2023 Cable News Network. That was the charm of Mr. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe. There are some players who instinctively do the right thing on the base paths. But I had to play him. Subscribe to one or more of our free e-mail newsletters to get instant updates on local news, events, and opportunities in Chicago. Robinson told Banks, "Ernie, I'm glad to see you're up here so now just listen and learnFor years, I didn't talk and learned a lot about people". Trees surround a private patio with a gas grill in the backyard. He was the Cubs' first black player; he became one of several former Negro league players who joined MLB teams without playing in the minor leagues. 2:02 PM EST, Sun January 25, 2015, Lead intv Ernie Banks Medal of Freedom Obama Jackie Robinson_00023107.jpg, according to a story on the Cubs website. [106], Banks died of a heart attack at a Chicago hospital on January 23, 2015, eight days before his 84th birthday. That was the first time I ever saw him smile, he recalls his mother telling him. [1][2][3] He began playing professional baseball in 1950 with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro leagues. AP. I was retiring from the paper and moving to Los Angeles, about 20 miles from his home in Marina del Rey. [22] He also set a 30-year record of five single-season grand slam home runs. I'll just go elsewhere, but I'm not going to let him change my life. Rice, a longtime friend of Banks, was named as the executor of his estate. He's made me go for that little extra needed to win". Marcel Proust ate a cookie to recall the carefree joys of his youth. Once I even talked to a psychiatrist. ", First published on April 7, 2022 / 5:13 PM. I made six dollars in nickels, dimes, and quarters. The legendary Buck ONeil was the Monarchs manager, and his instructions were not limited to the ball field. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977, and was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. 'That mean a lot to the neighborhood': Cubs fans remember a special player who called the South Side. During his induction speech, Banks said, "We've got the setting sunshine, fresh air, the team behind us. Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts described Banks as one of the greatest players of all time., Words cannot express how important Ernie Banks will always be to the Chicago Cubs, the city of Chicago and Major League Baseball, Ricketts said. They didn't think I qualified as a government official and no matter what I did I couldn't change my imageWhat I learned, was that it was going to be hard for me to disengage myself from my baseball life and I would have to compensate for it after my playing days were over. [80] His great nephew, Acie Law, is a professional basketball player who attended Texas A&M University before playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ive had nightmares about it. 14. On September 17, 1953, Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks made his debut at Wrigley Field, starting what proved to be a Hall of Fame-bound career. In the Feb. 26 primary, Banks finished a distant third, garnering just 12% of the vote (Condon won re-election with 55%; Gerald Gibbons drew 25%). Ernie said he and his mother were looking at photos years later and came across one that showed him sitting with his father in the dugout at Wrigley Field. "The Wonderful World of Ernie Banks: Speed and Arm Necessity for 3 Outfielders". [97] In 2008, Banks released a charity wine called Ernie Banks 512 Chardonnay, the proceeds of which were donated to his foundation. [62], In 1953, after returning from military service in Germany, Banks married his first wife Mollye Ector. "We are looking for that information to make our own determination if we should request the court to bring these assets back into the estate," said Tom Jefson, attorney for Elizabeth Banks. Ernie made a lot people Cubs fans everywhere, but we have to acknowledge there are many Black White Sox fans on the South Side, too. Maybe so, but I still wondered if the underlying reason for his defection might have been a simpler one: The longer we worked, the more upset he became about the money he was getting. He just hid it very well.. In a few months, he would call and ask for the timeline again. [99] On March 31, 2008, a statue of Banks (Mr. Cub) was unveiled in front of Wrigley Field. Banks, Ernie. [5] In 1953, he was discharged from the army and joined the Monarchs for the remainder of that season, achieving a .347 batting average. In court Friday, Judge James Riley ordered Regina Rice to disclose the sales records of the website as well as financial statements on a joint account and a trust fund saying the Banks family "is entitled to see that.". While the estimated value of those accounts and memorabilia sales were not disclosed in court, previously Rice has said Banks estate was only worth $16,000. