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Two Former Cubs Back in Single-A
By Chad Gramling | May 5, 2007
This evening matched two former Chicago Cubs against each other as skippers of their respective single-A squads as the Peoria Chiefs made their first visit to the Castle in 2007. Show above, Hall of Famer, Ryne Sandberg (Peoria) and Doug Dascenzo (Fort Wayne) meet with the umpires at home plate before the start of the contest.
Dascenzo was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the 1985 amateur draft and played with them through 1992. He later played with Texas and San Diego, ending his playing days in 1996 after 7 big league seasons.
Ryne Sandberg was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 1978 amateur draft and made his big league debut on September 2, 1981 versus Atlanta. He took 6 at-bats for the Phillies before being traded to the Chicago Cubs along with Larry Bowa for Ivan DeJesus. Sandberg then went on to play with the Cubs for 15 seasons (taking off the 1995 season before coming out of retirement). His playing days ended in 1997 and he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005 - on the same day Cubs pitcher, Kerry Wood made a rehab start in Fort Wayne against the Wizards (as a member of the Lansing Lugnuts who were a Cubs affiliate at that time).
Sandberg will be leading the Chiefs tomorrow, Sunday and Monday. They are the only dates Peoria will visit Fort Wayne during the regular season - so make sure you take in a game this weekend or Monday!
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(Photo by Chad Gramling)
Tags: Ryne Sandberg, Doug Dascenzo, Hall of Fame, Peoria, Fort Wayne, Baseball, Kerry Wood
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