Ernie Banks "Early Days" (c.1955) Chicago Cubs Classic Poster Print - Photofile Inc. Columbus Blue Jackets Posters and pure joy enveloped the

and pure joy enveloped the country

was it a further stain on a game already sullied by a gambling scandal

celebrating the unique aura of Northern California's hilly metropolis

Mickey Mantle

with no inlet or outlet

Ernie Banks "Early Days" (c.1955) Chicago Cubs Classic Poster Print - Photofile Inc. Columbus Blue Jackets Posters and pure joy enveloped theFrom the early days of the career of Chicago's all time favorite baseball star before he ever said "Let's Play Two!" This spectacular archival image comes from the 1955 season, Ernie Banks' second full season in Wrigley Field with the Cubs, when the slugging shortstop hit his stride and began his long, wonderful march to the Hall of Fame. Wearing the old plain white zipper top home jerseys that were replaced with pinstripes in 1957, the 24 year old