#93 Ernie Banks, Shortstop, 28 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ernie Banks
1/31/1931 28 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) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 1959 $ 4,000,000 (4 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 19 Days (1051 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 105 Days (1137 total Days) 6 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Talent | 6 | 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 | | |
9/16 | CHN | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/18 | MIL | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/19 | MIL | W 9-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | MIL | L 5-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/22 | @SF | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/24 | @SF | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | @NYY | W 13-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/28 | @NYY | L 3-12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | NYY | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | NYY | L 3-14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 120 | 324 | 75 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 62 | 39 | 21 | 49 | .231 | .285 | .435 | .720 | .649 | .204 |
Projected | 126 | 341 | 79 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 65 | 41 | 22 | 52 | .231 | .285 | .435 | .720 | .649 | .204 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 97 | 356 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 141 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 4.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 |
vs. RHP | 302 | 73 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 61 | 38 | 21 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .242 | .298 | .457 | .755 |
Close/Late | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .391 | .455 | .846 |
Scoring Position | 89 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .270 | .324 | .584 | .908 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 62 | 163 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 25 | .270 | .311 | .472 | .783 |
Road | 58 | 161 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 24 | .193 | .251 | .398 | .649 |
This Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Last Week | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
March/April | 17 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 12 | .208 | .273 | .417 | .689 |
May | 25 | 62 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 8 | .258 | .292 | .548 | .841 |
June | 22 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | .231 | .275 | .446 | .722 |
July | 18 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .209 | .245 | .349 | .594 |
August | 23 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 8 | .293 | .369 | .552 | .921 |
Sept/Oct | 15 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .167 | .208 | .229 | .437 |
Postseason | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.667 |
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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 |
1959 | 120 | 324 | 75 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 62 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 3 | .231 | .285 | .435 | .720 | CIN |
Total | 754 | 2311 | 580 | 102 | 20 | 125 | 450 | 346 | 191 | 18 | 26 | 324 | 9 | 12 | .251 | .310 | .475 | .785 | |
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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 |
1959 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.667 |
Total | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .375 | .636 | 1.011 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 112 | 97 | 119 | 384 | 76 | 520 | 17 | .967 | 831.1 | 5.63 | | | | |
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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... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 5/15/1959... 9/6/1959: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
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