After yesterday's sad news, I got out my Cubs baseball card display book and started looking at the Ernie Banks cards. Unfortunately, they only go back to this card as the others were way too expensive when I was collecting them back in the 60s and then again in the late 70s-80s.
His cards go back to 1953, I imagine, since that was his rookie year with the Cubs where he played ten games and hit his first two of more than 500 home runs in his career.
The back of his '58 card reads:
Ernie Banks
Shortstop
NL
Chicago Cubs
Sport Magazine '58 All-Star Selection
The text "Ernie has inscribed his name in the record books bu clouting more homers than any other shortstop in history. And when he comes to bat with the sacks loaded, pitchers shudder. He blasted 5 out of the park with 3 men on in '56 for another all-time mark. This year he hit 18 homers in the first seven weeks of the season.
Not bad for a shortstop. --Cooter
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