{"product_id":"1956-topps-15-ernie-banks-white-back-psa-nm-mt-8","title":"1956 Topps #15 Ernie Banks White Back PSA NM-MT 8","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1956 Topps #15 Ernie Banks White Back PSA 8 - Mr. Cub Before Wrigley Became His Kingdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time the \u003cstrong\u003e1956 Topps #15 Ernie Banks White Back\u003c\/strong\u003e appeared, Chicago was beginning to understand exactly what it had at shortstop. Banks had already established himself as a rare combination of middle-infield athleticism and legitimate home-run power, blasting \u003cstrong\u003e44 home runs in 1955\u003c\/strong\u003e—then a record for a major-league shortstop. Topps’ celebrated horizontal design gives the young Banks a fitting presentation, pairing his smiling portrait with an action scene from the early years of a career that would eventually make him synonymous with the Cubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eWhite Back variation\u003c\/strong\u003e adds another collecting dimension to this example, while its \u003cstrong\u003ePSA NM-MT 8\u003c\/strong\u003e grade places it at an impressive level of preservation for the issue. The broad horizontal format of 1956 Topps makes \u003cstrong\u003ecentering especially noticeable\u003c\/strong\u003e, and clean borders, sharp corners, strong registration, and an attractive surface become increasingly important as grades climb. On an early playing-era card of Banks, the combination of the desirable back variation and NM-MT condition makes for a particularly appealing representation of one of the decade’s great young stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat came next turned stardom into something much bigger. Banks became the \u003cstrong\u003efirst player in National League history to win consecutive MVP Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e, taking the honor in 1958 and 1959 despite playing for Cubs teams that finished well outside the pennant race. He ultimately hit \u003cstrong\u003e512 home runs\u003c\/strong\u003e, drove in 1,636 runs, earned 14 All-Star selections, and spent his entire 19-year career in Chicago. Yet statistics only explain part of why he became \u003cstrong\u003e“Mr. Cub.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Banks brought an unmistakable joy to a franchise still decades away from its next championship, forever associated with his famous enthusiasm for playing two.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53487994962229,"sku":null,"price":3800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/1956Topps_15ErnieBanksWhiteBackPSANM-MT8.png?v=1788802725","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1956-topps-15-ernie-banks-white-back-psa-nm-mt-8","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}