I have watched this clip numerous times....thanks fort posting...brings me back to a time when tickets were affordable, base stealing was an art, pre steroids, and the concept of team play was practiced. The athletes are stronger today but I believe the game quality back then was better.
Nintariz my first game was, believe it or not, game 5 of the 1985 NLCS, when Ozzie hit that left-handed walk-off home run. I was seven, and immediately and forevermore a Cardinals fan.
Probably the greatest MLB regular season game I think I have ever seen. I was a very young kid but remember this game as the NBC game of the week. Good times even though the Redbirds lost. Good stuff.
I remember exactly where I was as I listened to this game on the radio. I heard Sandberg's first home run driving northbound on the Edens Expressway, stopped at Northbrook Court, and heard his second home run also in my car on the Edens. Later that summer, I moved to Providence, RI, where every Portuguese person -- upon learning I was from Chicago -- claimed to be a PERSONAL FRIEND of Providence native, Davey Lopes.
I was too young to watch baseball in the 80's but from what I know about it I love the small ball, base stealing, defense, bunts, etc. The game seemed very pure in that decade. Modern baseball is all about the long ball. Most batters either hit a home run, strikeout, or walk. And while I still love the game, I find that formula to be quite sad.
Wow, did not know this video was here. I was 16 and my dad took me, my sister and some of our friends to this game. Beautiful Saturday afternoon and sold out. We got SRO tickets and stood in back of the seats on the 1st base side. My usually stoic dad leaped and danced when Sandberg hit that second home run. I had never seen him that excited. He's 80 now and we still talk about this game. My sister made me a collage of pictures and other memories as a H.S. graduation gift 2 years later that included her ticket stub and I still have it! Thanks for the video! What an awesome day that was.
@@larrysproul9424 I was watching Cubs baseball when Jack Brickhouse was doing Hamm's Beer promos during the game. "From the land of sky blue waters.... Hamm's"
When Bob Costas was really good. Every player in that game was rather special, though some do reign higher than the others. And it certainly was a nightmare for the mound.
Hitting for the cycle is a remarkable achievement--it happens about as often in MLB as a pitcher throwing a no-hitter. Sandberg was the epitome of clutch in this game but what McGee did was pretty special as well.
Fellas don't listen to this dude. He clearly doesn't know what he's talking about. I remember Willie McGee, #51. He was a baller. Hit for cycle indeed in this game. If it weren't for the Cubs winning the game, it would be all about Willie McGee. I remember him hitting .351 & winning the batting title too. He had speed as well. That combo of McGee & Coleman. Man they can run.
That play at 12:17 where Gary Matthews chases down a foul fly ball into the stands only to vent his frustration at not catching it... Reminds me of another ill-fated play that would happen in almost that same spot some 19 years later.
12:30 HOLY CRAP! Was Steve Bartman there 20 years prior to interfere with Matthews too? That’s CRAZY! How did I not ever remember this? It’s almost an identical play at almost the same place
I got alot of comments similar to yours so I put together a video with Harry's call of this epic game. here's the link......enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/34mz7wQKTB0/v-deo.html
Remember when MLB had day games that started at Noon, or even 11:30 A.M.? They would be done in 3.5 hrs and you had the rest of the day and Saturday night to do something. Now going to a ball game is like signing up for a forced march. P.S. MLB is broken and I don't think it can be fixed without MAJOR changes, reducing the amount of teams to start. When the owners forced the Tribune to put in lights at Wrigley it was lighting the fuse, the expansion in 93 and inter league play are gimmicks that have done nothing positive for MLB.
Honestly, he was a close to borderline HoF player. Two batting titles, an MVP, a key player on three NL Pennant winners. I think if he had another three years like those he might have had some consideration. At the bare minimum, if I had a player of his quality on my team, you would not hear me complain for a moment.
announcing sure has changed. Today they couldn't stop yapping non-stop about the exploits of the two players. Back then they were judicial about how much they talked about it.
Sutter's reaction at 16:15 is priceless, he absolutely spits and throws a fit, the minute the ball leaves the bat he knows it is gone. The fact he pitched three innings that day also makes saves at that period so valuable, today guys come in the ninth with a three run lead, walks two guys and gets a save. Back then you came in the seventh and could throw thirty or forty pitches before earning a save.
Harry Caray: 1ST Sandberg Homerun: THERE IT GOES!! WAY BACK!!! IT MIGHT BE! IT COULD BE! IT IIIIISSS!!!!! HOOLY COW!!! THE GAME IS TIED!!!! THE GAME IS TIED!!!! SANDBERG DID IT!!! LISTEN TO THE CROWD!!!! 2ND Sandberg Homerun: There is a line DRIVE!! WAY BACK!!! MIGHT BE OUTTA HERE!!!! IIIT IIIIIIISSSS!!!!! HE DID IT AGAIN!!!! HE DID IT AGAIN!!!! THE GAME IS TIED!!!! THE GAME IS TIED!!!! HOOLY COOWW!!!! LISTEN TO THIS CROWD!!!! EVERYBODY'S GONE BANANAS!!!!
