From baseball-reference.com:
January 27, 1982 - "The Chicago Cubs make one of the best trades in franchise history, acquiring infielders Ryne Sandberg and Larry Bowa from the Philadelphia Phillies for shortstop Ivan DeJes?s. Bowa and DeJes?s will have a few more productive seasons in the major leagues, but Sandberg, after starting out his career at third base, will become one of the best-hitting second basemen of all time. The winner of nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1983 to 1991, in 1984 Sandberg will lead the Cubs to their first appearance in the postseason since 1945."
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10 biggest trades in Cubs history
https://www.mlb.com/news/10-biggest-...ory-c301358766
Excerpts from the www.mlb.com article:
"1. Reeling in Ryno
Cubs got from Phillies: SS Larry Bowa, 2B Ryne Sandberg
Cubs gave up: SS Ivan de Jesus
Date: Jan. 27, 1982"
"Sandberg was considered a throw-in part of this trade, but he finished his career as one of the greatest second basemen in MLB history. Over 15 seasons with the Cubs, Sandberg amassed 282 homers, 403 doubles and 2,385 hits. The Hall of Famer was a seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner, nine-time Gold Glove Award recipient, 10-time All-Star and took home the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1984. The Phillies, meanwhile, got three underwhelming seasons out of de Jesus."
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Ryne Sandberg Stats
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pla...hp?p=sandbry01
Excerpts from the www.baseball-almanac.com article:
"...Ryne Sandberg hit a National League leading forty home runs in 1990 (Top 25), he was the first second baseman to top the senior circuit since Rogers Hornsby hit 39 homers in 1925 (Top 25... [Home Run Champions]"
"Ryno was only the third second baseman in baseball history to hit 40-or-more homers in a season, joining Major League record holders Rogers Hornsby and Davey Johnson, who each hit 42 home runs (1922 and 1973 respectively)? [Doubles Records]"
"Nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards, the most ever won by any second baseman consecutively!"
"When Ryne Sandberg hung up his cleats, he had the highest career fielding percentage (.989) at second base, the record for most consecutive errorless games (123) at second base, and he had hit more home runs than other second baseman in baseball history!"
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Ryne Sandberg
https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/sandberg-ryne
Excerpts from the baseballhall.org article:
"Ryne Sandberg combined stellar play in the field with unprecedented power for a second baseman."
"Ryne Sandberg let his glove, bat and legs do the talking on the baseball diamond. And by the time his 16-year career was through, Sandberg's actions had announced him as one of the game's best second basemen."
"When Sandberg retired following the 1997 season, he held the record for most Gold Glove Awards by a second baseman (nine), the most consecutive errorless games by a second baseman (123) and the most home runs by a second baseman (277 of his 282 home runs came as a second baseman)."
"He led all NL second basemen in assists seven times and fielding percentage four times."
"Sandberg was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005."
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Sandberg is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuxyTRfqCJU
Ryne Sandberg - Baseball Hall of Fame Biographies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W1tumrWYjw
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Ryne Sandberg
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ryne-sandberg/
Excerpts from the baseballhall.org article:
"Sandberg blossomed into a five-tool player, exceptionally rare among middle infielders. Over 14 full seasons and parts of two others, the soft-spoken second baseman compiled a .285 batting average and 282 home runs, collected a Most Valuable Player trophy, seven Silver Slugger and nine Gold Glove Awards, and appeared in 10 All-Star games. In 2001, Bill James ranked Sandberg the seventh best second baseman in major-league history. In 2005 Sandberg received the ultimate honor of enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame."
"Ryne Dee Sandberg was born on September 18, 1959, in Spokane, Washington, the youngest of four children to Derwent “Sandy” Sandberg and his wife, Elizabeth “Libby” (Barter) Sandberg."
"Sandy and Libby named their youngest son after New York Yankees pitcher Ryne Duren. “We looked at each other and knew that would be the name if the baby was a boy,“ Libby said."
"Green, who had left Philly to become the Cubs general manager, had holes to fill on his new ballclub. He knew that Philadelphia’s trade options were limited. Negotiations between the two clubs intensified. “Gordie [Gordon Goldsberry, director of minor leagues and scouting] kept hounding me not to make the deal unless they included Sandberg,” Green recalled. “It was like pulling teeth to get them to include Sandberg.” Finally, the deal was consummated. “It was a group decision [to part with Sandberg],” Phillies vice president and director of player development Jim Baumer said, “but it doesn’t mean everybody agreed.” Years later, Giles attempted to make a scapegoat out of Phillies coach Bobby Wine. “Wine had him in winter ball [and] didn’t think he would field well enough to play short or second. And we had Juan Samuel coming up.” Wine didn’t appreciate being thrown under the bus, but admitted that “I didn’t think that he could play a quality shortstop like we were used to — like Bowa.”
"Everyone in our organization looked at [Sandberg] as a utilityman in the majors,” Phils general manager Paul Owens acknowledged. Even Sandberg concurred with the deprecation, admitting that “at one point, I was just hoping to be a utility infielder.” With Chicago, the 22-year-old was given a shot at a starting position."
"On June 13, 1994, ten days before the 10th anniversary of The Sandberg Game, the 34-year-old stunned the baseball world by announcing his retirement. In an emotional press conference, with wife Cindy by his side, Sandberg stated that he had lost the competitive fire to play and wanted to spend time at home with his teenage children. “I lost the edge that it takes to play — the drive, the motivation, the killer instinct,” he admitted, forfeiting approximately $15 million left on his contract."
"On October 30, 2016, Sandberg finally got to a World Series with the Cubs, tossing out the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field before Game Five."
