Ryne Sandberg

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Ryne Sandberg is a Hall of Fame second baseman renowned for his power hitting, defensive excellence, and long-time stardom with the Chicago Cubs in the 1980s and early 1990s.

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Ryne Dee Sandberg 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
second baseman
AllStarSelectionCount 10
awardReceived Gold Glove Award
National League Most Valuable Player Award
surface form: National League Most Valuable Player

Silver Slugger Award
awardReceivedYear National League Most Valuable Player Award
surface form: 1984 NL MVP
bats right
careerBattingAverage .285
careerHits 2386
careerHomeRuns 282
careerRBIs 1061
careerStolenBases 344
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1959-09-18
draftedBy Philadelphia Phillies
draftRound 20th round
draftYear 1978
familyName Sandberg
finalMLBGameDate 1997-09-28
finalMLBTeam Chicago Cubs
fullName Ryne Sandberg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ryne Dee Sandberg
givenName Ryne
GoldGloveCount 9
HallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
surface form: Baseball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 2005
HallOfFameVotePercentage 76.2%
HallOfFameVotingBody Baseball Writers' Association of America
jerseyNumber 23
managedTeam Philadelphia Phillies
managerialDebutTeam Philadelphia Phillies
managerialDebutYear 2013
MLBDebutDate 1981-09-02
MLBDebutTeam Philadelphia Phillies
notableFor defensive excellence at second base
power hitting as a second baseman
stardom with the Chicago Cubs in the 1980s and early 1990s
notableGame 1984-06-23 "The Sandberg Game" vs St. Louis Cardinals
placeOfBirth Spokane, Washington
surface form: Spokane, Washington, United States
playedFor Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
playedPosition second baseman
third baseman
primaryLeague National League
role manager
SilverSluggerCount 7
sport baseball
teamRetiredNumber 23
teamRetiredNumberBy Chicago Cubs
throws right
tradedFrom Philadelphia Phillies
tradedTo Chicago Cubs

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Ryne Sandberg fullName Ryne Sandberg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ryne Dee Sandberg
Chicago Cubs notablePlayer Ryne Sandberg