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12/05/1970 Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run

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ATL@CHC: Banks hits his 500th career homer

Ernest Banks was an American professional baseball player who starred in Major League Baseball as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs. Banks hit his 500th home run at Chicago's Wrigley Field. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.