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122-502: The Cubs lead the regular season series 1,273–1,221–19. The teams' lone MLB playoff meeting occurred in the 2015 National League Division Series , which the Cubs won, 3–1. The two teams previously met in the pre-modern 1885 and 1886 World Series , which ended in a tie and Browns (Cardinals) victory, respectively, when the then Chicago White Stockings of the NL played against the then St. Louis Browns of

244-452: A .304 batting average, 26 home runs, 100 runs, and 87 runs batted in. Sandberg, a notoriously slow early season starter, found himself struggling even more so than usual early in the 1994 season. With his average at a career low .238 and having recorded only 53 hits in 57 games, Sandberg decided to step away from baseball, and on June 13, 1994, he announced his retirement. In his book, Second to Home , Sandberg said, The reason I retired

366-456: A .352 OBP, 32 stolen bases, 9 home runs and 62 RBI. Sandberg made his major-league debut as a shortstop for the Phillies in 1981 . Playing in 13 games, Sandberg had one hit in six at-bats for a .167 batting average during his brief stint with the team. The one hit occurred at Wrigley Field using a bat borrowed from starting shortstop Larry Bowa . The Phillies soon concluded that Sandberg

488-521: A 12-0 romp. Bob Caruthers pitched a one-hitter, and left fielder Tip O'Neill smacked two inside-the-park home runs. It was the first two-home-run game by a player in a World Championship game. Despite the win, the White Stockings had won Games 1 and 3 and took the series lead into St. Louis. Oddities happened in Game 5. With Jim McCormick and Jocko Flynn lame and John Clarkson tired‚ Chicago tried to use

610-451: A 1–2–3 sixth before giving way to Game 2 starter Noah Syndergaard , who featured 100 mph fastballs in a scoreless seventh inning, allowing only one walk. The Mets turned to closer Jeurys Familia for a two-inning save, something he had never been asked to do previously in his career and not been done in the postseason by any Mets pitcher since Jesse Orosco saved Game 7 of the 1986 World Series . Familia set down all six batters, sending

732-464: A Cub fan. My friends, happily rooting for Stan Musial , Red Schoendienst , and other great Redbirds, grew up cheerfully convinced that the world is a benign place, so of course, they became liberals . Rooting for the Cubs in the late 1940s and early 1950s, I became gloomy, pessimistic, morose, dyspeptic and conservative . It helped out of course that the Cubs last won the World Series in 1908 , which

854-633: A Cubs spring training instructor and Peoria Chiefs manager. He also wore that number during his time with the Iowa Cubs as their manager and as the manager of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs . Sandberg formerly served as a spring training instructor for the Cubs in Mesa, Arizona . On December 5, 2006, Sandberg was named manager of the Cubs' Class-A Peoria Chiefs in the Midwest League. In his first season as

976-492: A RBI single in the first. Lackey and Jon Lester , pitched well as neither team scored again until the eighth inning, when Tommy Pham hit a one-out home run off Lester, who then walked Carpenter before Piscotty's home run increase the Cardinals' lead to 4–0. The Cubs attempted a comeback in the ninth inning off Trevor Rosenthal , but the Cardinals secured the victory when Kris Bryant struck out with runners on first and third for

1098-590: A career batting average of .285, and a record 277 home runs as a second baseman; this record was surpassed in 2004 by Jeff Kent . Sandberg's final game at Wrigley Field and final career hit were on September 21, 1997. This also was the final Wrigley Field game for Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray , who died during the following winter. Initially, Sandberg kept a low profile after retiring. However, in 2005 , Sandberg accepted his first marketing deal since his retirement, agreeing to be spokesman for National City Bank . He also appeared on ESPN Radio 1000 as an analyst during

1220-527: A fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff —played in two series. TBS carried all the games in the United States, with Sportsnet simulcasting TBS coverage for Canada. The Division Series began on October 9 and concluded on October 15. The Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals had home field advantage in this round of the playoffs. These matchups were: The higher seeded team in each series hosts Games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary), and

1342-679: A major league manager on a 5–4 win against the Atlanta Braves . Two months later, on June 26, 2015, Sandberg resigned from the position of Phillies manager with his team in last place in the National League East Division at a record of 26–48, the worst record in Major League Baseball . In 2016, Sandberg joined the Cubs organization as a goodwill ambassador. In this position, he makes public appearances at Cubs-related events, and attends Cubs games to meet and greet fans; and

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1464-520: A manager against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday August 18, 2013. On September 22, 2013, Sandberg was named permanent manager, with a three-year contract, with an option for 2017. He became the first Hall-of-Fame player to manage a team full-time since Frank Robinson managed the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals from 2002 to 2006. On April 26, 2015, Sandberg earned his 100th win as

1586-728: A manager, he took his team to the Midwest League championship game. In December 2008, Sandberg was promoted to manager of the Class Double-A Team Tennessee Smokies in the Southern League. In December 2009, he was again promoted, to manager of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs . Upon leading Iowa to an 82–62 record, the Pacific Coast League named him its 2010 Manager of the Year . Sandberg has said that his ideal job

1708-470: A minor league recruit in the pitcher's box‚ only to be refused by the Browns. Shortstop Ned Williamson and right fielder Jimmy Ryan ended up having to pitch. The Browns won easily 10–3. The sixth and final game began at an earlier time of 2:18 PM, so the full nine innings could be played. Pitching his fourth game in six days‚ Clarkson held St. Louis hitless for six innings as Chicago built a 3–0 lead. However, in

1830-482: A new contract between Bowa and the Phillies broke down. Cubs general manager Dallas Green wanted a young prospect to go along with the aging Bowa (as it turned out, Bowa's playing career ended after the 1985 season). Green had been instrumental in the drafting of Sandberg in 1978, while working in the Phillies front office. The two remained close over the years. Years later, Phillies general manager Paul Owens said that he hadn't wanted to trade Sandberg, but Green and