That's because Willie McGee had already been named player of the game because he hit for the cycle and the game seemed over. Hard to take that back once it's announced, so they did the right thing by giving it to both
I love this game and watched it live at home, this was one of the few games we didn't go that year. I was 8 years old & we were so lucky being in Chicago back then because all of our games were on WGN,a lot of people didnt get every game on TV in those days in other markets.I still have this game on VHS tape.This was baseball b4 roids & divas.We would see Jody Davis drive up Irving Park to the expressway after the games in his jeep & many of the guys came into my dad's restaurant.Miss these days
Simple. Prior to this game, Sandberg hadn't really established himself as a superstar hitter. BTW, if you're talking about Sandberg's second homer off Sutter, Dernier was on first. Second and third were open.
@@muzikdude1188 McGee was a quality player. Two batting titles, a World Series ring and two more NL championship appearances, good speed, good defense. If I had a guy like him on my team, I sure as hell wouldn't complain. I'm a White Sox fan but I don't hold any animosity towards the Cubs. Heck, I was happy for them when they won the whole thing a few years ago, mainly for the sake of my dad (he's 85 and has been a Cubs' fan his whole life) and a few friends of mine up north. I remember 1984 and that was a pretty cool year overall. You have a great one.
The game that catapulted Ryne Sandberg into superstardom. He had one hell of a 1984 season and not to mention a hell of a career! .314 19 homers 36 doubles 19 triples 114 runs 32 steals 84 RBI's and his stellar defense help lifted the Cubs to an awesome '84. Would have loved to see them play the Tigers in that series it would have been a better matchup and a close one.
I can remember reading the write-up of this game in the Chicago Tribune on Sunday. The reporter pegged this as one of the great games of all time. Ryno went on to be MVP that year and Willie the next year.
- I dunno, I don't think anyone was going to beat the Tigers in '84, as great a team the Cubs had that year, they probably would've met the same fate vs the Tigers in the World Series as the Padres did.
Let's be fair now. Doubt anyone, not the Padres or Cubs were going to beat the Tigers in 84'. If u remember correctly, the Tigers that year started out 35-5. The best start to over the 1st 40 games in MLB history. They were that good. What a NLCS series though too in 84'. Sorry Cub fans but my heavily underdog Padres prevailed in 5 in a classic NLCS match-up.
@@OutlookPositive If memory serves, the biggest reason why I wasn't optimistic about the Cubs' chances against the Tigers in 1984 was because the Tigers had a solid left-handed-hitting lineup, and the Cubs' pitching staff was predominately right-handed (Steve Trout being the exception). But unfortunately for family members and friends of mine, it wasn't to be. Your Padres outdid the Cubs and I tip the hat to you for that. You are right about the Tigers, though. They had an awesome team. Whitaker and Trammell, Gibson, Parrish, Darrell Evans, the bench was fantastic. And the pitching was great, with Morris and Hernandez and Lopez and others. I don't think anyone was going to beat them that year, either.
Oh man, remember when all Cub games were on WGN televised all over the country?! Same with the Braves and TBS. Oh, and that's right, Cubs day games!!!! No home night games until 1988!!!
The most unbelievable regular season game I ever saw and I'm a Cardinal fan. Keep in mind that Bruce Sutter is in the HOF because his split-finger was nearly unhittable. Ryne Sandberg has always been one of my favorite Cubs but man the organization sure fucked him over after his ball-playing days were over.
I was at this game with my fiance (now my wife of lo these many years), my brother and his first wife, and my sister and her boyfriend (now her husband). Cardinals fans all of us :)
Sandberg hit two homers in a single game against Sutter. That alone was remarkable. Sutter was the toughest, hardest and nastiest NL reliever of the 80s. Sutter was fit to be tied after the second homer as he knew that no one was supposed to do that against him. Excellent game! I'm a Mets fan. I can recall how both Sandberg and McGee consistently cost us games and NL Eastern Division titles. They were two of the greatest players of the decade.
I remember this game - one of the best games I've ever watched (even as a Cardinal fan)! I remembered Costas announcing this, and it strikes me now as how young he had to be, but he did a great job.
Ryne Sandberg (5 hits, 7 RBI) and Willie McGee (4 hits, 6 RBI) were in full Nintendo mode! I think I heard Power-Up music when they each came up to bat!
That is how Alou should have reacted. Mathews was such a pro, just went back to his position instead of throwing his glove down and acting like a baby.
I saved the Chicago Tribune newspaper the day after this game. The headline of the sports section read Whitey Herzog; "Ryne Sandberg is the greatest player I've seen". I still have the paper. Great memories.
40 year old Expos fan here and wouldn't you know it I have a Ryne Sandberg jersey. I actually remember this, Willie Mcgee was awesome too, the golden years!
mrpink73 are you a Nationals fan now? how heartbreaking it must be when your team ceases to exist. I really did feel for Montreal when that happened. they may not have had the community support some teams have, but it was clearly a money move.
The Expos had a lot of talent come through Montreal. Boy were they loaded. From Randy Johnson to Pedro Martinez. I can take players the Montreal Expos had & put them together & the Yankees wouldn't beat them.
