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Jun 23, 1984 · 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 1-1 count, Sandberg took Sutter downtown, drilling a hanging curve over the left-center-field bleachers, onto Waveland Avenue.
On June 23, 1984, the Chicago Cubs took on the St. Louis Cardinals in a Major League Baseball contest that saw Willie McGee hit for the cycle, but Ryne Sandberg hit two home runs—in the ninth and tenth innings—to propel the Cubs to a 12–11 victory.
- 38,079
- Chicago, Illinois
- June 23, 1984
- Wrigley Field
In a game that season against arch-rival St. Louis on June 23, second baseman Ryne Sandberg gave the Wrigley Field faithful a day no Cubs fans would ever forget.
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Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis Cardinals (12-11). Jun 23, 1984, Attendance: 38079, Time of Game: 3:53. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability.
June 23, 1984 Box Score. The Sandberg Game: Down 7-1 in the second inning, then 9-3 in the sixth, viewers at home watching the NBC broadcast of the Game of the Week were "introduced" to a rising defensive second baseman named Ryne Sandberg.
On June 23, 1984, Sandberg – en route to a season that would win him the National League Most Valuable Player Award – went 5-for-6 with game-tying home runs against Cardinals’ closer Bruce Sutter in both the ninth and 10th innings to lead Chicago past St. Louis 12-11 in 11 innings on a sun-splashed Saturday at Wrigley Field.