1952-418: A pair of pre-World Series matchups between AA champion St. Louis and NL champion Chicago. The first series meeting between the two teams was actually played in four cities — not only St. Louis and Chicago, but also Pittsburgh and Cincinnati . On October 15, Browns manager Charles Comiskey pulled his team off the field in the 6th inning in protest of umpire Dave Sullivan's call. The White Stockings were in

2074-418: A potential double play. Utley slid late, with his helmet making contact with Tejada's thigh, who tried to spin and throw to first but was upended and injured. Hernández scored, Kendrick was safe at first, and it appeared a runner would be at first with two outs and the game tied at 2–2. The Dodgers challenged the ruling at second base, arguing that Tejada never made contact with the bag to force out Utley. Just as

2196-400: A run each before Jorge Soler 's two-run home run made it 5–1 Cubs. They added another run in the third on Miguel Montero 's RBI groundout off Lance Lynn with runners on first and third. Hendricks allowed back-to-back shots to Kolten Wong and Randal Grichuk in the fifth inning, but Travis Wood , Trevor Cahill and Hector Rondon worked 4 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings of shutout relief as

2318-503: A run each to put the Cardinals up 2–1, but the Cubs tied the score in the bottom half on Starlin Castro 's home run. Next inning, Kris Bryant 's two-run home run put the Cubs in front 4–2. Kevin Siegrist relieved Wacha and allowed a home run to Anthony Rizzo to extend the Cubs' lead to 5–2. Jason Heyward 's two-run home run in the sixth cut the lead to 5–4, but the Cubs got those runs back in

2440-522: A second baseman with seven. In 2005 , Sandberg was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame . He resigned from his managerial duties for the Phillies on June 26, 2015, and was succeeded by Pete Mackanin . Born and raised in Spokane, Washington , Sandberg's parents were Elizabeth, a nurse, and Derwent D. "Sandy" Sandberg, a mortician . He was named for relief pitcher Ryne Duren . Sandberg

2562-534: A single before Yoenis Céspedes 's three-run home run made it 10–3 Mets. Adrián González hit a home run in the seventh off Bartolo Colón for the Dodgers, but in the bottom half, Pedro Baez allowed a leadoff single and two walks to load the bases. J.P. Howell in relief allowed a sacrifice fly to Michael Conforto and two-run double to Granderson. In the ninth, Erik Goeddel allowed two leadoff singles before Howie Kendrick 's three-run home run made it 13–7 Mets. After

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2684-550: A single off the bat of Dave Owen . In 1998, the teams were connected by the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa home run race , credited by many with revitalizing the sport following the players' strike which cancelled the 1994 World Series and the first part of the 1995 season . In early September the teams met for a two-game series in St. Louis. In the first game, McGwire hit his record-tying 61st home run off pitcher Mike Morgan in

2806-475: A single, Jeurys Familia relieved Goeddel and retired the next three batters to end the game as the Mets took a 2–1 series lead. The 13 runs scored by the Mets set a new franchise record for a postseason game. Granderson's five RBIs tied a Mets single-game postseason record. In a must-win Game 4, the Dodgers turned to their ace Clayton Kershaw on three days rest to try to send the series back to Los Angeles. A win for

2928-472: A star. After winning a Gold Glove Award in his first season at the new position, Sandberg emerged with a breakout season in 1984 , in which he batted .314 with 200 hits, 114 runs, 36 doubles, 19 triples, 19 homers , and 84 RBIs. Bob Dernier was the leadoff hitter and gold glove center fielder for the Cubs in 1984, while Sandberg batted second. The pair was dubbed "The Daily Double" by Cubs announcer Harry Caray . In 1984 Sandberg's runs and triples totals led

3050-459: A subset of current players who, in his opinion, lack that respect. Specifically, he spoke of how the game needs more than home run hitters, citing that turning a double-play and laying down a sacrifice bunt are weapons many of today's greats don't value. He also made a strong pitch for induction of his former teammate, Andre Dawson , who was ultimately elected to join the Hall in 2010, and famously promoted

3172-415: A team to win the pennant and World Series in 1926 . It would be their first National League pennant and first championship since defeating the White Stockings. Although the Cubs would also win a few pennants, their championship run stopped in 1908 . Eventually, the Cubs' pennant wins would also stop in 1945, and they did not win another until 2016 , when they also won the World Series. The Cardinals have won

3294-446: A team unaccustomed to winning, they had not yet become a serious contender in the eyes of most baseball fans. Sandberg had played two full seasons in the major leagues, and while he had proven himself to be a top-fielding second baseman and fast on the basepaths (over 30 stolen bases both seasons), his .260-ish batting average and single-digit home run production were respectable for his position but not especially noteworthy, and Sandberg

3416-490: A tie he had shared with Bill Mazeroski for most Gold Gloves at that position ( Roberto Alomar has since broken this record). On March 2, 1992 , Sandberg became the highest paid player in baseball at the time, signing a $ 28.4 million ($ 61,662,414 today) four-year extension worth $ 7.1 million ($ 15,415,604 today) a season. He earned a spot on the NL All-Star roster and an NL Silver Slugger Award at second base with

3538-532: A two-run home run. In the bottom of the second inning, with two on and two outs versus John Lackey , starting pitcher Jason Hammel drove in Starlin Castro with a sharp single to center and Addison Russell 's replacement at shortstop, Javier Baez , followed with a three-run home run to right. The Cardinals tied the score in the sixth on Tony Cruz 's double with two on off Trevor Cahill followed by Brandon Moss 's single. However, they were prevented from taking

3660-536: Is an American former professional baseball player, coach , and manager . He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies (1981) and the Chicago Cubs (1982–1994, 1996–1997). After a slow start to his career, Sandberg made a name for himself on June 23, 1984, having a career game including two home runs in what would colloquially become known as