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Our first recording sessions on the Ritz-Carlton deck were a disaster. I told Ernie we should get to work immediately. A woman? He . He signed autographs for those who recognized him and occasionally called out, Are you two married? to couples who didnt. "Even as the Chicago Cubs lost one game after another," said the Associated Press, "Ernie Banks never lost hope. He had received a pay increase from $33,000 to $50,000 between his MVP seasons in 1958 and 1959, but Ebony said several MLB players were making $100,000 at the time. [61] Banks' popularity and positive attitude led to the nicknames "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. But then, as I was driving home from the beach thinking about what we had talked about the day before and preparing questions for the next day, he called. Some people feel that because you are black you will never be treated fairly, and that you should voice your opinions, be militant about them. Baseball was not the first thing he would talk about, the attorney said. Hes with the Angels now and hopefully hell get a ring.. [34] He was not selected to be an All-Star for the first of two All-Star games that season since 1959, when MLB started having two All-Star Games per season through 1962,[35] but was selected as a reserve player. I look at a man as a human being; I don't care about his color. She received several valuable items from his playing career as part of their divorce settlement, including his 500th home run ball. There wasnt much he could say, just that Id done the best I could and it wasnt meant to be. Ernest Banks (January 31, 1931 January 23, 2015), nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971. A friend from Chicago, a Cubs fan who works for NPR in Los Angeles, told me that at the party celebrating the opening of their new regional headquarters, she looked across the room and there he was. [81], Banks had been appointed to the Chicago Transit Board (the Chicago Transit Authority's governing and administrative body) in 1969 by the governor of Illinois. As the unseemly battle over his estate would indicate, he was not a grinning, happy-talking caricature. [79], Banks's nephew, Bob Johnson, was a major league catcher and first baseman for the Texas Rangers between 1981 and 1983. He was living in Trump Tower. Ive had nightmares about it. [21] The Cubs finished in eighth place in 1964, losing over $315,000. appreciated. Rice had been Ernies friend and confidante for a dozen years, and toward the end of his life, when he returned to Chicago for good, she became his caretaker. Sunshine for his warm, cheery disposition, and his former house is no different. Free shipping for many products! He played and was the starting NL shortstop in his first of 13 All-Star Games that season. They think youre hustling too much. Umpire Vic Delmore called "ball four", but Anderson and Taylor contended that Musial foul tipped the ball. "The fact that estate, which is being contested, doesn't appear to have much money in it wouldn't really surprise me. [33] Banks credited center fielder Richie Ashburn with helping him learn to play left field; in 23 games Banks committed only one error. A big Cubs fan, she was thrilled to talk to him, though a little bewildered, too. I love you. They bought airline tickets, she said, but didnt make it in time. I was never sure why he wanted the timeline, but it was easy enough to work up. [14] He served as a flag bearer in the 45th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion at Fort Bliss, where he played with the Harlem Globetrotters on a part-time basis. [6], Banks won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1968, an honor recognizing playing ability and personal character. [5] Other sources say Banks was noticed by Cool Papa Bell of the Monarchs. Ernest Banks was born on January 31, 1931 in Dallas, Texas. Because the ball was still in play and Delmore was embroiled in an argument with Anderson and Taylor, Musial tried to run for second base. That's all we've asked for is full disclosure and now we expect to get it," Jefson said. Theres nothing funny.. She was troubled to see him bringing some of this loneliness upon himself, she says, by distancing himself from his family and former teammates. The new will left all of Banks' assets to his longtime caregiver, Regina Rice. Every couple of days for two weeks, we got right to work and stayed at it for hours. Before Ernie Banks' arrival here in 1953, African Americans did not travel in large numbers to Wrigley Field, except to see Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sunshine". And he talked about how he really felt about never having played in the World Series, something he had always spoken of wistfully or laughed off in public. But not one of them showed him in a negative way., I've heard a lot of Ernie banks stories in my life, a lot. The former Negro League upstart turned Cubs legend