Information today that Ernie Banks' total assets at death valued at $16,000. That's it.
Banks' highest salary was $60,000 in 1969. According to BLS CPI inflation calculator, that amounts to $387,000 in 2014 dollars.
He earned barely over 1/2 million total in his career: $680,500, according to BR.
Think Marvin Miller was just a little late for Ernie's financial security.