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Full Name: Ryne Dee Sandberg Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175 First Game: September 2, 1981
Birthdate: September 18, 1959 Final Game: September 28, 1997
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005

Biography[]

Ryne Sandberg (Ryne Dee Sandberg) was born on September 18, 1959 in Spokane, Washington. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1981 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1982, his rookie year, he hit .271 with 7 home runs and 54 RBI. Sandberg played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 16 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Ryne Sandberg's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1990, when he slugged 40 home runs, stole 25 bases, hit for a .306 average and knocked in 100 runs. However, others believe that it was 1985, when he slugged 26 home runs, stole 54 bases, hit for a .305 average and knocked in 83 runs.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1981 PHI N 13 6 2 1 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1982 CHI N 156 635 103 172 7 54 .271 .312 .372 33 5 36 90 4 7 32 3 7
1983 CHI N 158 633 94 165 8 48 .261 .316 .351 25 4 51 79 3 7 37 3 8
1984 CHI N 156 636 114 200 19 84 .314 .367 .520 36 19 52 101 3 5 32 3 7
1985 CHI N 153 609 113 186 26 83 .305 .364 .504 31 6 57 97 1 2 54 5 10
1986 CHI N 154 627 68 178 14 76 .284 .330 .411 28 5 46 79 0 3 34 6 11
1987 CHI N 132 523 81 154 16 59 .294 .367 .442 25 2 59 79 2 1 21 4 11
1988 CHI N 155 618 77 163 19 69 .264 .322 .419 23 8 54 91 1 1 25 3 14
1989 CHI N 157 606 104 176 30 76 .290 .356 .497 25 5 59 85 4 1 15 8 9
1990 CHI N 155 615 116 188 40 100 .306 .354 .559 30 3 50 84 1 0 25 8 8
1991 CHI N 158 585 104 170 26 100 .291 .379 .485 32 2 87 89 2 1 22 4 9
1992 CHI N 158 612 100 186 26 87 .304 .371 .510 32 8 68 73 1 0 17 4 13
1993 CHI N 117 456 67 141 9 45 .309 .359 .412 20 0 37 62 2 2 9 1 12
1994 CHI N 57 223 36 53 5 24 .238 .312 .390 9 5 23 40 1 0 2 0 6
1996 CHI N 150 554 85 135 25 92 .244 .316 .444 28 4 54 116 7 1 12 4 9
1997 CHI N 135 447 54 118 12 64 .264 .308 .403 26 0 28 94 2 0 7 3 5
Total 2164 8385 1318 2386 282 1061 .285 .344 .452 403 76 761 1260 34 31 344 59 139

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1981 PHI N SS 5 0 16 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 PHI N 2B 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 CHI N 2B 24 24 205 57 95 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1982 CHI N 3B 133 131 1172.1 79 278 11 19 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1983 CHI N 2B 157 153 1348.1 330 571 13 126 1 0 0 0 0 .986
1983 CHI N SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 CHI N 2B 156 156 1363.2 314 550 6 102 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1985 CHI N 2B 153 152 1334.1 353 500 12 99 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1985 CHI N SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 CHI N 2B 153 153 1370 309 492 5 86 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1987 CHI N 2B 131 130 1134.1 294 375 10 84 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1988 CHI N 2B 153 151 1357.1 291 522 11 79 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1989 CHI N 2B 155 154 1341.1 294 466 6 80 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1990 CHI N 2B 154 152 1316 278 469 8 81 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1991 CHI N 2B 157 154 1374.2 267 515 4 66 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1992 CHI N 2B 157 157 1379.1 283 539 8 94 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1993 CHI N 2B 115 114 989 209 347 7 76 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1994 CHI N 2B 57 56 489.2 96 202 4 35 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1996 CHI N 2B 146 144 1234 228 421 6 82 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1997 CHI N DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 CHI N 2B 126 115 991.2 203 297 8 58 1 0 0 0 0 .984
Total DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 2B 1995 1965 17232.2 3807 6363 109 1158 2 0 0 0 0 .989
Total SS 7 0 18 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 133 131 1172.1 79 278 11 19 0 0 0 0 0 .970

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1978 - signed June 15, 1978).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Larry Bowa to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ivan De Jesus (January 27, 1982).
  • Granted free agency (November 5, 1996).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (November 27, 1996).

Trivia[]

  • Uncle of Jared Sandberg.


See also[]

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