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”CHICAGO -- On the 40th anniversary of his most famous game, Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman, Ryne Sandberg, was immortalized outside Wrigley Field as the team unveiled a statue of his likeness in an afternoon ceremony on Sunday.
Sandberg, 64, was feted in front of friends and family as well as former teammates, while current Cubs looked on from the second level of the stadium concourse. Both his double play partners at shortstop -- Larry Bowa and Shawon Dunston -- were in attendance and spoke to the crowd which included legions of Cubs and Sandberg fans.
"This guy wanted to win more than anyone I played with," Bowa said.
Sandberg was a 9-time gold glove winner, 10-time all-star and won the silver slugger award seven times as well. He hit 282 home runs at a time when second basemen didn't possess a lot of power.”
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“The honor comes exactly 40 years after he hit two home runs off Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter in the same game -- one in the ninth inning and one in the tenth -- helping secure his MVP award that season as well as the Cubs division title. Just two years earlier -- as a rookie -- Sandberg began his career 0 for 31, fearing he'd be sent back to the minors.”
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Just waiting for the Phillies to unveil the Ivan de Jesus statue.
”CHICAGO -- On the 40th anniversary of his most famous game, Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman, Ryne Sandberg, was immortalized outside Wrigley Field as the team unveiled a statue of his likeness in an afternoon ceremony on Sunday.
Sandberg, 64, was feted in front of friends and family as well as former teammates, while current Cubs looked on from the second level of the stadium concourse. Both his double play partners at shortstop -- Larry Bowa and Shawon Dunston -- were in attendance and spoke to the crowd which included legions of Cubs and Sandberg fans.
"This guy wanted to win more than anyone I played with," Bowa said.
Sandberg was a 9-time gold glove winner, 10-time all-star and won the silver slugger award seven times as well. He hit 282 home runs at a time when second basemen didn't possess a lot of power.”
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“The honor comes exactly 40 years after he hit two home runs off Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter in the same game -- one in the ninth inning and one in the tenth -- helping secure his MVP award that season as well as the Cubs division title. Just two years earlier -- as a rookie -- Sandberg began his career 0 for 31, fearing he'd be sent back to the minors.”
Cubs unveil Sandberg statue on 'an awesome day'
On Sunday, before the Chicago Cubs played host to the New York Mets, former second baseman Ryne Sandberg was immortalized outside of Wrigley Field as the team unveiled a statue of his likeness in an afternoon ceremony on what he called "an awesome day."
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Just waiting for the Phillies to unveil the Ivan de Jesus statue.
