1958 TOPPS #482 ERNIE BANKS ALL STAR PSA 3 VG CUBS HOF NICELY CENTERED!

Description: 1958 TOPPS #482 ERNIE BANKS ALL STAR PSA 3 VG CUBS HOF NICELY CENTERED+FREE SHIPPING!! Ernest "Ernie" Banks remains, without a doubt, the most beloved Chicago Cubs player in franchise history and was voted the "Greatest Cub Ever" in a 1969 Chicago Tribune fan poll. In 1954, he put together an exceptional season with 19 home runs, 79 RBI and a .275 batting average but was edged out of the National League Rookie of the Year voting by St. Louis Cardinals Wally Moon.Undeterred, Ernie returned the next year to wallop 44 home runs to set the record for most home runs by a shortstop, while batting .295 to earn his first of 14 NL All-Star selections. By the late-1950s, Ernie banks was considered one of the best shortstops in the game and in 1958 and 1959 he was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player, leading the NL in at-bats (617), home runs (47), RBI (129), slugging percentage (.614) and total bases (379). He also led the NL in RBI in 1959 with 143. He became the first National League player to earn back-to-back MVP awards. In 1960, he became the first Chicago Cubs player to win a Gold Glove after posting 488 assists and only 18 errors while turning 94 double plays. In 1962, however, the now 31-year old banks lacked the range at short so he was moved to first base where he remained for the rest of his career. That season, he proceeded to lead all first basemen in putouts (1,448), assists (106), double plays turned (134) and finished third in fielding percentage (.993) and fifth in errors committed (11). On May 12, 1970, Ernie clocked his 500th home run in front of his home crowd at Wrigley Field and "Mr. Cub" retired a year later.Ernie Banks finished his career with 2,583 hits, 1,305 runs scored, 512 home runs, 1,636 RBI and a .274 batting average in 2,528 games. "Ernest "Ernie" Banks was elected on the first ballot to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.

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Location: Mechanicville, New York

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