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Ryne Sandberg

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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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