Ryne Sandberg

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

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.