As a Cardinal fan , I have to say that the Cardinals, Cubs rivalry, is the best. Willie McGee was my favorite player of that era. A lot of respect and admiration though to Ryne Sandberg. I also have to watch things like this to remind myself that Ozzie was the best shortstop ever. I still have not seen anyone that compares to him.
@@kyokogodai-ir6hy yes defensively. He was a wizard. Best defensive play ever made in MLB history by any shortstop was him while with the Padres. Period. Nothing else compares.
Who can forget Ryne Sandberg 2 homeruns against former Cub Bruce Sutter definitely with Bob Costas/ Tony Kubek on NBC Sports . Sports world was coming up but Ryno's 2 long balls was the difference. But the Cubs won the game. Later on the Nine o'clock News on WGN Channel 9 the highlights were played from 720 WGN Radio
I loved Ryne Sandberg. I remember in his first game ever Harry Carrey was announcing and described his two brilliant defensive plays, something like -- " Look at this kid! He goes all the way to his left on one, all the way to his right on another. Ho-oh-ly Cow!" He and Ozzy Smith were just great and they respected the game and the other players so much.
20JUN2014 Thanks for editing this! I lived in Detroit in '84 and was hoping for a Tigers/Cubs WS. Bob Costas recalled this game today when he was invited into the broadcast booth for the Cubs?Pirates. In his second AB, Gregory Polanco launched a would-be homer, foul while Costas was providing historical color of this classic game. I googled Sandberg McGee Costas immediately and watched this. Do you have the whole game? Could you edit a longer version with each AB for McGee & Sandberg and more Costas?!? PS- baby blue cardinals uniforms rule.
@@OutlookPositive ....yeah I was there too in right field. When Garvey hit the ball everyone stood up and roared, I thought it was a double then I see him rounding the bases with his arm up, he hit it out! Then we had tickets for the next day, I think Suttcliff was on the mound for the Cubs that day, Pads ripped him. Good memories.
I remember watching this game with a buddy of mine who was a Cardinal fan. I'd forgotten many of the details of the game so this video was a trip down memory lane! Sandberg & McGee with monster performances respectively!
Man, I’m just glad there was no instant replay back then. You can’t distinguish a baseball from the base, the foul line and white socks they wore with the pixels and non HD back then. YIKES
Typical reply. Of course, everything HAS to be racism. Of course, most people agree Lee Smith deserves to be in the HOF, but geez, give it up, that term is more used than the most popular lot lizard at a truck stop.
Thanks. Terrific edit. I lived within hearing distance of Wrigley Field from 1982-2000. There'd be a roar from Wrigley, so I'd turn on the TV but nothing would be happening. I finally figured out that it would take 8 to 15 seconds for the sound of cheering after a homer to get to my apartment due to the speed out sound, so by the time my CRT TV had warmed up, the homer hitter would be back in the dugout and the bases would be empty.
Just like Lou Whitaker. Career numbers are very close. Only Lou never made it to the Hall of Fame. Not saying Ryne doesn't belong there, but a lot of deserving players never will be there.
That was the idea. Whitey Herzog knew that home runs wouldn't come easy in cavernous Busch Stadium so he built the Cards into a smart and speedy team that knew how to play small ball and manufacture runs. Vin Scully once said getting beaten by Herzog's Cardinals was like "being eaten to death by a tiny moth".
I remember watching this as a 16 year old. I still say it's the best baseball game I have ever seen. I'm a Cubs fan, my dad liked the Cards (we lived in between the two cities in Illinois). Also one of the best times I had with my dad for just a normal day.
Referred to in Chicago as the Sandberg Game, and everyone knows what you’re talking about. A guy at work was giving us updates to this incredible game.
This was the one of the 2 games to see on NBC. The Dodgers/Mets at Shea was rained out with Vin and Joe. So they went to Cardinals and Cubs at Wrigley Field what turned out to be a classic. Willie McGee who was gonna be the Miller Lite player of the game. Till Ryne Sandberg stole the show with 2 homeruns of former Cub Bruce Sutter. Bob Costas & Tony Kubex had the call of this summer game on WMAQ-TV Channel 5 and sister station KSDK-TV Channel 5 .On radio 720 WGN in STL. 1120 KMOX.
wait a minute....did you notice in the top of the 10th (around the 12:30-13:00 minute mark of video).... there was a "Bartman" like moment when Gary Matthews went up to catch the foul ball by the bullpen and the dufus with the cigarette hanging out of his mouth knocks the ball away?? wow, almost the exact same spot as Bartman..... and Matthews had a similar reaction as Moise Alou had in 2003 Bartman game.
As a Cardinal fan, this game will forever be known as Sandberg ruined Willie McGee's cycle. This game was amazing, period. Both Cardinal fans and Cub fans can agree that this game is the greatest baseball game ever played. With that said, Go St.Louis Cardinals!!!!!!!!!!
This was the 2nd crew on NBC'S Game of the Week. Because the Dodgers/Mets was rained out at Shea Stadium on Channel 4 in New York & Los Angeles. But this was seen on WMAQ-TV Channel 5 & KSDK-TV Channel 5 and the rest of the NBC Television Networks around the country.
