Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
ARC - Book that Aligns with the Summer Reading Club Theme
Baseball
Black History Month: Focus on Illinois (SCPL)
Chicago Baseball Season
Baseball
Black History Month: Focus on Illinois (SCPL)
Chicago Baseball Season
Formats
Description
"The definitive and revealing biography of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, one of America's most iconic, beloved, and misunderstood baseball players, by acclaimed journalist Ron Rapoport"--
Ernie Banks played in fourteen All-Star Games, won two MVPs, and twice led the Major Leagues in home runs and runs batted in... but he spent his entire career with the Chicago Cubs, who didn't win a pennant in his adult lifetime. His enthusiasm endeared him to...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Ernie Banks passed away in 2015, he was regarded as one of the most beloved men in baseball history. Making his start as a shortstop with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues as a teenager, Banks went on to become the first African American to play for the Chicago Cubs. Known affectionately as "Mr. Cub," he brought exceptional talent and boundless optimism to the game of baseball, earning him a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a place...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Formats
Description
"Respected by his baseball peers, beloved by Chicago fans and teammates, Ernie Banks did everything there was to do in the game he loved. Everything, that is, except play in a World Series. How and why that experience eluded him during one season of particular promise - 1969 - is a key storyline of this fresh look at one of baseball's legendary players. Banks, who had picked cotton outside Dallas as a youth, ascended from a barnstorming semipro team...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Chicago is a 21st-century city that is not only represented by all four major team sports--football, basketball, hockey and baseball--but is also blessed with two long-standing Major League Baseball franchises, one in each league. In Chicago's Big Teams, author Lew Freedman offers readers a comprehensive and interesting look into the histories and heroes that have made each franchise tick. In 28 unique essays, Chicago's Big Teams unwraps the stories...
6) Ernie Banks
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A biography of the baseball player who hit over 500 homeruns in his nineteen seasons with the Chicago Cubs.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ernie Banks is perhaps the most popular ballplayer in the history of the Chicago Cubs. Based on extensive research and personal interviews conducted by the author, this biography details the life of the Texas-born shortstop and first baseman, from his childhood playing softball to his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame to his death in 2015"--
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request