3782-502: Is an occasional color commentator for the team's telecasts on Marquee Sports Network . Sandberg married his high school sweetheart, Cindy, and the couple had two children, Justin and Lindsey. They divorced in July 1995. Sandberg married Margaret in August 1995. She has three children from her former marriage, BR, Adriane and Steven. He also has eight grandchildren. Ryne's nephew, Jared Sandberg ,

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3904-454: Is simple: I lost the desire that got me ready to play on an everyday basis for so many years. Without it, I didn't think I could perform at the same level I had in the past, and I didn't want to play at a level less than what was expected of me by my teammates, coaches, ownership, and most of all, myself. Sandberg returned to the Chicago Cubs for the 1996 and 1997 seasons, then retired with

4026-413: Is tied! The game is tied! Holy Cow! Listen to this crowd, everybody's gone bananas! What would the odds be if I told you that twice Sandberg would hit home runs off Bruce Sutter?" The Cubs went on to win in the 11th inning, with the winning run being driven in by a single off the bat of Dave Owen . The Cardinals' Willie McGee , who hit for the cycle during the game, had already been named NBC's Player of

4148-461: Is two years before Mark Twain and Tolstoy died. But that means, class of 1998, that the Cubs are in the 89th year of their rebuilding effort, and remember, any team can have a bad moment." The rivalry between the two teams is an important regionalism in the Netflix show Ozark . In order to establish Jason Bateman 's character, Marty Byrde, as a Chicago native who moved to Lake Ozark, Missouri ,

4270-418: The 1973 National League Championship Series ). He and Kershaw were the first pair of starters to each pitch 11 or more strikeouts in a post-season game and only the second pair to each have double digit strikeouts (along with Mort Cooper and Denny Galehouse in game five of the 1944 World Series ). Looking to even the series, the Dodgers turned to Zack Greinke , who led the league in earned run average in

4392-697: The 1990 MLB All-Star Game which was held in Wrigley Field , home of the Cubs. Sandberg won the Home Run Derby with three home runs over the left-field bleachers. Not until the Cincinnati Reds ' Todd Frazier in 2015 did another player win the Home Run Derby in their home stadium. In 1991 , Sandberg batted .291 with 26 home runs and batted in 100 runs for the second consecutive season. He also won his ninth consecutive Gold Glove at second base, breaking

4514-486: The 1990 World Series as managers of the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics , respectively. As of the end of the 2023 MLB Season As of the end of the 2023 MLB Season Cardinals – (12) Cubs – (12) 2015 National League Division Series The 2015 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams in the 2015 National League Championship Series . The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and

4636-405: The 2004 baseball season. He is also a former baseball columnist for Yahoo! Sports . Sandberg delivered what many traditionalist fans considered a stirring speech at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2005. He thanked the writers who voted for him because it meant that he played the game the way he had been taught it should be played. He spoke several times of respect for the game, and chided

4758-483: The 2006 NLDS ). Jacob deGrom made his postseason debut to open the series for the Mets. He was opposed by reigning Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award winner Clayton Kershaw . Misplays by left fielder Michael Cuddyer resulted in doubles for Justin Turner in the second and Corey Seager in the third. deGrom escaped damage in both innings and eventually retired the last 11 batters to face him, exiting after

4880-657: The American Association (AA). In his book, Before They Were Cardinals , Jon David Cash speculates that the economic trade rivalry between the cities of Chicago and St. Louis led to the formation of the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1875 to compete with the Chicago White Stockings. The Brown Stockings would later fold and reemerge in 1882 when the Cardinals (as the Browns), met the Cubs (as the White Stockings), in

5002-767: The Brewers , were placed in Milwaukee, and the Twins in Minnesota , as those teams then played in the American League. Before the majors expanded westward in the 1950s and 1960s, the two teams fought for fans in the Western states . While the Cardinals were the westernmost team in the National League, the Cubs drew on the large numbers of Midwestern expatriates who either lived or vacationed in

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5124-588: The Lehigh Valley IronPigs . He led the IronPigs to their first-ever playoff appearance and the International League championship series. Baseball America named him its 2011 Minor League Manager of the Year. After the 2012 season, Sandberg was promoted to third base coach and infield instructor of the Philadelphia Phillies . He was promoted to interim manager of the Phillies after they fired Charlie Manuel on August 16, 2013. Sandberg earned his first win as

5246-510: The White Sox before moving to the North Side and becoming a staple of WGN radio and television broadcasts for the Cubs from 1982 until his death before the 1998 season. Grandson Chip Caray succeeded Harry on the Cubs' television broadcasts in 1998, serving in the role until 2005 to take the same job with the Atlanta Braves , joining father Skip Caray on the broadcast team. In 2023, Chip left

5368-411: The 11th inning. The Cardinals' Willie McGee (who had hit for the cycle that day) had already been named NBC's player of the game before Sandberg's first home run. As NBC play-by-play man Bob Costas (who called the game with Tony Kubek ) said when Sandberg hit that second home run, "Do you believe it?!" The game is sometimes called "The Sandberg Game". The winning run for the Cubs was driven in by

5490-473: The 8th, the Browns finally got to Clarkson to tie the game at 3, with Arlie Latham hitting a 2-run triple. In the 10th, Curt Welch scored on the "$ 15‚000 slide" after a wild pitch to win it in front of a fired-up St. Louis home crowd. After the dissolution of the American Association, the Browns franchise moved to the National League in 1892 and become known as the Cardinals in 1900. (The Browns name

5612-525: The Braves to take over the play-by-play job with the Cardinals. The rivalry between the two clubs intensified following the hiring of Dusty Baker to manage the Cubs following in 2003. In 2002, when Baker was managing the San Francisco Giants , he and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa had run-ins during that year's National League Championship Series, with the animosity carrying over to Baker's tenure with

