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Ryne Sandberg
Ryne Sandberg
Full name Ryne Dee Sandberg
Born September 18, 1959, Spokane, Washington
First Game: September 2, 1981 ; Final Game: September 28, 1997
Managed First Game: August 16, 2013 ; Managed Final Game: June 24, 2015
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 175
Uncle of Jared Sandberg
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2005
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1984)
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1984)
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1984)
Named second baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1984 and 1988 to 1992)
Won NL Gold Glove as second baseman (1983 to 1991)
Named second baseman on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1984 to 1985 and 1988 to 1992)
Ejections as player: 1993 (1) Ejections as manager: 2014 (3), 2015 (1). Total: 4 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1981 PHI N Daily Splits 13 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0.0 1981 PHI N
1982 CHI N Daily Splits 156 635 103 172 33 5 7 54 36 3 90 4 7 5 0 9 7 32 12 .271 .312 .372 0.7 1982 CHI N
1983 CHI N Daily Splits 158 633 94 165 25 4 8 48 51 3 79 3 7 5 0 15 8 37 11 .261 .316 .351 4.2 1983 CHI N
1984 CHI N Daily Splits 156 636 114 200 36 19 19 84 52 3 101 3 5 4 0 16 7 32 7 .314 .367 .520 6.6 1984 CHI N
1985 CHI N Daily Splits 153 609 113 186 31 6 26 83 57 5 97 1 2 4 0 5 10 54 11 .305 .364 .504 5.4 1985 CHI N
1986 CHI N Daily Splits 154 627 68 178 28 5 14 76 46 6 79 0 3 6 0 13 11 34 11 .284 .330 .411 1.3 1986 CHI N
1987 CHI N Daily Splits 132 523 81 154 25 2 16 59 59 4 79 2 1 2 0 8 11 21 2 .294 .367 .442 2.4 1987 CHI N
1988 CHI N Daily Splits 155 618 77 163 23 8 19 69 54 3 91 1 1 5 0 12 14 25 10 .264 .322 .419 2.3 1988 CHI N
1989 CHI N Daily Splits 157 606 104 176 25 5 30 76 59 8 85 4 1 2 0 16 9 15 5 .290 .356 .497 3.1 1989 CHI N
1990 CHI N Daily Splits 155 615 116 188 30 3 40 100 50 8 84 1 0 9 0 16 8 25 7 .306 .354 .559 4.3 1990 CHI N
1991 CHI N Daily Splits 158 585 104 170 32 2 26 100 87 4 89 2 1 9 0 12 9 22 8 .291 .379 .485 3.6 1991 CHI N
1992 CHI N Daily Splits 158 612 100 186 32 8 26 87 68 4 73 1 0 6 0 8 13 17 6 .304 .371 .510 5.6 1992 CHI N
1993 CHI N Daily Splits 117 456 67 141 20 0 9 45 37 1 62 2 2 6 0 10 12 9 2 .309 .359 .412 1.3 1993 CHI N
1994 CHI N Daily Splits 57 223 36 53 9 5 5 24 23 0 40 1 0 0 0 5 6 2 3 .238 .312 .390 0.1 1994 CHI N
1996 CHI N Daily Splits 150 554 85 135 28 4 25 92 54 4 116 7 1 5 0 10 9 12 8 .244 .316 .444 -1.5 1996 CHI N
1997 CHI N Daily Splits 135 447 54 118 26 0 12 64 28 3 94 2 0 3 0 5 5 7 4 .264 .308 .403 -2.7 1997 CHI N
Total (16 Years) Splits 2164 8385 1318 2386 403 76 282 1061 761 59 1260 34 31 71 0 160 139 344 107 .285 .344 .452 36.7 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1984 CHI N Daily Splits 5 19 3 7 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .368 .455 .474 1984 CHI N
1989 CHI N Daily Splits 5 20 6 8 3 1 1 4 3 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .458 .800 1989 CHI N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 10 39 9 15 5 1 1 6 6 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 .385 .457 .641 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1984 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 1984 NL
1985 NL Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1985 NL
1986 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1986 NL
1987 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 NL
1988 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1988 NL
1989 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1989 NL
1990 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1990 NL
1991 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1991 NL
1992 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1992 NL
1993 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1993 NL
Total (10 Years) Splits 10 26 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115 .179 .154 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1981 PHI N Daily Splits SS 5 0 0 16 6 5 0 0 0 1.000
1981 PHI N 2B 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 1.000
1982 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 133 131 128 1172.1 79 278 11 19 0 .970
1982 CHI N 2B 24 24 21 205 57 95 1 9 0 .993
1983 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 157 153 149 1348.1 330 571 13 126 1 .986
1983 CHI N SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1984 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 155 155 147 1362.2 314 550 6 102 0 .993
1985 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 153 152 145 1334.1 353 500 12 99 1 .986
1985 CHI N SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1986 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 153 153 148 1370 309 492 5 86 0 .994
1987 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 131 130 117 1134.1 294 375 10 84 0 .985
1988 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 153 151 149 1357.1 291 522 11 79 0 .987
1989 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 155 154 145 1341.1 294 466 6 80 0 .992
1990 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 154 152 141 1316 278 469 8 81 0 .989
1991 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 157 154 144 1374.2 267 515 4 66 0 .995
1992 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 157 157 138 1379.1 283 539 8 94 0 .990
1993 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 115 114 101 989 209 347 7 76 0 .988
1994 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 57 56 50 489.2 96 202 4 35 0 .987
1996 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 146 144 123 1234 228 421 6 82 0 .991
1997 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 126 115 102 991.2 203 297 8 58 1 .984
1997 CHI N DH 1 1 1 -
Total (16 Years) Splits 2B 1994 1964 1820 17231.2 3807 6363 109 1158 3 .989
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 133 131 128 1172.1 79 278 11 19 0 .970
Total ( 3 Years) SS 7 0 0 18 6 7 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 1 1 1 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1984 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 42.1 14 18 1 6 0 .970
1989 CHI N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 42 7 11 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2B 10 10 10 84.1 21 29 1 7 0 .980
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1984 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 -
1985 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 6 0 3 0 1 0 1.000
1986 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 .667
1987 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
1988 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 8 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
1989 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 1.000
1990 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 6 1 2 0 1 0 1.000
1991 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1992 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 6 2 3 0 0 0 1.000
1993 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total (10 Years) Splits 2B 10 9 1 58 9 21 1 2 0 .968
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
2013 PHI N 42 20 22 .476 154 197 8-16 4 4
2014 PHI N 162 73 89 .451 619 687 5
2015 PHI N 74 26 48 .351 244 366 6-24 5 5
Total ( 3 Years) 278 119 159 .428 1017 1250
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
2013 PHI N Third base 4- 1 8-15
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-26-1993 BOX CHI N Charlie Williams Call at 1B
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 7-2014 BOX PHI N Tom Hallion Replay ruling
6-13-2014 BOX PHI N Mark Ripperger Intentional HBP
8- 2-2014 BOX PHI N Chris Guccione Balls and strikes
5-29-2015 BOX PHI N Angel Hernandez Check swing
Transaction Information
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 ).
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