Saw this game on TV real time. Perhaps the best game in my life. Great performances by both teams. You must understand----- Bruce Sutter had a n almost un-hit-able fork ball pitch that just dove down on hitters in one motion. Great pitcher. That day in baseball history, it didn't break enough, and Ryne Sandberg had a game for the ages. And Willie McGee? Oh, please. Speed, great fielder, played his heart out that day as well. Anyone who paid to see that game should have kept the ticket stub.
I have watched this clip numerous times....thanks fort posting...brings me back to a time when tickets were affordable, base stealing was an art, pre steroids, and the concept of team play was practiced. The athletes are stronger today but I believe the game quality back then was better.
Nintariz my first game was, believe it or not, game 5 of the 1985 NLCS, when Ozzie hit that left-handed walk-off home run. I was seven, and immediately and forevermore a Cardinals fan.
@@TheFaithfulAtheist was that the homerun off Tom Niedenfuer that Ozzie Smith hit in 85'?
@@OutlookPositive it was!
@@TheFaithfulAtheist dang, I remember that homerun like it was yesterday. It was awesome.
@@OutlookPositive yeah Jack Clark owned him the next day too.
I was 12 yrs old watching this game on Satudays game of the week. Great game!
I was 12 at too! I will never forget this game.
Love the blue and red away unis!
I feel OLD. Can't believe this was 33 years ago!
I know. It’s crazy! Hard to believe
It's 40 now! Lol
RYNO!!! That was the loudest I have ever heard Wrigley. What a game!
Probably the greatest MLB regular season game I think I have ever seen. I was a very young kid but remember this game as the NBC game of the week. Good times even though the Redbirds lost. Good stuff.
That a guy could hit for the cycle with 6 RBI and not be player of the game is unbelievable, and makes this game stand out among all others.
Baseball just isn't the same for me now.
You said it
Station to station, wait for the long ball , 5 pitchers to finish game, and some flame throwing middle relivers who can't throw strikes.
Couldn’t agree more. So glad I was alive when these days occurred. Great memories
I remember exactly where I was as I listened to this game on the radio. I heard Sandberg's first home run driving northbound on the Edens Expressway, stopped at Northbrook Court, and heard his second home run also in my car on the Edens. Later that summer, I moved to Providence, RI, where every Portuguese person -- upon learning I was from Chicago -- claimed to be a PERSONAL FRIEND of Providence native, Davey Lopes.
Went to dozens of Cubby games , loved these teams in the 80's
Costas has been a choad for so long I'd forgotten he was once really good.
Jason A. 😂😂😂😂😂
Heck yeah bud....best summer ever in Chicago - I was 8 years old myself and will never forget the 84 team.
There's nothing like 1980s MLB. My favorite decade of Baseball ever.
more small ball, and less prima donnas.
when vince coleman was stealing over 100 bags !
I agree. Some of the best players in baseball on the field at one time. Loved Sutter and Ozzy. Was that Buckner on the field right after the win?
I was too young to watch baseball in the 80's but from what I know about it I love the small ball, base stealing, defense, bunts, etc. The game seemed very pure in that decade. Modern baseball is all about the long ball. Most batters either hit a home run, strikeout, or walk. And while I still love the game, I find that formula to be quite sad.
The best.,. So underrated
The first home run Sandberg hit was a splitter up and in. The second one was another splitter that stayed over the plate.
Wow, did not know this video was here. I was 16 and my dad took me, my sister and some of our friends to this game. Beautiful Saturday afternoon and sold out. We got SRO tickets and stood in back of the seats on the 1st base side. My usually stoic dad leaped and danced when Sandberg hit that second home run. I had never seen him that excited. He's 80 now and we still talk about this game. My sister made me a collage of pictures and other memories as a H.S. graduation gift 2 years later that included her ticket stub and I still have it! Thanks for the video! What an awesome day that was.
Set at home on. Saturday afternoon watching Cards vs Cubs. Rival as Sandberg hit 2 Home Run off. Late Burce Sutter. Give Sandberg MVP that seasons ⚾
Not a smartphone in sight.
Some time in the future, this video will be shown to anthropologists, who will wonder how anyone survived the time period without one.
Isn't that so true and no jumbotron either . You could still get Old Style then and see Harry in the WGN booth....
One wonders why they don't call it a "dumbphone " given what it does to human intelligence and personality
@@larrysproul9424 I was watching Cubs baseball when Jack Brickhouse was doing Hamm's Beer promos during the game. "From the land of sky blue waters.... Hamm's"
@@kyokogodai-ir6hy payphones, land lines, and delayed gratification.
Holy hell Joe West has been around a long time
You just read my mind with that comment. Just started watching this video. LOL
JOE WEST HAS BEEN A UMPIRE SINCE 1914!
And look how *THIN* he was back then!
Thinner, but just as bad an umpire no doubt.
So has balkin bob Davidson
Youngsters, this was back in the good old days when professional sports were still good and relevant.
Great memory for Cubs fans against a great rival.
Lovable losers. I remember this game, thank you for this.
LOVE Don Zimmer!
When Bob Costas was really good.
Every player in that game was rather special, though some do reign higher than the others.
And it certainly was a nightmare for the mound.