5734-541: The Cardinals a 9–8 lead. The Cardinals would win by that score. The Cardinals completed the sweep the next day — their first four-game sweep of the Cubs at Wrigley Field since 1921 — to clinch a playoff spot. In his book Three Nights in August , Buzz Bissinger compared the Cardinals–Cubs rivalry to another famous rivalry in MLB: "The Red Sox and Yankees is a tabloid-filled soap opera about money and ego and sound bites. But

5856-444: The Cardinals joined the National League in 1892. The St. Louis Cardinals shut-out the rival Chicago Cubs 4–0 behind John Lackey 's 7 + 1 ⁄ 3 shutout innings in the first meeting between the two in the playoffs. Lackey pitched into the sixth inning with a no-hitter before the Cubs' Addison Russell singled in the seventh. The Cardinals scored first when Stephen Piscotty hit a ground-rule double, then Matt Holliday hit

5978-423: The Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the tenth. Sandberg came up again in the tenth inning, facing a determined Sutter with one man on base. As Cubs' radio announcer Harry Caray described it: There's a drive, way back! Might be outta here! It is! It is! He did it again! He did it again! The game is tied! The game is tied! Holy Cow! Listen to this crowd, everybody's gone bananas! The Cubs went on to win in

6100-460: The Cardinals, and the eight total home runs for both teams set a Major League mark for one postseason game. Eight Chicago Cubs' pitchers allowed eight hits and combined for 15 strikeouts and four walks to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals and win a postseason series for the first time ever in Wrigley Field. The game did not start well for the Cubs with the second batter, Stephen Piscotty , hitting

6222-459: The Cubs and Cardinals are about... geography and territorial rights." One of the "territories" in question is central Illinois . The region is well within the daytime footprint of Cardinals radio flagship KMOX , and has also been within the footprint of the Cubs' numerous radio outlets– WGN until 2015, WBBM for the 2015 season, then WSCR since 2016. All four radio stations are traditional " clear channel " AM radio stations that blanket most of

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6344-465: The Cubs evened the series with a 6–3 win. Jake Arrieta struck out nine Cardinals over 5 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings and served up four runs, the most he has allowed since June 16. But, the Cubs set a Major League playoff record with six home runs in an 8–6 victory. Kyle Schwarber 's home run in the second off Michael Wacha put the Cubs up 1–0. In the fourth, after back-to-back leadoff walks, Jhonny Peralta 's double and Tommy Pham 's groundout scored

6466-439: The Cubs weren't interested in any of the other prospects he offered. Owens then went back to his scouts, who said Sandberg wouldn't be any more than a utility infielder. However, Sandberg had hit over .290 in the minors two years in a row. The trade is now considered one of the best (if not the best) in recent Cubs history. At the same time, it is considered one of the worst trades in Phillies history. While DeJesus helped anchor

6588-491: The Cubs with the opportunity to clinch the division title, while the Cubs had the opportunity to overtake the Cardinals for the division lead. After the Cardinals won the first two games, the September 21 game was ranked the 5th most exciting game in top 10 MLB games of 2019. In the bottom of the 7th with the Cardinals leading 7–6, Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos committed a no-stop balk while striking out Tony Kemp . The call

6710-434: The Cubs, a multi-player trade for 1960s workhorse pitcher Larry Jackson , then age 35, and Bob Buhl , then age 37, whose best days were behind him. The Cubs, who initially wanted Sandberg to play center field, installed him as their third baseman, and he went on to be one of the top-rated rookies of 1982. After the Cubs acquired veteran Ron Cey following the 1982 season, they moved Sandberg to second base, where he became

6832-458: The Cubs. According to Baker, part of the intensity stems from the close relationship of the two. "It's very intense...When you play 18 times against a team that's had a long-time rivalry, and my former manager and my former confidant, that just increases things." Baker played for La Russa in 1986 as a member of the Oakland Athletics . Some say that the feud between the two managers added to

6954-426: The Game before Sandberg's first home run; Sandberg later shared that distinction with McGee. As NBC play-by-play announcer Bob Costas , who called the game with Tony Kubek , said when Sandberg hit the second home run, "Do you believe it?!" The game is known as "The Sandberg Game". In 1985 , Sandberg batted .305 with 26 home runs, 83 RBIs, 113 runs scored and a career-high 54 stolen bases. In 1990 , Sandberg led

7076-478: The MVP honors. On June 4 and 5, 2011 Pujols won back-to-back games against the Cubs with walk-off home runs. In recent years, tragedies in the Cardinals organization have caused two games between these teams to be postponed. In 2002, after Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in a Chicago hotel room, a game between the teams in Wrigley Field was postponed. Then in 2007, another Cardinals pitcher, Josh Hancock ,

7198-454: The Mets drew two walks in the eighth inning, putting the tying runs on base and the potential go-ahead run at the plate, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen induced a Murphy flyout to retire the side before retiring the Mets in order in the ninth for a 4-out save. The win for the Dodgers snapped a seven-game road playoff losing streak. It was also the first time the Dodgers won an elimination game on

7320-514: The Mets to the NLCS for the first time since 2006 . Turner finished the series hitting a scintillating .526 with six doubles. The six doubles were the most in Division Series history and tied a record for most doubles in any one postseason series. Familia finished the series having retired all 16 batters to face him while the Mets captured their first win in a deciding game of a postseason series since

7442-491: The Mets were about to cart Tejada off the field with what would later be diagnosed with a fractured fibula, the call at second was overturned to safe. Now with runners on first and second and one out, Collins inserted Addison Reed in relief. After a Corey Seager flyout, the Dodgers took a 5–2 lead on back-to-back doubles from Adrián González and Justin Turner . Dodger relievers Chris Hatcher and Kenley Jansen pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively, to even

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7564-426: The Mets would mean their first trip to the NLCS in nine years. They turned to the second rookie member of their starting rotation, Steven Matz . The pitchers traded zeroes for two innings before the top of the third. Kershaw himself had a one-out single to get a rally started. Although he was erased on a fielder's choice, the Dodgers followed with three consecutive hits: singles by Howie Kendrick and Adrián González ,

