Now I was amazed, I was amazed at this. I was thinking of the whole day I had as I'm running the bases. Sandberg ended up going 5-for-6 with those 2 epic home runs and 7 RBI against the Cardinals that day, and Dave Owen's walk-off with a single in the bottom of the 11th to win the game, , has been mostly lost to history. But what sticks out to Ryne is the atmosphere at the Friendly Confines that day, an energy that had been dormant for much of the years prior as the team endured a long playoff drought.
I think that was the first game where I really saw it like that. And change they did, for Sandberg in particular. His performance on June 23 caught the attention of baseball fans across the country, vaulting him into the center of the national conversation.
So that nationally televised game got some national votes that had me start my first All-Star game. Without a doubt, Sandberg raised the bar for himself with his season, and he was keenly aware of what that meant moving forward. All that was the goal from that point on after that, raising all my expectations for myself. As Costas attests, Sandberg truly launched himself into another stratosphere thanks to his performance on June 23, and the legacy of that game has only become stronger as the years go by.
I don't think that's an overstatement because of the size of the audience, because of the classic quality, the setting, the two teams, the Cardinals and the Cubs with their long history, and then just the way it dramatically played out. The Sandberg Game! Sandberg says rarely a day goes by without someone referencing the game to him, and he has recently noticed that the knowledge of what happened that day 35 years ago has been passed down to newer generations of Cubs fans.
I've actually had kids come up to me that are 10, 12, 16 years old, to talk about the Sandberg game. Well, obviously they didn't see it, but they know all about it. There's no doubting the impact the June 23rd, game had on Sandberg's career, but that day was important to the future Hall of Famer for a different, much more personal reason. It was actually right after that game.
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It was a magical game during a memorable season. In a game that season against arch-rival St. Sandberg was in his third season with Chicago after the Cubs acquired him prior to the season in what turned out to be a one-sided trade with Philadelphia.
Sandberg started with an RBI single in the bottom of the first to tie the game at one. Louis responded with a six-run top of the second inning to take a advantage.
But the Cardinals knew that no lead is safe at Wrigley. While Chicago relief pitcher Rich Bordi held St. Louis scoreless over three innings, Sandberg was part of the Cubs comeback that began in the bottom of the fifth. On the mound for St. Louis was their ace reliever and former Cy Young Award-winner with the Cubs Bruce Sutter , who had entered the game in the bottom of the seventh.
He had faced four batters so far, and gotten four harmless groundball outs. Leading off for the North Siders was their fine young second baseman Ryne Sandberg , who already had three singles and four RBIs in the game.
On a count, Sandberg took Sutter downtown, drilling a hanging curve over the left-center-field bleachers, onto Waveland Avenue. The game was tied, to the delight of the frenetic Wrigley Field faithful. The Cubs got the winning run to third base with two out in the person of Gary Matthews , but a groundout ended the inning, sending the game into extras.
Louis put a quick stop to the buzz going on at the ballpark, by scoring a pair of runs in the top of the tenth. Sutter was still on the mound, and Chicago appeared to have its work cut out as the bottom half of the inning loomed. But Bob Dernier walked, and Sutter was left to again face Sandberg. One-one pitch. Sandberg swung. Look out! Do you believe it! Viewers across the nation watched dumbfounded as 38, people suddenly went certifiably insane at Wrigley Field.
IT IS! Matthews grounded out, and the inning was over, much to the relief of Sutter. Finally, mercifully, Dave Rucker replaced Sutter to start the Cub half of the inning.
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