turned favorite son of Chicago died Friday of a heart attack in the Illinois city, family attorney Mark Bogen said. Shortly before the dedication of his statue outside Wrigley Field in 2008, he called to ask what I thought he should say. For decades, Ernie Banks, Mr. Cub, worked at Addison and Clark, but lived right here in this home. Ernest Banks was born on January 31, 1931, in Dallas, Texas. [90] In 1983, shortly after Wrigley sold the team to the Tribune Company, Banks and the Cubs briefly severed ties. I brought him an offer from a Chicago publisher that was worth more than his original book contract. Subscribe for free today! But Rice has 30 days to reveal those financial details requested by the court. [26] He finished the season with 28 home runs, 85 RBIs, and a .297 batting average. [62][63] Banks was known for his catchphrase, "It's a beautiful day for a ballgameLet's play two! Former Reese Witherspoon-Ryan Phillippe house lists in Bel-Air, Former Hawaii home of NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw sells for $1.43 million, Dr. Post has been removed or is no longer public. Because Im not going to be needing them anymore.. The couple had twin sons within a year and a daughter four years after that. Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, late actress Florence Henderson and singer Kesha have all lived in the gated, 12-home enclave. I wondered. Some still had the price tags on them. He couldn't run, he couldn't field; toward the end, he couldn't even hit. Sunshine., The Wrigley Field marquee pays tribute to Mr. Cub on this somber night. [75] He remarried in 1984. On the eve of the 1960 World Series, Joe Reichler, a writer for the Associated Press, reported that the Milwaukee Braves were prepared to pay cash and trade pitchers Joey Jay, Carlton Willey and Don Nottebart, outfielder Billy Bruton, shortstop Johnny Logan and first baseman Frank Torre in exchange for Banks from the Cubs.[30]. The improvement was immediate: For the first time since I had known him, there was no 20-minute warm-up period, nobody asking for autographs, no audience to play to. The Windy Citys mayor, Rahm Emanuel, called him one of Chicagos greatest ambassadors.. In June, he was moved to first base, learning that position from former first baseman and Cubs coach Charlie Grimm. His remaining months were not pretty. Sometimes the people who love you cannot help. It's an admiring imitation of Ernie Banks, the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame baseball player who died last night at the age of 83. He usually called early in the morning, often from Chicago, where he was doing promotional work for the Cubs, and put on his act for an unseen audience of one. "They didn't make much money in part it's because they were on the cusp of free agency in the mid-1970s," Sanderson said. Banks, Ernie. Expand. You go about your business. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. [10] Banks' school did not have a baseball team; he played fastpitch softball for a church team during the summer. [85] He received votes on 321 of the 383 ballots. He certainly didnt grab every check he saw. Upstairs, a gallery-style hallway leads to the master bedroom, which features a skylight and a balcony. [6] His father, who had worked in construction and was a warehouse loader for a grocery chain, played baseball for black, semi-professional teams in Texas. But as I watched Barack Obama drape the medallion around his neck, he seemed to be smaller, frail, and moving much more slowly. In fact, the last time the Cubs won baseballs ultimate prize was 1908. The parties are due back in court July 24. I hesitated. [6], Banks was divorced from Eloyce in 1981. [87] At the time of the ceremony, Banks was employed as the Cubs' corporate sales representative. During one call, I mentioned that I was visiting my daughter, who was a manager at a tech company in Boston. Some of the players are angry with you, he was told by Gene Baker, an infielder the Cubs promoted to the majors with him so he wouldnt be the only black player on the team. [104] Banks remained close to the Cubs team and made frequent appearances at their spring training grounds, HoHoKam Stadium in Arizona. [59] Banks also excelled as an infielder; he won an NL Gold Glove Award for shortstop in 1960. Related: Emma: Ernie Banks Was A Hall Of Fame Person Born in January 1931, Banks was an infielder who spent his entire career with the Chicago Cubs, from 1953 to 1971. His father bought him a baseball glove for less than three dollars at a five and dime store and motivated him with nickels and dimes to play catch. [27] In 1959, the Cubs came the closest to a winning season since Banks' arrival, finishing with a 7480 record. He was not kicked out., She would not discuss her estrangement from Erniedivorce proceedings were ongoing at the time of his deathbut it led to competing claims over his estate. At a time of even greater