7686-695: The Midwest and beyond at night. The Cardinals were the southernmost team in the National League for most of the first half of the 20th century, and traditionally claimed huge parts of the South and lower Midwest in their territory before Major League expansion. The Cubs claimed most of the Upper Midwest as their home territory. This was the case even when the Braves played in Milwaukee from 1953 to 1966, and has continued after

7808-508: The NL in hits and batting average and bested Pujols in home runs. For his part, Pujols led the league in runs scored and had the edge on Lee in RBIs. Lee was awarded both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger as the best NL first baseman on both defense and offense, respectively. However, with the Cardinals winning 100 games and the division and the Cubs finishing 21 games back in fourth place, Pujols won

7930-428: The National League in home runs–a rarity for a second baseman–with 40. Sandberg was only the third second baseman to hit 40 home runs; Rogers Hornsby and Davey Johnson hit 42, and no American League second baseman had reached forty until Brian Dozier in 2016. Sandberg also batted in 100 runs, despite batting second in the order. His batting average did not suffer from his new level of power, as he finished at .306 for

8052-626: The National League. He nearly became only the third player to collect 20 doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases in the same season, led the Cubs to the National League's Eastern Division title (their first championship of any kind since 1945 ), and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award , the first by a Cub since Ernie Banks ' back-to-back honors in 1958 and 1959 . After his great season in which he garnered national attention, he wrote an autobiography Ryno with Fred Mitchell. One game in particular

8174-508: The Phillies drafted Sandberg, Harper reportedly met with Sandberg, his parents, and brother Del at the Sandberg home. "His parents, particularly his mother, were very concerned about Ryne going to college and getting an education," Harper recalled. Sandberg reportedly received a $ 20,000 bonus, accepting the offer after taking a walk with his brother during the meeting. In 1978, at age 18, Sandberg began his professional career after being drafted by

8296-479: The Phillies infield on their way to the 1983 World Series , he lasted only three years in Philadelphia, and was out of baseball by 1988. Sandberg is one of two Hall of Famers who came up through the Phillies farm system and earned their Hall of Fame credentials primarily as Cubs, the other being Ferguson Jenkins . Similarly, Jenkins, then age 23, was traded to the Cubs in another trade that ended up heavily favoring

8418-767: The Phillies system as teammates. Remaining at shortstop in 1979, Sandberg played for the Class A level Spartanburg Phillies in the Western Carolinas League . In 138 games, Sandberg hit .247 with 7 triples, 4 home runs, 21 stolen bases and 47 RBI. Sandberg played for the Class AA level Reading Phillies of the Eastern League in 1980. With Reading, Sandberg hit .310, with a .403 OBP, 12 triples, 32 stolen bases, 11 home runs and 79 RBI. Playing in 129 games for Reading, Sandberg drew 73 bases on balls against 72 strikeouts. In

8540-587: The Phillies. Sandberg played for the Helena Phillies in the Rookie level Pioneer League . In his first professional season, Sandberg played exclusively at shortstop and hit .311 with a .390 OBP, 1 home run, 15 stolen bases and 23 RBI in 56 games. Among his teammates at Helena were George Bell , a future MVP, and Bob Dernier , who would later form the "Daily Double" with Sandberg in Chicago. The three would advance through

8662-402: The St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams were well-established franchises with strong fan bases outside the Chicago and St. Louis areas. In the ninth inning, the Cubs trailed 9–8, and faced the premier relief pitcher of the time, Bruce Sutter . Sutter was at the forefront of the emergence of the closer in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was especially dominant in 1984, saving 45 games. However, in

8784-510: The West. Loyalties to the two teams divided friends, families, and co-workers, and shaped the locals in various ways, as George Will noted in a 1998 commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis : "I grew up in Champaign, Illinois , midway between Chicago and St. Louis. At an age too tender for life-shaping decisions, I made one. While all my friends were becoming Cardinals fans, I became

8906-404: The World Series 11 times, the most of any National League team and second New York Yankees (27) in all of MLB. Cubs' Slugger Hack Wilson had a combative streak and frequently initiated fights with opposing players and fans. On June 22, 1928, a riot broke out in the ninth inning at Wrigley Field when Wilson jumped into the box seats to attack a heckling fan. An estimated 5,000 spectators swarmed

9028-654: The World Series that season. The two clubs played each other in the postseason for the first time in the 2015 National League Division Series , as a result of the Cubs' 4–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL Wild Card Game . The Cubs defeated the Cardinals 3–1 to advance to the National League Championship Series , where they lost to the New York Mets . The rivalry

9150-517: The aforementioned Game 7 of the 1986 World Series. After the series loss, the Dodgers and Don Mattingly mutually parted ways. Mattingly went on the manage the Miami Marlins the following season, while the Dodgers hired former player and San Diego Padres bench coach Dave Roberts . 2015 NLDS (3–2): New York Mets beat Los Angeles Dodgers Ryne Sandberg As coach Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18, 1959), nicknamed " Ryno ",

9272-401: The bases loaded and two out. Wright lined a 3-2 pitch back up the middle against Báez, scoring two runs and making it a 3–0 game to that point. The two runs were charged to Kershaw, who ultimately finished with a line of 6 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings with four hits, three earned runs, four walks, and 11 strikeouts. The Dodgers got on the board with a two-out RBI single from Adrián González in

9394-439: The bottom half on Jorge Soler 's two-run home run off Adam Wainwright with one run charged to Seth Maness . Dexter Fowler 's home run in the eighth off Jonathan Broxton increased the Cubs' lead to 8–4. In the ninth, Hector Rondon allowed a two-out two-run home run to Stephen Piscotty before Matt Holliday grounded out to end the game as the Cubs took a 2–1 series lead. Jason Heyward and Stephen Piscotty hit homers for

