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Ryne Sandberg   |   Major Leaguer   1981-1997

Full Name:  Ryne D. Sandberg
Born:  September 18,1959  in  Spokane, Washington
Height:  6-2  Weight:  180  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  North Central (Spokane,WA)
College:  

Baseball Lists:  NL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Retired Numbers ... Home Run Derby Participants ... Hall of Famers

Debut:  September 2,1981

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Drafted:  Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in 20th Round (511st overall) of 1978 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Jan 27,1982] - Traded by Phillies with Larry Bowa to Cubs for Ivan DeJesus.  [Nov 5,1996] - Granted Free Agency.  [Nov 27,1996] - Signed as Free Agent by Cubs.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1978HelenaPio18PhiRk ss 5619034596612315326420 12  .311.390.421811--
1979SprtanburgWcar19PhiA ss 1385398313321744721764951 80  .247.328.334662--
1980ReadingEast20PhiAA ss 1294909515221121179321173725 103  .310.403.469872--
1981Okla CityAmer21PhiAAA ss 13351978152175962321048942155  .293.352.397749--
 PhiladelphNL21PhiMLB ss4136210000000100000 .167.167.16733450%
1982Chi CubsNL22ChcMLB 3b2,11566351031723357543212369043757 .271.312.37268455%
1983Chi CubsNL23ChcMLB 2b2,1158633941652548483711517933758 .261.316.35166756%
1984Chi CubsNL24ChcMLB 2b2156636114200361919843275210133547 .314.367.52088755%
1985Chi CubsNL25ChcMLB 2b2,3153609113186316268354115797152410 .305.364.50486854%
1986Chi CubsNL26ChcMLB 2b3,215462768178285147634114679063611 .284.330.41174150%
1987Chi CubsNL27ChcMLB 2b21325238115425216592125979241211 .294.367.44280947%
1988Chi CubsNL28ChcMLB 2b2,415561877163238196925105491131514 .264.322.41974147%
1989Chi CubsNL29ChcMLB 2b2,31576061041762553076155598548129 .290.356.49785348%
1990Chi CubsNL30ChcMLB 2b215561511618830340100257508418098 .306.354.55991347%
1991Chi CubsNL31ChcMLB 2b3,215858510417032226100228878924199 .291.379.48586445%
1992Chi CubsNL32ChcMLB 2b2,315861210018632826871766873140613 .304.371.51088146%
1993DaytonaFSL33ChcA+ 2b 2521001200100000  .200.333.8001133--
 OrlandoSou33ChcAA 2b 4902000101310100  .222.417.222639--
 Chi CubsNL33ChcMLB 2b2,4,311745667141200945923762212612 .309.359.41277147%
1994Chi CubsNL34ChcMLB 2b2,35722336539552423234010006 .238.312.39070248%
1996Chi CubsNL36ChcMLB 2b2,61505548513528425921285411674159 .244.316.44476043%
1997Chi CubsNL37ChcMLB 2b6,5,713544754118260126474289423035 .264.308.403711--
 
Major League Totals - 16 Season(s)2164838513182386403762821061344107761126034593171139 .285.344.45279649%
Minor League Totals - 5 Season(s)46217522924996530262141003221530482410 .285.364.401765--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1984Chi CubsNL24ChcCh519372002303200000 .368.455.474929--
1989Chi CubsNL29ChcCh520683114003400000 .400.478.8001278--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)10399155116306600000 .385.467.6411108--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1978HelenaPio18PhiRkSS56922002431639---.924--
 
1979SprtanburgWcar19PhiASS1381344873565680---.947--
 
1980ReadingEast20PhiAA3B432050---1.000--
1980ReadingEast20PhiAASS1201533862055981---.964--
 
1981Okla CityAmer21PhiAAA2B174356610513---.943--
1981Okla CityAmer21PhiAAASS1171863401554164---.972--
1981PhiladelphNL21PhiMLB2B112031---1.000--
1981PhiladelphNL21PhiMLBSS5650110---1.000--
 
1982Chi CubsNL22ChcMLB2B24579511539---.993--
1982Chi CubsNL22ChcMLB3B133792781136819---.970--
 
1983Chi CubsNL23ChcMLB2B15733057113914126---.986--
1983Chi CubsNL23ChcMLBSS101010---1.000--
 
1984Chi CubsNL24ChcMLB2B1563145506870102---.993--
 
1985Chi CubsNL25ChcMLB2B1533535001286599---.986--
1985Chi CubsNL25ChcMLBSS101010---1.000--
 
1986Chi CubsNL26ChcMLB2B153309492580686---.994--
 
1987Chi CubsNL27ChcMLB2B1312943751067984---.985--
 
1988Chi CubsNL28ChcMLB2B1532915221182479---.987--
 
1989Chi CubsNL29ChcMLB2B155294466676680---.992--
 
1990Chi CubsNL30ChcMLB2B154278469875581---.989--
 
1991Chi CubsNL31ChcMLB2B157267515478666---.995--
 
1992Chi CubsNL32ChcMLB2B157283539883094---.990--
 
1993DaytonaFSL33ChcA+2B234072---1.000--
1993OrlandoSou33ChcAA2B2380112---1.000--
1993Chi CubsNL33ChcMLB2B115209347756376---.988--
 
1994Chi CubsNL34ChcMLB2B5796202430235---.987--
 
1996Chi CubsNL36ChcMLB2B146228421665582---.991--
 
1997Chi CubsNL37ChcMLB2B126203297850858---.984--
1997Chi CubsNL37ChcMLBDH1--------
 


 Awards
[1982] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #6)  [1983] - NL Gold Glove Award (2B)  [1984] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, National League Most Valuable Player, NL Gold Glove Award (2B), NL Silver Slugger Award (2B)  [1985] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #13), Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Silver Slugger Award (2B), NL Gold Glove Award (2B)  [1986] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Gold Glove Award (2B)  [1987] - NL Gold Glove Award (2B), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1988] - NL Gold Glove Award (2B), Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Silver Slugger Award (2B)  [1989] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #4), NL Gold Glove Award (2B), Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Silver Slugger Award (2B)  [1990] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Silver Slugger Award (2B), NL Gold Glove Award (2B), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #4)  [1991] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Gold Glove Award (2B), NL Silver Slugger Award (2B), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #17)  [1992] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #12), Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Silver Slugger Award (2B)  [1993] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [2003] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (244 votes - 49.19%)  [2004] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (309 votes - 61.07%)  [2005] - Elected to Hall of Fame (393 votes - 76.2%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985505,000  299,10825
1986665,000  325,46620
1987760,000  292,85315
1988840,000  325,30515
1989950,000  375,25713
19901,550,00064  426,3587
1991*100,000  617,62769
19922,150,000  798,18516
19935,975,0002  815,7231
19945,975,0002  914,1571
19962,300,000  835,26214
19973,250,000  996,99011
 
Career:  $25,020,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Sandberg was the winner of the 1990 Home Run Derby at the all-star game. Participated in the 1985 Home Run Derby during the all-star weekend.

Ryne initially retired from baseball in June of 1994 after a poor start to his season but later returned to play 2 more seasons in 1996-1997. At the time of his retirement, Sandberg held the record for most home runs by a second baseman. (277). The record was since surpassed by Jeff Kent. His career fielding average at 2b was .989 and also a record.

Sandberg's uniform #23 was retired by the Chicago Cubs on August 28, 2005.


Notes: Uncle of Jared Sandberg....Played in 10 All-Star games during his career (1984-1993)
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Year(s)TeamPosition
2007-2008Peoria [Midw]Manager
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