racial segregation in Chicago, Black athletes, even stars like Ernie Banks, did not live downtown or on the North Side and certainly not the suburbs. I had seen him in this setting before and been intrigued by how, after about 20 minutes of hail-fellow good-old-Ernie bushwa, his voice would become quieter, his words more substantial. He talked about his parents fraught relationship. "The Wonderful World of Ernie Banks: Lenoir the Best City; Just Ask Rube Walker". He could feel the building shaking, he told her. She called his children in California and told them he was failing. [21] Though several players were selected through the Veterans Committee and the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues that year, Banks was the only player elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. His work on and off the field led to his receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nations highest civilian honor, in 2013. A Midwestern boy at heart, he was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. I dug out the tapes we had made, took them to a transcription service, and was struck once again by how promising our start had been. Ive been writing a book, Ernie told me as he signed pieces of paper, gloves, bats, whatever was thrust in front of him by those crowding around. Sometimes Im at a Hall of Fame reunion and Ill look around and see Im the only one in the room who never played in a World Series. Though they always had a good time, sharing laughs and swapping stories, months would go by before they found themselves together again. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU!. A native of Dallas, Texas, 19-year-old Ernie Banks debuted for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues in 1950. "That was kind of just like them, and gave them incentive to play the sport.". Late umpire Tom Gorman once recalled that in 1957, pitchers Don Drysdale, Bob Purkey, Bob Friend and Jack Sanford knocked down Banks with pitches, according to a story on the Cubs website. This story appeared in the July 7-14, 2014 issue of Sports Illustrated. He had played before baseballs big-money days, when one good contract could set up a player for life. The lawyer didnt call back. They think youre trying to show them up., He talked about Leo Durocher, who chose to demonstrate his authority as manager by challenging him, the Cubs biggest star, even going so far as to intimate that Ernie was responsible for the teams famous failure in 1969. Leo attended a reunion of the 1969 team, Ernie told me, and he stood up and said, The one thing I regret about that year is the way I treated Ernie Banks. That made me feel good.. The Cubs hired Leo Durocher as manager in 1966, hoping he could inspire renewed interest in the team's fan base. A reticent man who passed his distrust of white people on to his children, Eddie Banks was not someone who shared his emotions easily. The real problem, Ernie said, was that Durocher was jealous of his popularity: Leo thought he should be Mr. Cub. The rift was not healed until long after both men had retired and Durocher, growing old and perhaps sensing his mortality, was looking to make amends. She claimed in court documents that Rice prompted Ernie to change his phone numbers and that she isolated him from the family. He was inducted on August 8 of that year. There wasnt much he could say, just that Id done the best I could and it wasnt meant to be. Ernie was Chicagos cookie. Wednesday night, this South Sider will cheer the Cubs, thinking of Mr. Cub and own his grandmother. 2. Her attorney contends the memorabilia sales and accounts are not part of the estate. 1971 Chicago Cubs. [21] In 1969, he came the closest to helping the Cubs win the NL pennant; the Cubs fell from first place after holding an .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}8+12-game lead in August. After two years in the Army, Banks returned to the Monarchs, who sold his contract to the Chicago Cubs in 1953. (He wanted his ashes spread at Wrigley Field when the wind was blowing, Rice told me. [21] After the 1967 season, an article in Ebony said Banks was not thought to have made more than $65,000 (equal to $528,239 today) in any season. [93] In the same year, the Society for American Baseball Research listed him 27th on a list of the 100 greatest baseball players. He was 83., Its a beautiful day, lets play two became the mantra of the man known as Mr. Cub, a fixture in what he called the friendly confines of Wrigley Field, said The New York Times. He had seen the stress that Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, and the others in baseballs first wave of integration had been under, and he was not eager to take it upon himself. An hour and a half later, he was still there, still alone. April 7, 2022 / 5:13 PM Mr. Cub will play 2 today. [6] Though he had been paid modestly in comparison to other baseball stars, Banks had taken the advice