So much better than todays baseball. The lack of showboating and dance routines is a major plus.
This will forever be the Sandberg game. No one remembers anything about Mcghee.
Hitting for the cycle is a remarkable achievement--it happens about as often in MLB as a pitcher throwing a no-hitter. Sandberg was the epitome of clutch in this game but what McGee did was pretty special as well.
I do!!! Old baseball players are my favorite classic.
Fellas don't listen to this dude. He clearly doesn't know what he's talking about. I remember Willie McGee, #51. He was a baller. Hit for cycle indeed in this game. If it weren't for the Cubs winning the game, it would be all about Willie McGee. I remember him hitting .351 & winning the batting title too. He had speed as well. That combo of McGee & Coleman. Man they can run.
Joe West and Bob Davidson on the same umpiring crew. Yikes.
That play at 12:17 where Gary Matthews chases down a foul fly ball into the stands only to vent his frustration at not catching it... Reminds me of another ill-fated play that would happen in almost that same spot some 19 years later.
Wed get some cubs games down the jersey shore in the mid 80s ....on Saturdays ..only.
Gary Matthews chasing the foul ball gave me flashbacks of Bartman/Moises Alou. Vastly different results for this game😊
12:30 HOLY CRAP! Was Steve Bartman there 20 years prior to interfere with Matthews too? That’s CRAZY! How did I not ever remember this? It’s almost an identical play at almost the same place
Could've been his dad.
The only thing that could make that better would be to hear Harry and Steve call it.
I got alot of comments similar to yours so I put together a video with Harry's call of this epic game. here's the link......enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/34mz7wQKTB0/v-deo.html
From the video, I can conclude without the shadow of a doubt that hero Dave Owen was NOT using anabolic steroids in 1984! :-)
Kubek laying it on pretty thick for Ozzie Smith. Gushing over him running in a straight line from first to second??
GO CUBS GO!!!!
back when the play by play announcers were great too, all baseball no drivel like today.
Cuando se jugaba de verdad
Remember when MLB had day games that started at Noon, or even 11:30 A.M.? They would be done in 3.5 hrs and you had the rest of the day and Saturday night to do something. Now going to a ball game is like signing up for a forced march. P.S. MLB is broken and I don't think it can be fixed without MAJOR changes, reducing the amount of teams to start. When the owners forced the Tribune to put in lights at Wrigley it was lighting the fuse, the expansion in 93 and inter league play are gimmicks that have done nothing positive for MLB.
Harry Caray's radio call of this game ua-cam.com/video/34mz7wQKTB0/v-deo.html
I just watched that, which brought me to this one!! Awesome, thanks for uploading!! I prefer the old school radio call of these games.
I remember when Mark Grace hit for the cycle.
To this day, Costas has said this is the best MLB regular-season game he’s ever seen.
Compared to listening to Costas, watching grass grow is exciting.
Completely agree, I wasn't alive but watching it on classic baseball tv was just fun as hell
He's correct
@@fjccommish Whatever. He was a young guy and did the job like veteran pro.
I sense a little bit of (a lot of) unwarranted sarcasm in your comment, fjvideo.
This game made Ryne Sandberg a superstar.
Willie McGee was one hell of a ballplayer.
Honestly, he was a close to borderline HoF player. Two batting titles, an MVP, a key player on three NL Pennant winners. I think if he had another three years like those he might have had some consideration.
At the bare minimum, if I had a player of his quality on my team, you would not hear me complain for a moment.
And a really humble wonderful guy, St. Louis hall of famer.
June 23, 1984- The day Ryne Sandberg became my favorite second baseman. I'm envious of those who were in attendance that day. That game was epic!
I miss NBC game of the week
announcing sure has changed. Today they couldn't stop yapping non-stop about the exploits of the two players. Back then they were judicial about how much they talked about it.
Sutter's reaction at 16:15 is priceless, he absolutely spits and throws a fit, the minute the ball leaves the bat he knows it is gone. The fact he pitched three innings that day also makes saves at that period so valuable, today guys come in the ninth with a three run lead, walks two guys and gets a save. Back then you came in the seventh and could throw thirty or forty pitches before earning a save.
True indeed.
back when baseball was great.
Harry Caray:
1ST Sandberg Homerun:
THERE IT GOES!! WAY BACK!!! IT MIGHT BE! IT COULD BE! IT IIIIISSS!!!!! HOOLY COW!!! THE GAME IS TIED!!!! THE GAME IS TIED!!!! SANDBERG DID IT!!! LISTEN TO THE CROWD!!!!
2ND Sandberg Homerun:
There is a line DRIVE!! WAY BACK!!! MIGHT BE OUTTA HERE!!!! IIIT IIIIIIISSSS!!!!! HE DID IT AGAIN!!!! HE DID IT AGAIN!!!! THE GAME IS TIED!!!! THE GAME IS TIED!!!! HOOLY COOWW!!!! LISTEN TO THIS CROWD!!!! EVERYBODY'S GONE BANANAS!!!!
Bob Costas: Willie and Ryno shared. Good on them! Good baseball!