9516-477: The bottom of the eighth off Mets reliever Tyler Clippard . With Turner due up as the potential tying run, Terry Collins responded by inserting closer Jeurys Familia into the game for a 4-out save. Turner lined out to first to end the eighth and Familia finished off a spotless ninth for his first career postseason save as the Mets took the series opener, 3–1. DeGrom's 13 strikeouts tied a Mets post-season franchise record (previously set by Tom Seaver in Game 1 of

9638-512: The bottom of the second, after two leadoff singles off Brett Anderson , Travis d'Arnaud 's RBI single scored a run, then Wilmer Flores 's single loaded the bases before Granderson atoned for his error with a two-out bases-clearing double to give the Mets a 4–3 lead. Travis d'Arnaud 's two-run home run off Anderson in the third extended the Mets' lead to 6–3. In the fourth, with two on against Alex Wood , Daniel Murphy drove in Juan Lagares with

9760-590: The children's day. Ryno Kid Care's mission was "dedicated to enhancing the lives of children with serious medical conditions and their families, by providing supportive, compassionate and meaningful programming." Ryno Kid Care is no longer in operation. Sandberg was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 2017. Sandberg

9882-569: The election of a long-snubbed former Cub to the Hall by saying, "For what it's worth, Ron Santo just earned one more vote on the Veterans Committee ." Following his Hall of Fame induction, Sandberg had his number 23 retired in a ceremony at Wrigley Field on August 28, 2005 . He became only the fourth Chicago Cub to have his number retired , following (in chronological order) Ernie Banks (#14), Billy Williams (#26), and Ron Santo (#10). Sandberg has worn his uniform number 23 in past jobs as

10004-552: The fans at Wrigley Field in a choked up way that the game between the two teams had been cancelled and that the fans should pray for the St. Louis Cardinals family. However, there were fans who booed. Later, a press conference was held where an emotional Girardi addressed the death of Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile . Girardi, who played for both the Cubs and the Cardinals, addressed the fans in a regional broadcast on Fox . In 2005, Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols were locked in an MVP race. Lee led

10126-479: The field before police could separate the combatants and restore order. The fan sued Wilson for $ 20,000, but a jury ruled in Wilson's favor. One game in particular was cited for putting Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg , as well as the 1984 Cubs in general, "on the map", an NBC national telecast of a Cardinals–Cubs game on June 23, 1984 . The Cubs had been playing well throughout the season's first few months, but as

10248-582: The field, Sandberg played 120 games at shortstop and 4 at third base. Sandberg was selected to the Eastern League All-Star team Advancing to the Class AAA level Oklahoma City 89ers in 1981, Sandberg played 133 games before being called up by the Philadelphia Phillies. With Oklahoma City, Sandberg remained primarily at shortstop while playing 17 games at second base. Sandberg hit .293, with

10370-402: The final out of the game. In Game 2 Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks allowed a home run to the leadoff batter, third baseman Matt Carpenter in the first, but in the top of the second, with runners on first and third with one out, starter Jaime Garcia 's errant throw to first on Hendricks bunt allowed the Cubs to tie the game. Addison Russell 's sacrifice bunt and Dexter Fowler 's single scored

10492-430: The first inning as part of a 3–2 Cardinals victory. The following day, McGwire broke the record with #62 off Steve Trachsel in the fourth inning as part of a 6–3 victory. In a show of sportsmanship, Sammy Sosa embraced and congratulated his rival and on-field opponent after McGwire rounded the bases. McGwire would finish the year with 70 home runs and Sosa with 66. However, the Cubs won the National League wild card, making

10614-410: The forefront of the emergence of the closer in the late 1970s and early 1980s: a hard-throwing pitcher who typically came in just for the ninth inning and saved around 30 games a season. (Sutter was especially dominant in 1984, saving 45 games.) However, in the ninth inning, Sandberg, not yet known for his power, slugged a home run to left field against the Cardinals' ace closer. Despite this dramatic act,

10736-468: The frame thanks to a leaping grab by David Wright on a Howie Kendrick line drive to retire the side. There was concern before Game 3 that the Mets might seek retaliation against the Dodgers for the Chase Utley slide that injured Rubén Tejada in Game 2. Utley appealed a two-game suspension and was eligible to play, but did not. Instead of retaliation, the Mets had a record-setting night offensively. In

10858-401: The go-ahead run at first with one out. Utley's hit chased Syndergaard from the game, manager Terry Collins sending in 42-year-old Bartolo Colón . Howie Kendrick lined a 1-2 pitch over the outstretched arm of Colón but on a hop to second baseman Daniel Murphy , setting up the most controversial play of the game. Murphy tossed to shortstop Rubén Tejada , who was moving to second base to start

10980-464: The inning. deGrom's multiple escapes afforded the Mets the opportunity to get back into the game, with Murphy stealing a run for the Mets in the top of the fourth. After singling, Murphy advanced to second after a Duda walk. As the infield had shifted for Duda, the Dodger third baseman Turner was in shallow right field. The infielder furthest to the left for the Dodgers was the shortstop Corey Seager , who

11102-417: The latter of which scored the first run, and a two-run double by Justin Turner , giving the Dodgers the 3–0 edge. Though Daniel Murphy connected in the fourth inning for his second home run off the Dodgers ace in the series, Kershaw would allow nothing more. He went seven innings, allowing only three hits and a walk to go with eight strikeouts, outdueling the rookie Matz, who only lasted five innings. Though

11224-403: The lead at the time 5–4 and were declared a winner on forfeit. Behind pitcher Dave Foutz , St. Louis defeated Chicago 13–4 in Game 7. The Browns claimed the Game 2 forfeit didn't count and therefore claimed the championship. The two clubs split the $ 1000 prize. The first series played in 1885 ended in dispute with no winner making the rematch a year later more heated. Game 2 saw the Browns win in