of Wrigley and invested much of his earnings. RIP mr. Cub, One person tweeted that, like the recently departed Stan Musial, Banks was never too big for fans., Mr. It must end, Nissan recalls over 800,000 SUVs because of defect that can cut off engine. Banks is regarded by some as one of the greatest players of all time. It was my whole life. Within the homes 3,237 square feet of interior space are a formal living room, a dining room and a gourmet kitchen with hardwood cabinets and granite countertops. [21], In 1958 and 1959, Banks became the first NL player to be awarded back-to-back MVP Awards, leading the league in RBI in both those seasons (with 129 and 143, respectively) . More worrisome was the fact that during a postfall examination he was diagnosed with moderate to severe dementiaa condition that was listed on his death certificate as a significant contributor to his death. I don't rely on anyone else's opinions. $85,000.00. [92] Banks was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. I walked into the hotel bar and ordered a glass of red wine the way he would havewhatever they were serving; he never consulted a wine list or stated a preferenceraised it off the counter, and said goodbye to Ernie and hello to the inevitable. What was it about him? [40] However, he caught mumps that year and finished the season with 18 home runs, 64 RBI, and a .227 batting average. He didnt like being alone then. In 1957, Banks finished the season with 43 home runs, 102 RBI, and a .285 batting average. "The Wonderful World of Ernie Banks: Banks' Choice at 2nd: G_ _ _ _ B_ _ _ _ _ _". What happened to your place in the Marina?, My wife threw me out, he said. His finances were a mystery to me. His Hall of Fame career spanned over two decades and saw him play in 14 All-Star games and win two NL MVP awards. What did I think? Banks is one nice guy who finished first but he had the talent to go with it, Durocher said. And more importantly, he was the warmest and most sincere person Ive ever known., Approachable, ever optimistic and kindhearted, Ernie Banks is and always will be Mr. Cub., Farewell to Mr. The image of him sitting at that table by himself haunted me for days. I must have sent it to him half a dozen times. The next time Ernie Banks plays two - something he enjoyed, feeling one baseball game a day wasn't enough - it will be in the diamond in the sky. So I wasnt really surprised that the Cubs paid for his funeral or that the lawyer for Regina Rice, who was named sole beneficiary in Ernies will, estimated his estate at only $16,000. Phil Wrigley, the Cubs owner then, counseled him to invest his money, and there were reports he had once been worth $4 million, this at a time when $4 million was $4 million. Updated [53] The 37-year-old Banks hit 32 home runs, had 83 RBI, and finished that season with a .246 batting average. The song soon became a popular and much-recorded jazz standard, described as "without doubt one of the finest songs the composer ever wrote Following World War I, Eddie Banks joined the Dallas Black Giants. In Durocher's autobiography, he says: [Banks] was a great player in his time. Eating peanut butter on crackers and sardines while riding the team bus. As long as Im around, Im going to take care of you, she said. [7] While still in high school, Banks joined the Dallas Black Giants, a semi-pro baseball team, in 1949. When a publisher put his picture on the cover of a book about the 1969 Cubs, he said he was going to call and demand $50,000. [58]) Banks holds Cubs records for games played (2,528), at-bats (9,421), extra-base hits (1,009) and total bases (4,706). He would say, Change my landline and cell phone so they cant call me. I would change them, but then I would text them and say, This is his new landline and new cell phone. Hed say, I knew you would give them the numbers. In 2013, Banks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contribution to sports. / CBS Chicago. And baseball loved him back not just for the player he was, but the man he was. Back then fellow Cubs Hall of Famers Billy Williams and Fergie Jenkins also called the South Side home, They were just guys down the street, remembers Ed Banks, no relation to Ernie. RON RAPOPORT! Guess where I am? he asked her on the phone one day during a rainstorm. Life was goodso good, in fact, that when the Cubs bought his contract from the Monarchs, Ernie was conflicted. Banks was active in the Chicago community during and after his tenure with the Cubs. He was running from himself. WELL, PUT HER ON! he said. ", "Grand Slams Single Season Leaders by Baseball Almanac", "Ernie Banks may end up playing another position". Absentmindedly, however, Delmore pulled out a new baseball and gave it to Taylor. Liz doesnt want me to do the book, he said. And love the North Side Cubs, a love passed down to generations of South Siders. [48] Durocher served as Cubs manager until mid-1972, the season after Banks