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Ernie Banks Cards & Plaques

Mr. Cub on the wall — for the Chicago fan who lived 'Let's play two.'

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Ernie Banks Let's Play Two 3 Card Plaque Topps Bowman 2023 2024 Chicago Cubs

Career snapshot

Career: .274 BA · 2,583 hits · 512 HR · 1,636 RBI · 1,305 R · 2,528 games · 1953–1971 Chicago Cubs only. Career averages: .274/.330/.500 · 122 OPS+.

Hardware: 2× NL MVP (1958, 1959 — back-to-back), 14× All-Star, 1× Gold Glove (shortstop). 512 career home runs. First NL player to repeat as MVP. Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 1977 (83.8%, first ballot).

Accolades

★ 2× NL MVP (1958, 1959 — back-to-back, first NL player ever to repeat)

★ 14× MLB All-Star

★ 1× Gold Glove Award (shortstop, 1960)

★ 512 career home runs

★ Played all 19 seasons with the Chicago Cubs

★ NL Home Run Leader (1958, 1960)

★ NL RBI Leader (1958, 1959)

★ Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 1977 (83.8%, first ballot)

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Ernie Banks Let's Play Two 3 Card Plaque Topps Bowman 2023 2024 Chicago Cubs
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Ernie Banks Let's Play Two 3 Card Plaque Topps Bowman 2023 2024 Chicago Cubs

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The card collector's view

Banks' flagship rookie is the 1954 Topps #94 RC—a true vintage holy-grail card, with PSA 8 and above copies clearing five figures during Cubs anniversary years. The card sits in the iconic 1954 Topps set alongside Hank Aaron and Al Kaline rookies. His 1955-1971 Topps run features his MVP-era and 500-homer milestone cards, all carrying significant vintage value. Panini retired-legends inserts in Diamond Kings feature Mr. Cub in classic Cubs blue-and-red.

About Ernie Banks Cards & Plaques at FreshDCards

Mr. Cub. Ernie Banks won back-to-back NL MVPs in 1958 and 1959 as a shortstop—the first National League player ever to repeat at any position—and finished his nineteen-year career with 512 home runs across two decades of Chicago Cubs baseball. Fourteen All-Star nods. Never reached the postseason despite his individual greatness. 'Let's play two' became his motto, a reflection of the sunny disposition that made him one of the most beloved players in MLB history. Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 1977. Banks passed away in 2015 at age 83.

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