That's because Willie McGee had already been named player of the game because he hit for the cycle and the game seemed over. Hard to take that back once it's announced, so they did the right thing by giving it to both
I love this game and watched it live at home, this was one of the few games we didn't go that year. I was 8 years old & we were so lucky being in Chicago back then because all of our games were on WGN,a lot of people didnt get every game on TV in those days in other markets.I still have this game on VHS tape.This was baseball b4 roids & divas.We would see Jody Davis drive up Irving Park to the expressway after the games in his jeep & many of the guys came into my dad's restaurant.Miss these days
I'm 64 and a Cardinal fan since I played Little League for The Cards.Never get tired of watching them!!
Matthews' reaction looked awfully like Moises Alou
omg lol .... 12:24-12:58 = If I'm not mistaken ... 19 years later, something somewhat similar happened ... :/ lol ...
+groofoot wow that is crazy lol
Eerily similar
Just a little closer to the bullpen where the wall is lower.
Who gives a rat's ass! CUBS- 2016 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
Hell you're all missing the point that dude has a cig in his mouth. PS Cubs won the 2016 World Series.
This is back when baseball was fun to watch. Great game. Loved the daily double of sandberg and dernier.
I agree I used to watch every cardinals and cubs games back then
I watched this entire game from our local watering hole. Not many homes could get WGN then. If you lived in Michigan.
Why pitch to Sandberg with runners at 2nd and 3rd, two outs and first base open?!?
Sutter wasn't going to give in and walk him. He wanted revenge.... sadly for him, it didn't work out that way
Simple. Prior to this game, Sandberg hadn't really established himself as a superstar hitter. BTW, if you're talking about Sandberg's second homer off Sutter, Dernier was on first. Second and third were open.
Bc that would bring the winning run to the plate
@@jasoncowan6137 And put the tying run on base.
Willie is my all-time favorite Cardinal. I was blessed enough to watch his first and last at bat in the majors
Daniel S #51 should be retired, no question.
Willie McGee was just hitting his stride at this time. The following season he hit .353 and won the NL batting title and league MVP award.
@@muzikdude1188 McGee was a quality player. Two batting titles, a World Series ring and two more NL championship appearances, good speed, good defense. If I had a guy like him on my team, I sure as hell wouldn't complain.
I'm a White Sox fan but I don't hold any animosity towards the Cubs. Heck, I was happy for them when they won the whole thing a few years ago, mainly for the sake of my dad (he's 85 and has been a Cubs' fan his whole life) and a few friends of mine up north. I remember 1984 and that was a pretty cool year overall.
You have a great one.
The game that catapulted Ryne Sandberg into superstardom. He had one hell of a 1984 season and not to mention a hell of a career! .314 19 homers 36 doubles 19 triples 114 runs 32 steals 84 RBI's and his stellar defense help lifted the Cubs to an awesome '84. Would have loved to see them play the Tigers in that series it would have been a better matchup and a close one.
Ryno for some reason wasn't a first ballot hall of famer
I can remember reading the write-up of this game in the Chicago Tribune on Sunday. The reporter pegged this as one of the great games of all time.
Ryno went on to be MVP that year and Willie the next year.
- I dunno, I don't think anyone was going to beat the Tigers in '84, as great a team the Cubs had that year, they probably would've met the same fate vs the Tigers in the World Series as the Padres did.
Let's be fair now. Doubt anyone, not the Padres or Cubs were going to beat the Tigers in 84'. If u remember correctly, the Tigers that year started out 35-5. The best start to over the 1st 40 games in MLB history. They were that good. What a NLCS series though too in 84'. Sorry Cub fans but my heavily underdog Padres prevailed in 5 in a classic NLCS match-up.
@@OutlookPositive If memory serves, the biggest reason why I wasn't optimistic about the Cubs' chances against the Tigers in 1984 was because the Tigers had a solid left-handed-hitting lineup, and the Cubs' pitching staff was predominately right-handed (Steve Trout being the exception). But unfortunately for family members and friends of mine, it wasn't to be. Your Padres outdid the Cubs and I tip the hat to you for that.
You are right about the Tigers, though. They had an awesome team. Whitaker and Trammell, Gibson, Parrish, Darrell Evans, the bench was fantastic. And the pitching was great, with Morris and Hernandez and Lopez and others. I don't think anyone was going to beat them that year, either.
I live in California, but it was fun watching Cubs day games on WGN that year. A one and a two and a three...take me out to the ballgame
Oh man, remember when all Cub games were on WGN televised all over the country?! Same with the Braves and TBS. Oh, and that's right, Cubs day games!!!! No home night games until 1988!!!
I'm on a vintage Cubs binge
Baseball is such a wonderful sport. And games like this make me appreciate it even more.
Three future Hall of Famers featured prominently: Ryne Sandberg, Ozzie Smith, and Bruce Sutter. Very cool.
The most unbelievable regular season game I ever saw and I'm a Cardinal fan. Keep in mind that Bruce Sutter is in the HOF because his split-finger was nearly unhittable. Ryne Sandberg has always been one of my favorite Cubs but man the organization sure fucked him over after his ball-playing days were over.