retired. He was a tortured soul, says one of Bankss friends. [67] Ector filed suit against Banks in 1963 for failure to make payments on a life insurance policy agreed upon in their divorce settlement. I wanted them to mend whatever it was between them, she told me. Banks, following his doctor's orders, avoided his usual off-season participation in handball and basketball, and began the 1964 season weighing seven pounds (3.2kg) more than the previous year. (Liz Banks disputes that figure and got a court order forcing Rice to produce a list of Ernies assets, which include potentially valuable baseball memorabilia.). He was also a member of the Amarillo Colts, a semi-professional baseball team. Ernie Banks, the great symbol not only of Chicago Cubs baseball but also of a Major League Baseball ideal, really was that kind and that joyful.. This sentiment was evident on social media, with one man writing, Ive heard a lot of Ernie Banks stories in my life, a lot. [76] In 1993, his third wife Marjorie was part of a group that met with MLB executives to discuss race relations in baseball after allegations of racial slurs surfaced against Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott. He later spent time working for an insurance company and for New World Van Lines. [51] Shortly after, Durocher named Banks the outright starter at first base. When Banks reported to Wrigley Field on Monday, September 14, 1953, he was joined by . [36] By the 1962 season, Banks hoped to return to shortstop but the College of Coaches had determined that he would remain at first base indefinitely. He was the second oldest of Eddie and Essie Banks' 12 children. Where Are They Now: Catching up with Cubs legend Ernie Banks. After 717 consecutive games, he removed himself from the Cubs lineup for at least four games, ending his pursuit of the record for playing in the most consecutive NL games of 895 games set by Stan Musial. [21][49] In his memoir Mr. Cub, published around the time that Banks retired, Banks said too much had been made of the racial implications in his relationship with Durocher: My philosophy about race relations is that I'm the man and I'll set my own patterns in life. She sold the items not long after the divorce. Ernie Banks, 2020 Chicago magazine / A Chicago Tribune Media Group website. He was sitting at his usual table in the back of a room up a broad staircase from the Chicago Hilton lobbya room reserved for players past and present, team officials, media, and anybody who knew somebody who could get them in. His debut on Sept. 17 marked the first appearance of an African-American player for the franchise. These were too heavy to lift. Ken is ready to pack up his bag in Calabasas, Los Feliz home of late actor Ron Glass finds a buyer. [46] From the time Durocher arrived in Chicago, he was frustrated at his inability to trade or bench the aging Banks. Ernie had an unfailing instinct for doing the wrong thing. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The wife of late Cubs legend Ernie Banks will have to wait longer to find out how much the hall of famer's estate is worth. Though Eddie built furniture and could fix just about anything, Ernie wasnt sure his father had ever learned to read. Banks and Baker roomed together on road trips and became the first all-black double-play combination in major league history. Ernie Banks will leaves everything to caretaker Regina Rice; Family contesting PHOTOS: Ernie 'Mr. Cub' Banks, 1931-2015 Ernie Banks, 'Mr. Cub,' dies at age 83 from heart attack When the Picasso was unveiled in 1967, many Chicago residents were perplexed. Yet he didnt seem to pursue the idea of exploiting his name in any methodical, businesslike way. Cubs icon and Hall of Famer Ernie Banks died Friday at age 83. [41] Banks finished the season with 23 home runs, 95 RBI, and a .264 batting average. Banks starred for the Chicago Cubs from 1953 to 1971. The Manson Family went on a rampage in Los Angeles. A judge ruled that the executor of the Ernie Banks estate must disclose memorabilia sales, joint account records. Or she would get a big can of lard, a big can of meal, a big can of flour, a big can of beans, and fix the same meal for months.. The ball wound up in the hands of field announcer Pat Pieper, but Dark ended up getting it back anyway. Real Estate Ernie Banks' former Marina del Rey home lists for sale at $2.75 million By Jack Flemming Aug. 29, 2017 9:01 AM PT The breezy Marina del Rey home of late Chicago Cubs slugger Ernie. 14 was set aside in 1982. Just as he was defined by his image, so was he imprisoned by it. [5] As a child, Banks was not very interested in baseball, preferring swimming, basketball and football. But not one of them showed him in a negative way. His mother encouraged him to follow one of his grandfathers into a career as a minister. One website had been selling Banks' memorabilia for years. 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