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Name Team Age
Ernie Banks Retired (1958, Age 35) Died (1996, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 50
(1950)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League 0 2 years (158 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 6/14/1923
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (92.4 %) A  (89.5 %) F  (1.2 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 NYN 130 493 75 118 13 4 18 61 39 90 20 4 11 .687 .296 .391 .239
1951 NYN 132 504 83 144 16 10 20 99 47 86 18 12 7 .822 .346 .476 .286
1952 NYN 148 587 121 186 37 4 33 127 65 83 20 10 5 .949 .386 .562 .317
1953 NYN 124 497 87 168 36 7 16 106 57 86 23 9 6 .939 .404 .535 .338
1954 NYN 149 598 98 178 23 5 30 123 47 84 28 9 4 .854 .351 .503 .298
1955 NYN 77 222 43 67 7 6 11 41 28 36 9 4 0 .917 .381 .536 .302
1956 NYN 141 540 94 167 34 6 29 108 63 90 25 9 11 .936 .380 .556 .309
1957 NYN-CHA 139 492 77 138 24 3 24 92 49 90 26 6 21 .835 .347 .488 .280
1958 CHA 116 160 22 33 2 0 9 20 16 29 4 0 1 .676 .289 .388 .206
Total 1156 4093 700 1199 192 45 190 777 411 674 173 63 66 .859 .358 .501 .293
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01Ernie Banks has retired from the Chicago White Sox
1957-09-18The Chicago White Sox have acquired Ernie Banks from the waiver wire.
1957-09-14The New York Knights have promoted Merv Moriarity to the major league team. The New York Knights have designated Ernie Banks for assignment. The New York Knights have designated Pee Wee Reese for assignment.
1956-03-01The New York Knights have promoted Babe Barna to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Carlos Humphreys to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Marty Hallman to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Willie Mays to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Nathan Jesif to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Pee Wee Reese to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Ernie Banks to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Hooks Iott to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Bill Morris to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Sid Gordon to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Bobby Hoffman to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Zeke Bonura to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Bo Gilligan to the minors. The New York Knights have designated Hugh Collins for assignment.
1955-07-12The New York Knights have promoted Hugh Collins to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bobby Hoffman to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bo Gilligan to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Sid Gordon to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Hooks Iott to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Don Decker to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Windy McCall to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Zeke Bonura to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Stuffy Sutko to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Ernie Banks to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Marty Hallman to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Bert Mills to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Dave Schmidt to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Nathan Jesif to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Carlos Humphreys to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Pee Wee Reese to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Roy Astacio to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Willie Mays to the minors.
1953-07-04The New York Knights have promoted Ernie Banks to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Zeke Bonura to the minors.
1953-06-06The New York Knights have promoted Zeke Bonura to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Ernie Banks to the minors.
1951-05-18The New York Knights have promoted Ernie Banks to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Matty Alou to the minors.
1951-04-29The New York Knights have promoted Bo Washburn to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Ernie Banks to the minors.
1951-03-03The New York Knights have renamed Ernie "Let"s play 2" Banks to Ernie Banks.
1950-10-01The New York Knights have promoted Ernie "Let"s play 2" Banks to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Al Banks to the minors.
1950-09-20The New York Knights have promoted Mike Glynn to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Ernie "Let"s play 2" Banks to the minors.
1950-04-25The New York Knights have renamed Ernie Banks to Ernie "Let"s play 2" Banks.
1950-04-01The New York Knights have renamed Ernie "Let"s Play Two" Banks to Ernie Banks.
1950-04-01The New York Knights have renamed Ernie "Let" Play Two" Banks to Ernie "Let"s Play Two" Banks.
1950-04-01The New York Knights have renamed Dan Aponte to Ernie "Let" Play Two" Banks.