11346-400: The lead by a strong throw by right fielder Jorge Soler to catcher Miguel Montero , cutting down Cruz at the plate as he attempted to score the lead run from second. Anthony Rizzo hit a go-ahead home run off Cardinal reliever Kevin Siegrist in the bottom of the inning on a two-out, 0–2 pitch. Kyle Schwarber added a home run in the seventh inning, also off Siegrist, that landed on top of

11468-432: The lower seeded team hosts Games 3 and 4 (if necessary). The Mets defeated the Cubs in the NLCS, then went on to lose the 2015 World Series to the American League champion Kansas City Royals . Chicago won the series, 3–1. New York won the series, 3–2. This was the third overall postseason meeting between the Cubs and Cardinals , with the two having met in the 1885 and 1886 World Series , and their first since

11590-485: The major leagues, and while he had shown himself to be a top-fielding second baseman and fast on the basepaths (over 30 stolen bases both seasons), his .260-ish batting average and single-digit home run production were respectable for his position but not especially noteworthy, and Sandberg was not talked about outside Chicago. The Game of the Week , however, put the sleeper Cubs on the national stage against their regional rival ,

11712-410: The new right field Budweiser scoreboard. Pedro Strop in the eighth inning and Hector Rondon in the ninth struck out four of the seven batters they faced to preserve the 6–4 victory. 2015 NLDS (3–1): Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis Cardinals This was the third postseason meeting between the Dodgers and Mets, having split the first two meetings (Dodgers won 4–3 in the 1988 NLCS ; Mets won 3–0 in

11834-482: The ninth inning, Sandberg, not yet known for his power, slugged a solo home run to left field against the Cardinals' ace closer, tying the game. Answering this dramatic act, the Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the tenth. Sandberg came up again in the tenth inning, facing a determined Sutter with a man on base. As Cubs' radio announcer Harry Caray described it: "There's a drive, way back! Might be outta here! It is! It is! He did it again! He did it again! The game

11956-512: The playoffs for the first time in nine years, while the Cardinals missed the playoffs. Sosa eventually became the NL MVP that season. Sosa dedicated each of his 66 home runs that season to the memory of Cubs (and former Cardinals) broadcaster Harry Caray , who died in February that year. A somber showing of acknowledgment between the two teams happened in 2002 when Cubs catcher Joe Girardi addressed

12078-526: The regular season. The Mets countered with rookie Noah Syndergaard in an attempt to go back to New York with a 2–0 series lead. The Mets scored two in the second off Greinke on home runs by Yoenis Céspedes and rookie Michael Conforto , the latter doing so in his first career postseason at-bat. Greinke was stellar after that, shutting out the Mets and facing the minimum of 15 batters from the third through seventh innings. He allowed five hits with no walks and eight strikeouts. However, through six innings, Greinke

12200-651: The rivalry between the two teams. "Both managers are fiercely protective of their players. Both believe in old-school baseball protocol. Neither will sit by idly and watch an opponent show up their team. Both are fierce competitors with enormous pride…. Fans don’t usually buy tickets to watch managers manage . . . but this tactical showdown added something to the Cubs-Cards series." After the Cubs fired Baker in 2006, they replaced him with Lou Piniella . Coincidentally, Piniella and La Russa both grew up in Tampa and faced each other in

12322-485: The road since the 1981 NLCS against the Montreal Expos . The rubber game of the 5-game series was started by Zack Greinke for the Dodgers and Jacob deGrom for the Mets. The game's first play went for an infield single for Curtis Granderson , who was initially called out prior to a challenge by Mets manager Terry Collins . Two batters later, Granderson was driven in by a Daniel Murphy double. Murphy reached third after an error by left fielder Enrique Hernández , but

12444-473: The season. Sandberg, Brady Anderson , Barry Bonds , and Ronald Acuña, Jr. are the only players to have both a 40-homer (1990) and 50-steal ( 1985 ) season during their careers. Sandberg played a then major league-record 123 straight games at second base without an error. This record was later broken in 2007 by Plácido Polanco , then of the Detroit Tigers . Sandberg played in front of his hometown fans in

12566-455: The series at a game apiece. In front of a raucous crowd on hand for the first postseason game ever hosted at Citi Field, the Mets took a 2–1 series lead in a rout. The night did not start well for the Mets, as starter Matt Harvey allowed three straight leadoff singles to load the bases in the second before a single by Yasmani Grandal and an error by right fielder Curtis Granderson put the Dodgers up 3–0. Harvey would escape further damage in

12688-420: The seventh having shut the Dodgers out allowing five hits and one walk to go along with 13 strikeouts. Kershaw made quick work of the Mets for most of his outing, allowing only a home run to Daniel Murphy through his first six innings. However, in the top of seventh, Kershaw uncharacteristically walked three batters, leading to Don Mattingly electing to go to right-hander Pedro Báez to face David Wright with

12810-473: The show writers included several references to the rivalry through the first season. This often manifests as negative comments from Byrde to a southern Missouri Cardinals fan. One says to him "I was raised to hate the Cubs," to which he fires back "And I was raised to hate the Cardinals." Many players have played for both teams, including Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby , who holds several single season hitting records for both clubs. Notably, Hall of Famer Lou Brock

12932-419: The threat. deGrom would pitch in and out of trouble, dealing with runners in scoring position through each of the first five innings. Justin Turner continued his domination of his former team with three hits off deGrom, including a double to lead off the bottom of the third. Turner stole third with one out, but deGrom escaped unscathed after fielding a comebacker from Hernández to start a 1–6–3 double play to end

13054-404: The “ Sandberg Game ”. Following this, Sandberg established himself as a perennial All-Star and Gold Glove candidate, making ten consecutive All-Star appearances and winning nine consecutive Gold Gloves from 1983 to 1991 . His career .989 fielding percentage was a major-league record at second base when he retired in 1997. He is tied with Jose Altuve for the most Silver Slugger Awards for

