What is Ernie Banks?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=Ernie Banks |image= 14 Ernie Banks Medal of Freedom White House (cropped).jpg |caption= Banks receiving the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], 2013 |position=[[Shortstop]] / [[First baseman]] |bats= Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1931|1|31}} |birth_place=[[Dallas, Texas]] |death_date={{death date and age|2015|1|23|1931|1|31|}} |death_place= [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 17 |debutyear=1953 |debutteam=Chicago Cubs |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 26 |finalyear=1971 |finalteam=Chicago Cubs |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.274 |stat3label=[[Home run]]s |stat3value=512 |stat2label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]] |stat2value=2,583 |stat4label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat4value=1,636 |teams= '''Negro leagues''' * [[Kansas City Monarchs]] ({{by|1951}}, {{by|1953}}) '''Major League Baseball''' *[[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|1953}}–{{mlby|1971}}) |highlights= * 14× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1955]]–[[1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|1960²]], [[1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|1961²]]–[[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|1962²]], [[1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1965]], [[1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1967]], [[1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1969]]) * 2× [[NL MVP]] (1958, 1959) * [[Gold Glove Award]] (1960) * 2× [[List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders|NL home run leader]] (1958, 1960) * 2× [[List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders|NL RBI leader]] (1958, 1959) * [[Chicago Cubs#Retired numbers|Chicago Cubs No. 14]] retired * [[Major League Baseball All-Century Team]] |hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |hoftype = National |hofdate=[[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1977|1977]] |hofvote=83.8% (first ballot) |module = {{Infobox military person |embed = yes