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  Ryne Sandberg    
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Maybe you are a Cubs fan and maybe not, but nevertheless I think you'll enjoy this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, squeakster, May 29 06
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  Ryne Sandberg: The Great Cub    
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Hello Chicago Cub and baseball fans. The following are a series questions regarding one of the greatest Cub players of all-time, Ryne Sandberg. Good luck and enjoy.
Tough, 10 Qns, Gerry1972, Apr 13 07
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  Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer    
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Multiple choice questions all about Ryne Sandberg's baseball career.
Average, 10 Qns, mrcubz, Apr 15 07
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What was the most hits Sandberg had as a Cub in a single season?

From Quiz "Ryne Sandberg: The Great Cub"





Ryne Sandberg Trivia Questions
1. What position did Sandberg primarily play in his first season as a Cub?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: The Great Cub

Answer: Third Base

He played only 24 games at second base in his first year, then in his second year with the Cubs, Ryne switched to second base.

2. Ryne's final game was Sep. 28th of what year?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: 1997

Ryne's debut game was on September 2, 1981.

3. When Ryne was drafted in 1978, what MLB team drafted him?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg

Answer: Phillies

He went straight from Highschool to the Phillies.

4. What year marked the first season Ryne played in a Cubs uniform?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: The Great Cub

Answer: 1982

Ryne first played in the Majors late in the 1981 season with the Phillies. Ironically, he got his first big league hit against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 27, 1981. On January 27, 1982, Philadelphia traded Sandberg and Larry Bowa to the Cubs for Ivan DeJesus.

5. How many seasons did Ryne play for the Cubs?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: 15

Ryne wast drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round of the 1978 amateur draft. He played with them for one season.

6. How many runs did Sandberg score in his first season as a Cub?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: The Great Cub

Answer: 103

There were seven Cubs who had 100+ runs in the season.

7. How many Gold Glove awards did Ryne win?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: 9

Ryne's lifetime fielding percentage was 98.9.

8. In his entire career, how many at-bats did Ryne have?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: 8385

In 1982, Ryne was traded from the Phillies to the Cubs, while with the Phillies he only had six official at-bats.

9. In 1983, Sandberg became the first Cub to win a Gold Glove since which Cubs player did so in 1970?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: The Great Cub

Answer: Don Kessinger

Kessinger was the Cubs' shortstop from 1964-1975.

10. How many home runs did Ryne hit in his career?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: 282

He also hit 76 triples.

11. In 1990 Sandberg had his best year ever at the plate. What was his slugging percentage and homerun total?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg

Answer: 559-40

His previous best was in 1989 when he hit 30.

12. What was the most hits Sandberg had as a Cub in a single season?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: The Great Cub

Answer: 200

Ryne had 200 hits out of 636 at-bats, which posted a .314 batting average. This was during his MVP season of 1984. At that time, the 200 hits were the most by a Cubs player since Bill Buckner had 201 in 1982.

13. How many times did Ryne strikeout in his career?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: 1260

Ryne's season high strikeout number was 116 in 1996.

14. In Ryne's hometown there is a playing field named after him. Where is this playing field at?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg

Answer: His Highschool

In 1982 North Central high finished construction of the new school and with that came Sandberg field.

15. What was Ryne's season high batting average?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: .314

Ryne's lifetime batting average was .285. His season high batting average was achieved in 1984.

16. In his first few seasons Sandberg hit very few homeruns. How many did he have in 1985?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg

Answer: 26

Just never realized what power he really had!

17. How many times was Ryne in the league championship series?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: 2

He appeared in the series in 1984 and 1989.

18. On June 21st, 1989 Sandberg began his streak of errorless games. When did the streak end?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg

Answer: May 17th 1990

It's safe to say, he was awesome.

19. How many total home runs did Sandberg hit as a Cub during the Cubs 1984 and 1989 postseason appearances?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: The Great Cub

Answer: 1

Ryne hit his only playoff home run in Game 1 of the 1989 NLCS against Scott Garrelts of the San Francisco Giants. That was the first night postseason game at Wrigley Field. Sandberg's home run came in the bottom of the 3rd inning as the Cubs cut the Giants lead at that point 4-3. Unfortunately, that was the game Will Clark hit a grand slam off Greg Maddux as the Giants won 11-3. Clark was overwhelming for the Cubs to handle as he hit .650 in that NLCS and was the series MVP. The Giants beat the Cubs in five games. But Ryne, too, had a great series as well. He hit .400 off San Francisco pitching.

20. What was Ryne's lifetime stolen base percentage?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: 76

Ryne Sandberg had a total of 344 stolen bases in his career.

21. For nine consecutive years Ryne Sandberg won the Gold Glove Award. What were the years?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg

Answer: 1983-1991

At 6'2' and 180 lbs he made 2nd base look easy!

22. In all of his seasons as a Cub, Ryne didn't play for which manager?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: The Great Cub

Answer: Dusty Baker

Dusty Baker managed the Cubs from 2003 to 2006, long after Sandberg retired in 1997. Jim Riggleman was the Cubs manager during Ryne's comeback seasons in 1996 and 1997. Jim Essian managed Ryne in 1991 after Don Zimmer was fired. Sandberg was on the Cubs team in 1987 when Frank Lucchesi finished that season as an interm skipper following Gene Michael's resignation.

23. What year was Ryne inducted into the Hall of Fame?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg: Hall of Famer

Answer: 2005

He was inducted along with Wade Boggs.

24. In 16 seasons what is Ryne's total career homerun count?

From Quiz Ryne Sandberg

Answer: 282

Didn't really start crackin homers until the 1985 season when he hit 26. His 16 seasons were 1981 to 1997 inclusive (he didn't play in 1995) he played 2164 games.

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