#93 Ernie Banks, Shortstop, 27 yrs, Cincinnati Red Legs Friday, 10/6/1958 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ernie Banks
1/31/1931 27 USA,TX,DALLAS 6"1 180
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Good Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1958 (Automatic) 5 Year(s), 19 Days (879 total Days) 105 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 105 Days (965 total Days) 5 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 4 5 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 5 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 6 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
5/18 | @STL | W 7-5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
5/20 | @STL | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #8 | | |
5/21 | @STL | W 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
5/23 | @MIL | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
5/24 | @MIL | W 4-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
5/25 | @MIL | W 22-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
5/26 | PIT | L 7-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
5/27 | PIT | W 2-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
5/28 | PIT | W 4-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
5/29 | @CHN | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 50 | 176 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 37 | 15 | 16 | .295 | .355 | .585 | .941 | .910 | .290 |
Projected | 53 | 185 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 39 | 16 | 17 | .295 | .355 | .585 | .941 | .910 | .290 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 49 | 202 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 103 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 34.3 | 6.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 64 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .281 | .333 | .547 | .880 |
vs. RHP | 112 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .304 | .360 | .607 | .967 |
Close/Late | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .429 | .529 | .958 |
Scoring Position | 61 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .344 | .353 | .705 | 1.058 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 24 | 79 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 9 | .266 | .337 | .582 | .919 |
Road | 26 | 97 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 7 | .320 | .355 | .588 | .943 |
March/April | 24 | 94 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 25 | 4 | 8 | .351 | .381 | .777 | 1.158 |
May | 26 | 82 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | .232 | .309 | .366 | .675 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1953 | 68 | 245 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 4 | .265 | .313 | .441 | .754 | CIN |
1954 | 133 | 353 | 90 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 65 | 48 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 1 | .255 | .313 | .476 | .788 | CIN |
1955 | 127 | 386 | 79 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 62 | 51 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 2 | .205 | .281 | .376 | .656 | CIN |
1956 | 131 | 422 | 106 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 81 | 64 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 71 | 2 | 1 | .251 | .300 | .491 | .790 | CIN |
1957 | 125 | 405 | 113 | 27 | 5 | 25 | 100 | 73 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 1 | .279 | .344 | .556 | .899 | CIN |
1958 | 50 | 176 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .355 | .585 | .941 | CIN |
Total | 634 | 1987 | 505 | 90 | 17 | 109 | 388 | 307 | 170 | 14 | 24 | 275 | 7 | 9 | .254 | .314 | .481 | .795 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1953, AAA | 56 | 214 | 80 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 75 | 53 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 2 | .374 | .461 | .893 | 1.353 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1957 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .526 | .907 |
Total | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .526 | .907 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 16 | 16 | 190 | 10 | 21 | 200 | 0 | 1.000 | 144.0 | 12.50 | | | | |
Shortstop | 35 | 33 | 34 | 133 | 23 | 174 | 7 | .960 | 295.0 | 5.31 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1953... Had first career hit (double) on 4/15/1953, off Al Worthington (SLN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/30/1953, off Robin Roberts (PHI)... Drove in 7 runs against St. Louis (N) on 4/28/1957... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 8/9/1957... Won World Championship with Cincinnati in 1957... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1958, hitting .351 with 12 HR, 38 RBI...
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