Stamped with its "S2" Hillerich & Bradsby model designation, this professional model bat was used by Ernie Banks during his historic 1960 season, in which "Mr. Cub" led all of Major League Baseball with 41 home runs while playing shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, an extraordinary power display from a middle infielder in that era of the game.

PSA/DNA has graded the bat GU 8.5, reflecting outstanding physical characteristics consistent with genuine, extensive game use, including handle wear and ball-strike marks on the barrel that align with authenticated examples of Banks' gamers from the period. The bat's knob is clearly stamped with the S2 model number, one of Banks' documented ordering specifications with Hillerich & Bradsby during his peak power years, providing an important point of reference for authentication and set alongside the natural ash grain and honey-toned finish typical of bats from this era.

Banks would go on to win back-to-back National League MVP awards in 1958 and 1959 before his league-leading 1960 power display, cementing his reputation as one of the most beloved and prodigious sluggers of his generation. Game used bats from Banks' peak seasons rarely surface with this level of authentication and such a high graded condition, making this an outstanding opportunity for collectors of vintage Cubs memorabilia or elite Hall of Fame game-used bats to acquire a genuine piece of Banks' MVP-caliber run.