Ernie Banks is the Next Home Run Legend in Topps Promotion

Topps announced the card redeemable for week No. 7 in the 2012 Home Run Legends Prime 9 program is Ernie Banks (redemption card No. 7).

Every week (for nine straight weeks), Topps will announce a “Prime 9 Player of the Week”. Collectors holding the corresponding Prime 9 Redemption card for that week can bring the card into their participating local HTA store and redeem it for an exclusive limited edition Topps Chrome Refractor.

Redemption cards can be found in 2012 Topps Baseball Series 1 Hobby packs (1:18) and Jumbo packs (1:5). Each card is denoted by a Week number (1, 2, 3, etc.).

Here are the releases thus far:

Week 1 Willie Mays

Week 2 Babe Ruth

Week 3 Hank Aaron

Week 4 Reggie Jackson

Week 5 Mickey Mantle

Week 6 Alex Rodriguez

Week 7 Ernie Banks