I was at this game with my fiance (now my wife of lo these many years), my brother and his first wife, and my sister and her boyfriend (now her husband). Cardinals fans all of us :)
I can't believe we let thoughs cardinal fans in Wrigley field. they should be banned. lol
Sandberg hit two homers in a single game against Sutter. That alone was remarkable. Sutter was the toughest, hardest and nastiest NL reliever of the 80s. Sutter was fit to be tied after the second homer as he knew that no one was supposed to do that against him. Excellent game! I'm a Mets fan. I can recall how both Sandberg and McGee consistently cost us games and NL Eastern Division titles. They were two of the greatest players of the decade.
I remember this game - one of the best games I've ever watched (even as a Cardinal fan)! I remembered Costas announcing this, and it strikes me now as how young he had to be, but he did a great job.
12:35 Matthews tries to make a catch near Bartman was at in 2003, and a fan messes with the ball, coincidence...perhaps.
Mattbews was farther over with his glove into and over the crowd than the Bartman/MOISES ALOU play IN '03' s NLCS VS. FLA.
Ryne Sandberg (5 hits, 7 RBI) and Willie McGee (4 hits, 6 RBI) were in full Nintendo mode! I think I heard Power-Up music when they each came up to bat!
Imagine if those guys had been on steroids. LOL.... Imagine if Andre Dawson (The Hawk) was on steroids! He would have hit a thousand homeruns!
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The original Steve Bartman lol
you are right! That is Erie how close that resembles the steve Bartman play. I think this ball was more game for the fan however.
Michael Horvat agreed. It's similar to the Bartman play being that it's in that same area.
That is how Alou should have reacted. Mathews was such a pro, just went back to his position instead of throwing his glove down and acting like a baby.
true but it wasn't a playoff game like the one Alou was in where every play is magnified.
I think you just made my point. He should have used "magnified" judgement.
I saved the Chicago Tribune newspaper the day after this game. The headline of the sports section read Whitey Herzog; "Ryne Sandberg is the greatest player I've seen". I still have the paper. Great memories.
This is when baseball was way bigger then football I miss the 80s baseball
40 year old Expos fan here and wouldn't you know it I have a Ryne Sandberg jersey. I actually remember this, Willie Mcgee was awesome too, the golden years!
mrpink73 are you a Nationals fan now? how heartbreaking it must be when your team ceases to exist. I really did feel for Montreal when that happened. they may not have had the community support some teams have, but it was clearly a money move.
The Expos had a lot of talent come through Montreal. Boy were they loaded. From Randy Johnson to Pedro Martinez. I can take players the Montreal Expos had & put them together & the Yankees wouldn't beat them.
Dave Owen for the win. Nice work Ryno, Willie, Ozzie and all.
As a Cardinal fan , I have to say that the Cardinals, Cubs rivalry, is the best. Willie McGee was my favorite player of that era. A lot of respect and admiration though to Ryne Sandberg. I also have to watch things like this to remind myself that Ozzie was the best shortstop ever. I still have not seen anyone that compares to him.
Best fielding shortstop, maybe. Best ever? Nope.
@@kyokogodai-ir6hy yes defensively. He was a wizard. Best defensive play ever made in MLB history by any shortstop was him while with the Padres. Period. Nothing else compares.
THAT , was a game of the week ! 😎
Who can forget Ryne Sandberg 2 homeruns against former Cub Bruce Sutter definitely with Bob Costas/ Tony Kubek on NBC Sports . Sports world was coming up but Ryno's 2 long balls was the difference. But the Cubs won the game. Later on the Nine o'clock News on WGN Channel 9 the highlights were played from 720 WGN Radio
Magical year, but the playoff loss still hurts for some reason. Even after 2016 WS
30 years ago today.
Finally someone knows what EPIC really means. Thanks for posting!
I loved Ryne Sandberg. I remember in his first game ever Harry Carrey was announcing and described his two brilliant defensive plays, something like -- " Look at this kid! He goes all the way to his left on one, all the way to his right on another. Ho-oh-ly Cow!" He and Ozzy Smith were just great and they respected the game and the other players so much.
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Thanks for editing this! I lived in Detroit in '84 and was hoping for a Tigers/Cubs WS. Bob Costas recalled this game today when he was invited into the broadcast booth for the Cubs?Pirates. In his second AB, Gregory Polanco launched a would-be homer, foul while Costas was providing historical color of this classic game. I googled Sandberg McGee Costas immediately and watched this. Do you have the whole game? Could you edit a longer version with each AB for McGee & Sandberg and more Costas?!?
PS- baby blue cardinals uniforms rule.
thanks.......the entire game is on youtube, just search for Cardinals Cubs 1984.....its long though.....3 1/2 hours.
But you got Tigers and Padres instead. Poor Cubs, took a 2-0 series lead of a best of 5 into San Diego and lost 3 in a row.
@@eightinches6094 yup & I was @ the Murph for epic game #4 when Garvey went deep off Lee Smith to send it to game 5. "And there will be tomorrow".
@@OutlookPositive ....yeah I was there too in right field. When Garvey hit the ball everyone stood up and roared, I thought it was a double then I see him rounding the bases with his arm up, he hit it out! Then we had tickets for the next day, I think Suttcliff was on the mound for the Cubs that day, Pads ripped him. Good memories.
