1984-06-23 "The Sandberg Game" vs St. Louis Cardinals

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1984-06-23 "The Sandberg Game" vs St. Louis Cardinals is a famous regular-season MLB game in which Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg delivered a legendary performance with multiple clutch home runs, greatly elevating his national profile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicago Cubs game
Major League Baseball game
St. Louis Cardinals game
regular-season MLB game
attendance 38000+
awayTeam St. Louis Cardinals
awayTeamManager Whitey Herzog
ballpark Wrigley Field
broadcaster Bob Costas
Tony Kubek
Cardinals_closer Bruce Sutter
Cardinals_player Willie McGee
city Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
Cubs_seasonOutcome Chicago Cubs won the 1984 National League East title
date 1984-06-23
division National League East
finalScore Chicago Cubs 12–11 St. Louis Cardinals
homeTeam Chicago Cubs
homeTeamManager Jim Frey
impact considered one of the greatest regular-season games in MLB history
elevated Ryne Sandberg to national stardom
innings 11
league National League
losingPitcher Bruce Sutter
losingTeam St. Louis Cardinals
nickname The Sandberg Game
notableEvent Ryne Sandberg hit two game-tying home runs in the 9th and 10th innings off Bruce Sutter
Ryne Sandberg scored the winning run in the 11th inning
notablePlayer Bob Dernier
Bruce Sutter
Keith Moreland
Leon Durham
Ralph Citarella
Ryne Sandberg
Steve Trout
Willie McGee
RyneSandberg_awardSeason Ryne Sandberg
surface form: Ryne Sandberg won the 1984 National League MVP award
RyneSandberg_hits 5
RyneSandberg_homeRuns 2
RyneSandberg_position second baseman
RyneSandberg_RBI 7
RyneSandberg_runsScored 4
RyneSandberg_team Chicago Cubs
RyneSandberg_totalBases 13
season 1984 MLB season
state Illinois
televisionNetwork NBC
televisionProgram NBC Game of the Week
walkOff true
WillieMcGee_cycle hit for the cycle
WillieMcGee_homeRuns 2
winningPitcher Lee Smith
winningTeam Chicago Cubs

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Ryne Sandberg notableGame 1984-06-23 "The Sandberg Game" vs St. Louis Cardinals