— -- "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 ...

Let’s play two!” Those immortal words belong to one man. And Ernie Banks meant it every time he said it. The legendary Cubs ...

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.

Baseball season is at our doorstep and if you begin to name the best Texas born and raised baseball players your list would undoubtedly include some of the best who have ever played the game, men such ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cubs great Ernie Banks had assets worth just $16,000 when he died, an attorney for the woman who cared for him during his final years said Tuesday in a contentious court appearance ...

It's a big day for the Chicago Cubs, and as long as the rain holds off this afternoon, the weather won't wash away fans' excitement for the team's home opener, and the start of a yearlong ...

1929 — Joe Cronin of the Washington Senators hit for the cycle in a 10-7 win against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. 1937 — For the second time this season, two batters opened a game with home runs ...

I am posting this one not because I know the date, because I don’t. It’s impossible to figure out the date this photo was taken because there aren’t enough clues. I know, I know, usually I can find a ...

Ernie Banks blasts his 40th home run of the year to propel the Chicago Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals 12-2 at Wrigley Field. That set the record for most homers by a shortstop in MLB history, which ...

Yankees manager Joe Girardi (left) reminisced about a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum before Sunday’s game. JOHN SLEEZER [email protected] Though the New York Yankees did not follow the ...