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Ryne Sandberg Highlights | The Sandberg Game & More From Ryno's Hall of Fame Career
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Mq18_Ozd4
January 27, 1982 - "The Chicago Cubs make one of the best trades in franchise history, acquiring infielders Ryne Sandberg and Larry Bowa from the Philadelphia Phillies for shortstop Ivan DeJes?s. Bowa and DeJes?s will have a few more productive seasons in the major leagues, but Sandberg, after starting out his career at third base, will become one of the best-hitting second basemen of all time. The winner of nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1983 to 1991, in 1984 Sandberg will lead the Cubs to their first appearance in the postseason since 1945."
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10 biggest trades in Cubs history
https://www.mlb.com/news/10-biggest-...ory-c301358766
Excerpts from the www.mlb.com article:
"1. Reeling in Ryno
Cubs got from Phillies: SS Larry Bowa, 2B Ryne Sandberg
Cubs gave up: SS Ivan de Jesus
Date: Jan. 27, 1982"
"Sandberg was considered a throw-in part of this trade, but he finished his career as one of the greatest second basemen in MLB history. Over 15 seasons with the Cubs, Sandberg amassed 282 homers, 403 doubles and 2,385 hits. The Hall of Famer was a seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner, nine-time Gold Glove Award recipient, 10-time All-Star and took home the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1984. The Phillies, meanwhile, got three underwhelming seasons out of de Jesus."
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Ryne Sandberg Stats
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pla...hp?p=sandbry01
Excerpts from the www.baseball-almanac.com article:
"...Ryne Sandberg hit a National League leading forty home runs in 1990 (Top 25), he was the first second baseman to top the senior circuit since Rogers Hornsby hit 39 homers in 1925 (Top 25... [Home Run Champions]"
"Ryno was only the third second baseman in baseball history to hit 40-or-more homers in a season, joining Major League record holders Rogers Hornsby and Davey Johnson, who each hit 42 home runs (1922 and 1973 respectively)? [Doubles Records]"
"Nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards, the most ever won by any second baseman consecutively!"
"When Ryne Sandberg hung up his cleats, he had the highest career fielding percentage (.989) at second base, the record for most consecutive errorless games (123) at second base, and he had hit more home runs than other second baseman in baseball history!"
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Ryne Sandberg
https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/sandberg-ryne
Excerpts from the baseballhall.org article:
"Ryne Sandberg combined stellar play in the field with unprecedented power for a second baseman."
"Ryne Sandberg let his glove, bat and legs do the talking on the baseball diamond. And by the time his 16-year career was through, Sandberg's actions had announced him as one of the game's best second basemen."
"When Sandberg retired following the 1997 season, he held the record for most Gold Glove Awards by a second baseman (nine), the most consecutive errorless games by a second baseman (123) and the most home runs by a second baseman (277 of his 282 home runs came as a second baseman)."
"He led all NL second basemen in assists seven times and fielding percentage four times."
"Sandberg was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005."
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Sandberg is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuxyTRfqCJU
Ryne Sandberg - Baseball Hall of Fame Biographies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W1tumrWYjw
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Ryne Sandberg
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ryne-sandberg/
Excerpts from the baseballhall.org article:
"Sandberg blossomed into a five-tool player, exceptionally rare among middle infielders. Over 14 full seasons and parts of two others, the soft-spoken second baseman compiled a .285 batting average and 282 home runs, collected a Most Valuable Player trophy, seven Silver Slugger and nine Gold Glove Awards, and appeared in 10 All-Star games. In 2001, Bill James ranked Sandberg the seventh best second baseman in major-league history. In 2005 Sandberg received the ultimate honor of enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame."
"Ryne Dee Sandberg was born on September 18, 1959, in Spokane, Washington, the youngest of four children to Derwent “Sandy” Sandberg and his wife, Elizabeth “Libby” (Barter) Sandberg."
"Sandy and Libby named their youngest son after New York Yankees pitcher Ryne Duren. “We looked at each other and knew that would be the name if the baby was a boy,“ Libby said."
"Green, who had left Philly to become the Cubs general manager, had holes to fill on his new ballclub. He knew that Philadelphia’s trade options were limited. Negotiations between the two clubs intensified. “Gordie [Gordon Goldsberry, director of minor leagues and scouting] kept hounding me not to make the deal unless they included Sandberg,” Green recalled. “It was like pulling teeth to get them to include Sandberg.” Finally, the deal was consummated. “It was a group decision [to part with Sandberg],” Phillies vice president and director of player development Jim Baumer said, “but it doesn’t mean everybody agreed.” Years later, Giles attempted to make a scapegoat out of Phillies coach Bobby Wine. “Wine had him in winter ball [and] didn’t think he would field well enough to play short or second. And we had Juan Samuel coming up.” Wine didn’t appreciate being thrown under the bus, but admitted that “I didn’t think that he could play a quality shortstop like we were used to — like Bowa.”
"Everyone in our organization looked at [Sandberg] as a utilityman in the majors,” Phils general manager Paul Owens acknowledged. Even Sandberg concurred with the deprecation, admitting that “at one point, I was just hoping to be a utility infielder.” With Chicago, the 22-year-old was given a shot at a starting position."
"On June 13, 1994, ten days before the 10th anniversary of The Sandberg Game, the 34-year-old stunned the baseball world by announcing his retirement. In an emotional press conference, with wife Cindy by his side, Sandberg stated that he had lost the competitive fire to play and wanted to spend time at home with his teenage children. “I lost the edge that it takes to play — the drive, the motivation, the killer instinct,” he admitted, forfeiting approximately $15 million left on his contract."
"On October 30, 2016, Sandberg finally got to a World Series with the Cubs, tossing out the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field before Game Five."
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Ryne Sandberg Highlights | The Sandberg Game & More From Ryno's Hall of Fame Career
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Mq18_Ozd4
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