Ernie Banks 64 years ago today won his second Most Valuable Player award in a row on the strength of his 45 home runs and 143 runs batted in for the Cubs. Eddie Mathews finishes second. He hit .308 with 372 hit, 92 home runs and 272 RBI’s over his back to back MVP season
November 4, 2023
Ernie Banks 64 years ago today won his second Most Valuable Player award in a row on the strength of his 45 home runs and 143 runs batted in for the Cubs. Eddie Mathews finishes second. He hit .308 with 372 hit, 92 home runs and 272 RBI’s over his back to back MVP season
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Ernie won his second consecutive NL MVP award beating out Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Wally Moon, and Sam Jones. Banks earned the award by hitting .304 with 45 home runs and lead leading 143 RBIs. He also had .985 fielding percentage. Mr. Cub became the first NL player to win back-to-back MVP awards joining Jimmie Foxx (1932 & 1933), Hal Newhouser (1944 & 1945), Yogi Berra (1954 & 1955), and Mickey Mantle (1956 & 1957) who had all accomplished the feat in the AL.
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Ernie won his second consecutive NL MVP award beating out Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Wally Moon, and Sam Jones. Banks earned the award by hitting .304 with 45 home runs and lead leading 143 RBIs. He also had .985 fielding percentage. Mr. Cub became the first NL player to win back-to-back MVP awards joining Jimmie Foxx (1932 & 1933), Hal Newhouser (1944 & 1945), Yogi Berra (1954 & 1955), and Mickey Mantle (1956 & 1957) who had all accomplished the feat in the AL.