Ernie Banks Signed "Mr. Cub" Snapback Baseball Hat (Beckett) Chicago Cubs Legend"Mr. Cub" snapback baseball hat. Hand signed by Ernie Banks (D. 2015, Chicago Cubs, HOF). Ernie Banks, nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", played as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977, and was named to the Major League Baseball All Century Team in 1999. Banks is regarded by some as one of the greatest players of all time. He began playing