13176-599: Was traded from the Cubs to the Cardinals early in his career for pitcher Ernie Broglio . This is widely considered one of the most one-sided trades in baseball history. Other Hall of Famers who played/managed with both clubs include Grover Cleveland Alexander , Clark Griffith , Burleigh Grimes , Bruce Sutter , Roger Bresnahan , Dizzy Dean , Dennis Eckersley , Rabbit Maranville , Hoyt Wilhelm , and Leo Durocher . Legendary announcer Harry Caray began his career in St. Louis, broadcasting on KMOX radio for 24 seasons, before moving to Chicago in 1971, announcing 11 seasons for

13298-549: Was a third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2001 to 2003. In January 2024, Sandberg announced that he had begun treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. Sandberg and his wife, Margaret, founded Ryno Kid Care to assist in the lives of children with serious illnesses. The organization provided anything from "big brothers" (mentors and older companions) to a home-cooked meal. Ryno Kid Care also provided massage therapists and clowns dressed up as doctors and nurses to brighten

13420-426: Was a three-sport star in high school at North Central and graduated in 1978. The previous fall he was named to Parade Magazine ' s High School All-America football team, one of the eight quarterbacks, and one of two players from the state of Washington. The school's baseball field was named in his honor in 1985 as "Ryne Sandberg Field", and his varsity number was retired in both football and baseball. Sandberg

13542-403: Was cited for putting Sandberg (as well as the 1984 Cubs in general) "on the map", an NBC national telecast of a Cardinals –Cubs game on June 23, 1984 . The Cubs had been playing well throughout the season's first few months, but as a team unaccustomed to winning, they had not yet become a serious contender in the eyes of most baseball fans. As for Sandberg, he had played two full seasons in

13664-417: Was further heated after John Lackey and Jason Heyward signed with the Cubs after the 2015 season and Dexter Fowler signed with the Cardinals after the Cubs' 2016 championship season. In a pivotal series that determined each team's chance for the playoffs, the Cardinals played the Cubs at Wrigley Field in a four-game series from September 19–22, 2019. The Cardinals went into the series three games ahead of

13786-514: Was just to the left of second base. Murphy, noticing third base uncovered, trotted to second base, then rounded the bag and sprinted to third unchallenged for a stolen base. Travis d'Arnaud followed with a sacrifice fly to right to drive in Murphy and tie the game at 2–2. Murphy came through again in the sixth inning with a home run off Greinke, his third homer of the series. The Mets were back in front 3–2 and never trailed thereafter. deGrom finished off

13908-507: Was killed in a car crash while driving intoxicated, causing a game in St. Louis to be postponed. Former Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot , who was acquired by the Cardinals on November 30, 2010, told a St. Louis radio station that he was "finally on the right side of the Cardinals–Cubs rivalry" and that he was happy to be with an organization that emphasized winning World Series championships instead of being "an afterthought". Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano called him "the enemy now". The Cardinals won

14030-547: Was later used by an AL team that had previously been known as the Milwaukee Brewers , and is now the Baltimore Orioles .) St. Louis would not achieve much success in its early years in the NL. On the other hand, the Cubs won three straight pennants from 1906 to 1908 and two World Series during that time. The Cubs would also go on to win seven more pennants from then until 1945. The Cardinals would eventually put together

14152-402: Was not a successor to Bowa at shortstop. While Sandberg had played both second and third base in the minor leagues, he was blocked from those positions by Manny Trillo and Mike Schmidt . He was traded along with Bowa to the Cubs for shortstop Iván DeJesús prior to the 1982 season. The trade, now reckoned as one of the most lopsided deals in baseball history, came about after negotiations for

14274-401: Was not talked about outside Chicago. The Game of the Week , however, put the sleeper Cubs on the national stage against their regional rival, the St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams were well-established franchises with a strong fan base outside the Chicago and St. Louis area. In the ninth inning, the Cubs trailed 9–8, and faced the premier relief pitcher of the time, Bruce Sutter . Sutter was at

14396-405: Was out-dueled by Syndergaard, who gave up one run through his first six innings while striking out nine. Syndergaard and the Mets took a 2–1 lead to the bottom of the seventh. L.A.'s eighth-place hitter, Enrique Hernández , drew a one-out walk. Don Mattingly sent up veteran Chase Utley to hit for Greinke. Hernández stole second and Utley followed with a single to put the tying run on third and

14518-575: Was recruited to play quarterback at NCAA Division I colleges, and eventually signed a letter of intent with Washington State University in Pullman . He opted not to attend after being selected in the 20th round of the 1978 baseball amateur draft by the Philadelphia Phillies . Sandberg was reportedly drafted after Bill Harper and Wilbur "Moose" Johnson, both Philadelphia Phillies scouts, persuaded Phillies director of scouting Dallas Green to draft Sandberg, despite his college football commitment. After

14640-416: Was seen as controversial to some. Announcer Tim McCarver noted that Gallegos had done that the whole game and that the umpire who called it was the furthest away from the pitcher. Given a second chance, Kemp hit a two-run home run giving the Cubs an 8–7 lead. Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel was called in to close the game for a Cubs win. However, Kimbrel gave up home runs to Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong to give

14762-456: Was stranded there after Greinke struck out Yoenis Céspedes and Lucas Duda . The Dodgers immediately answered in the bottom half of the inning. After Howie Kendrick lined out, the Dodgers put together four consecutive singles against deGrom, who was not showing the same sharpness of his Game 1 victory. The Dodgers scored two runs and were still threatening with runners on first second, but deGrom struck out Yasmani Grandal and Hernández to end

14884-438: Was to manage the Chicago Cubs. Former manager Lou Piniella suggested that Sandberg, as manager of the Cubs' top minor-league affiliate, would be in the mix to replace him when he retired after the 2010 season. However, the position was given to interim manager Mike Quade . On November 15, 2010, Sandberg left the Cubs organization and returned to his original organization as manager of the Phillies' top minor-league affiliate,

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