I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.

Despite his advancing age in late 2008 Banks and his wife Liz Banks adopted a daughter. Thus he was technically if not officially MLB's first black manager predating Frank Robinson's hiring by almost two years. (Cal Ripken Jr now holds the record for most homers as a shortstop with 345.

Ernest "Ernie" Banks (born January 31 1931) nicknamed "Mr. He played as a shortstop and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 seasons on the National League's (NL) Chicago Cubs team from 1953 through 1971. Cub" is a retired professional baseball player.