/.500 with 512 HR, 1636 RBI, 1305 R, 50 SB in 2528 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1958 when he hit .313/.366/.614 with 47 HR, 129 RBI, 119 R, 4 SB in 154 games, 1959 when he hit .304/.374/.596 with 45 HR, 143 RBI, 97 SB, 2 SB in 155 games and 1957 when he hit .285/.360/.579 with 43 HR, 102 RBI, 113 R, 8 SB in 156 games.
Banks led the National League in home runs in 1958 and 1960 (41). He led the NL in RBI in 1958 and 1959.
He played in 14 All Star games (1955-1962, 1965, 1967, 1969). He won a Gold Glove in 1960. Banks was twice the National League MVP in 1958 and 1959.
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