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Ernie Banks
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(b. January 31, 1931 - d. January 23, 2015)
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| Known as "Mr. Cub," the irrepressible Banks combined unbridled enthusiasm
with remarkable talent to become one of the most popular players
of his era. As a shortstop he won back-to-back NL MVP awards in
1958 and 1959 before switching to first base. Despite 512 career
home runs and 11 All-Star appearances, the Cubs failed to win a
pennant during Bank's tenure. He had 2,583 lifetime hits and 1,636
RBI. |
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Inducted in 1977
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1954 Topps Ernie
Banks #94 PSA 7 NM
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Comments: A beautiful 1961 Topps
Ernie Banks was one of the first vintage cards I ever owned -
purchased sometime in the mid-1990s. It was graded NM-MT 8 by
PSA. I liked the '61 card a lot but I wanted a rookie. I first
purchased a '54 Topps PSA 7 (OC) example - and subsequently sold
it a couple months later in December, 1999. This issue is quite
possibly the most beautiful card Topps has ever produced. This
beautiful NM 7 upgrade was purchased in October, 1999 via eBay.
Great photo, clean surface, strong corners and nice centering.
Very minor chipping on the tough green back. Red, White and Blue
- a piece of Americana!
UPDATE: A beautiful, centered PSA 8 NM-MT example became available in the Fall 2024 Robert Edwards auction but I couldn't pull the trigger - too steep for my pocketbook at this time:
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| Card Details Below: |
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1954 |
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Topps |
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United States |
| Description: |
The first issue to use two player pictures on the
front, the 1954 Topps set remains popular today. Solid color backgrounds
frame both color portraits and black-and-white action pictures of
the player. The player's name, position, team and team logo appear
at the top. Backs include an "Inside Baseball" cartoon
regarding the player as well as statistics and biography. The 250-card,
2-5/8" X 3-3/4", set includes manager and coaches cards.
A gray-back version of the cards #1-50 is known, distinguished by
the use of dark gray cardboard on back. These are often attributed
to Canadian issue and carry a modest premium. |
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Example 1-Cent Dated Display Box
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Example 1-Cent Undated Display Box
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Example 5-Cent Display Box
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