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The Tribune’s story on Ryne Sandberg Day in 1997.
Sept. 21, 1997
Sept. 22, 2013
Ryne Sandberg’s managerial stint with the Philadelphia Phillies is over.
June 26, 2015
Phillies fire Charlie Manuel, name Ryne Sandberg manager
Aug. 16, 2013
On Jan 4., 2005, Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Jan. 8, 2013
Ross Newhan says (March 9): “Ryne Sandberg’s $30.5-million contract, an astounding deal for a second baseman who doesn’t run and has lost range, according to many scouts . . . “ All I can say is: Thank God that Fred Claire didn’t go after Sandberg.
March 21, 1992
Ryne Sandberg and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a two-year contract extension for a guaranteed total of $4.6 million that in 1991 will make him the highest-paid second baseman in baseball history.
March 4, 1989
A line forms along Melrose and around the corner.
April 12, 1995
Former Tribune baseball writer Jerome Holtzman’s column the day after Ryne Sandberg Day at Wrigley Field in 1997.
Ryne Sandberg recently passed Joe Morgan as the second baseman with the most homers.
May 4, 1997