Hall of Fame baseball legend Ernie Banks talks with Steve Inskeep about his life in the sport. ... Well, I think that record book would dispute you there. BANKS: No, but me personally, I mean.

Clockwise from top: Anson, Doby, Miñoso, the Wedgewood Hotel, and Banks Photography: (Banks, Miñoso) Chicago Tribune; (Anson) Library of Congress; (book) University of Illinois Press; (Doby) AP ...

Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks signs autographs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Banks would go on to win the Most Valuable Player award in the 1958 and ‘59 seasons.

Daryl Robertson (1962), Elder White (1962), Billy Ott (1962), Jimmy Stewart (1963-67) White did not play any games in the Polo Grounds in 1962.

New book from Don Zminda on how the lives and careers of two Chicago legends tell a story of integration on and off the diamond‘Justice Batted Last’ looks at these ... Ernie Banks, Minnie ...

At the time of the Banks story, six years after the debut of Jackie Robinson, St. Louis had yet to suit up a black Major Leaguer. Tom Alston finally broke that barrier on April 13, 1954.

In front of less than 5,000 people at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Banks sent a seventh inning pitch from Lindy McDaniel deep over the left-field fence for a 5-0 Cubs lead, shattering the 11-way ...

Ernie Banks’ first contract with Kansas City Monarchs and 1977 Hall of Fame ring are two of 36 items in an upcoming Heritage Sports Auction.