— -- "Mr. Cub" Ernie Banks, the Hall of Fame slugger and two-time MVP who never lost his boundless enthusiasm for baseball despite years of playing on losing Chicago Cubs teams, died Friday night ...

1910 — Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians. 1926 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators records his 400th career win when he defeats ...

I once had a memorable meeting with a baseball legend: Ernie Banks. He starred as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall ...

Ernie Banks was more than a baseball player. He was one of Chicago s greatest ambassadors. He loved this city as much as he loved and lived for the game of baseball, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.