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Cubs historical sleuthing: Ernie Banks signs autographs at home edition

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Getty Images says:

Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks signs autographs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Banks would go on to win the Most Valuable Player award in the 1958 and ‘59 seasons.

Okay, so what we know is that this was before or during the 1958 season.

This scorecard, visible at the center of the photo, is definitely from 1958.

Here’s the ‘58 scorecard:

Here’s the image from the photo, flipped so you can more easily see the match:

All right, now we have this narrowed down to one season.