![]() ![]() 20, 1973, at Q Stadium to watch the Wisconsin Rapids Twins beat the Quincy Cubs 10-6 for Cubs’ fourth straight defeat. The Mets won the division by 8 games and went on to win their first World Series.īanks also appeared on Ernie Banks Night on Monday, Aug. But the Mets proceeded to win 37 of their last 48 games while the Cubs went 20–28 in the same period. 16, 1969, they led the New York Mets and St. The Cubs won 35 of their first 50 games, and on Aug. Banks told the crowd of 450 people that the Cubs would make it to the 1969 World Series. 22, 1968, for the Rotary Club’s second annual sports banquet at the Starlight Terrace. He was 37 when he was in Quincy on Wednesday, Oct. ![]() As the work passes through credible dealers and owners, collectors can comfortably be assured of authenticity.īut when did Banks get his key? Research through archives of The Herald-Whig reveals Banks made at least two appearances in Quincy. As well as endorsing the authenticity of an artwork, a letter of provenance describes its history of ownership. ![]() The key also came with a letter of provenance from the Banks estate. The die cast piece was described as exhibiting moderate wear throughout, while “Quincy, Illinois” is stamped on one side. Cub” received during his storied major league career. One item was labeled as a “Circa 1960s Quincy, Illinois Key to the City Presented to Ernie Banks from The Ernie Banks Collection.” It was described as one of many keys to the city that “Mr. There were other items from his personal life and his own sports collectibles, such as signed bats that he acquired through his career and a Tiger Woods signed U.S. Fans could also have bid on his Army discharge papers and his Hall of Fame ring. Included was the first professional baseball contract ever signed by Banks - an agreement to play for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League in 1950. Heritage Auctions, an American multi-national auction house based in Dallas, auctioned several items from Banks’ estate on Aug. It appears the former Chicago Cubs great and Hall of Famer did, but it’s uncertain when. Home - Search - New Listings - Authors - Titles - Subjects - Serialsīooks - News - Features - Archives - The Inside StoryĮdited by John Mark Ockerbloom copyrights and licenses.Did Ernie Banks ever receive a key from the city of Quincy? Help with reading books - Report a bad link - Suggest a new listing (See our criteria for listing serial archives.) This page has no affiliation with the serial or its publisher. This page is maintained for The Online Books Page. This is a record of a major serial archive. The Herald-Whig website has current Quincy news, and more information on this publication.1926-recent: The Quincy Public Library has articles up to about a year ago from the Quincy Herald-Whig, as well as articles from some of its predecessor titles.No issue or contribution copyright renewals were found for this serial. The Quincy Herald-Whig was initially titled The Quincy Herald-Whig and the Quincy Journal, but the title shortened to The Quincy Herald-Whig in 1943. The Quincy Herald-Whig began in 1926 as the merger of the Quincy Daily Herald (which began in 1853, with predecessors going back to 1835) and the Quincy Whig-Journal (formed in 1920, with predecessors back to 1857). The Quincy Herald-Whig is a newspaper published in Quincy, Illinois. Presents serial archive listings for The Quincy Herald-Whig The Quincy Herald-Whig archives The Online Books Page
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