Bobby Dernier may have been our last true leadoff hitter.
Cubs win the pennant in '69 with Dernier in center and leading off.
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Now THERE is a rare sight. Cowboy Joe West without a gut.
I remember watching this game with a buddy of mine who was a Cardinal fan. I'd forgotten many of the details of the game so this video was a trip down memory lane! Sandberg & McGee with monster performances respectively!
2.00 at cervesas at time! Very affordable... now complete rip-off! 10.00 beer 7.00 hotdogs. You need 400.00 for a family of 3 in today’s Wrigleyville!
Man, I’m just glad there was no instant replay back then. You can’t distinguish a baseball from the base, the foul line and white socks they wore with the pixels and non HD back then. YIKES
Bruce Suter's in the HoF but Lee Smith isn't?
4 what it's worth Sutter thinks Smith should be in the Hall of fame
Typical reply. Of course, everything HAS to be racism. Of course, most people agree Lee Smith deserves to be in the HOF, but geez, give it up, that term is more used than the most popular lot lizard at a truck stop.
Lee Smith absolutely SHOULD be in the hall of fame.
yep...and Mike Mussina isnt either. 270 wins. 3.68 era (in the AL) Go figure that one out...
Ha, knock it off guys. Guess what? Lee Smith & Mike Mussina, both in the H.O.F now.
Thanks. Terrific edit.
I lived within hearing distance of Wrigley Field from 1982-2000.
There'd be a roar from Wrigley, so I'd turn on the TV but nothing would be happening. I finally figured out that it would take 8 to 15 seconds for the sound of cheering after a homer to get to my apartment due to the speed out sound, so by the time my CRT TV had warmed up, the homer hitter would be back in the dugout and the bases would be empty.
Is that Cardinal 3B man Art Howe of Oakland A's Moneyball fame?
yes. Art played most of his career with Houston. The last two years of his career with the Cardinals.
Memory's a strange thing. I watched this game in '84, but over the years I came to
"remember" that Sandberg also hit the game winner.
One of the best games I ever seen! ⚾️
No great power hitters for the Cards, Still, as a Cubs fan, FEARED! Hat tip!
I know right.. speed kills. But Ryne Sandberg was such a beast.. a second baseman that pounds homers and bats over .300
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Just like Lou Whitaker. Career numbers are very close. Only Lou never made it to the Hall of Fame. Not saying Ryne doesn't belong there, but a lot of deserving players never will be there.
That was the idea. Whitey Herzog knew that home runs wouldn't come easy in cavernous Busch Stadium so he built the Cards into a smart and speedy team that knew how to play small ball and manufacture runs. Vin Scully once said getting beaten by Herzog's Cardinals was like "being eaten to death by a tiny moth".
I remember watching this as a 16 year old. I still say it's the best baseball game I have ever seen. I'm a Cubs fan, my dad liked the Cards (we lived in between the two cities in Illinois). Also one of the best times I had with my dad for just a normal day.
Referred to in Chicago as the Sandberg Game, and everyone knows what you’re talking about. A guy at work was giving us updates to this incredible game.
This was the one of the 2 games to see on NBC. The Dodgers/Mets at Shea was rained out with Vin and Joe. So they went to Cardinals and Cubs at Wrigley Field what turned out to be a classic. Willie McGee who was gonna be the Miller Lite player of the game. Till Ryne Sandberg stole the show with 2 homeruns of former Cub Bruce Sutter. Bob Costas & Tony Kubex had the call of this summer game on WMAQ-TV Channel 5 and sister station KSDK-TV Channel 5 .On radio 720 WGN in STL. 1120 KMOX.
wait a minute....did you notice in the top of the 10th (around the 12:30-13:00 minute mark of video).... there was a "Bartman" like moment when Gary Matthews went up to catch the foul ball by the bullpen and the dufus with the cigarette hanging out of his mouth knocks the ball away?? wow, almost the exact same spot as Bartman..... and Matthews had a similar reaction as Moise Alou had in 2003 Bartman game.
As a Cardinal fan, this game will forever be known as Sandberg ruined Willie McGee's cycle. This game was amazing, period. Both Cardinal fans and Cub fans can agree that this game is the greatest baseball game ever played. With that said, Go St.Louis Cardinals!!!!!!!!!!
This was the 2nd crew on NBC'S Game of the Week. Because the Dodgers/Mets was rained out at Shea Stadium on Channel 4 in New York & Los Angeles. But this was seen on WMAQ-TV Channel 5 & KSDK-TV Channel 5 and the rest of the NBC Television Networks around the country.
Saw this game on TV real time. Perhaps the best game in my life. Great performances by both teams. You must understand----- Bruce Sutter had a n almost un-hit-able fork ball pitch that just dove down on hitters in one motion. Great pitcher. That day in baseball history, it didn't break enough, and Ryne Sandberg had a game for the ages. And Willie McGee? Oh, please. Speed, great fielder, played his heart out that day as well. Anyone who paid to see that game should have kept the ticket stub.
poke down RF is a 3b in Wrigley! ESPECIALLY for #51 Willie McGee! If late in the game, maybe an inside the park.