Roberto Alomar & Ryne Sandberg

Elizabeth & Samantha MA226 Roberto Alomar • Born February 5, 1968 in Ponce, Puerto Rico • Played in the MLB from 1988-2004 • Considered to be one of the best 2nd basemen • Father, Sandy Alomar, Sr., was the bench coach of the NY Mets • Older brother, Sandy Jr., was a MLB catcher • Holds the record for the most Gold Gloves won then any other 2nd baseman • Has the second most Silver Slugger Awards for a 2nd baseman • Alomar is a switch-hitter and threw right-handed Roberto Alomar’s Awards

• 12 straight All-Star teams (1990-2001) • Holds the record for 10 Gold Gloves at 2nd base • Has batted over .300 nine times • Posted over a .400 OBA five times • Stole at least 30 bases eight times in a season • 4 Silver Slugger awards • Missed the Hall of Fame in 2010 by 8 votes Ryne Sandberg

• Born September 18, 1959 in Spokane, Washington • Nicknamed “Ryno” • Played for almost his entire career with the Chicago Cubs from 1981-1997 • His nephew, Jared Sandberg, was a third baseman for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays • Elected into the Hall of Fame in January 2005 • Currently he is the manager of the Iowa Cubs Ryne Sandberg’s Awards

• 10 consecutive All-Star appearances • Won 9 consecutive Gold Gloves from 1983- 1991 • Holds a MLB record with a .989 fielding percentage at 2nd base • Inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 31, 2005 • On August 28, 2005 his number 23 was retired at Wrigley Field – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_eNcd7J4Tk Pie Chart

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0.000 Alomar: .300 Sandberg: .285 On Base Average

On Base Average 0.450

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0.000 Alomar: .371 Sandberg: .344 Slugging

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Alomar: .443 Sandberg: .452 Stolen Bases

Alomar Sandberg 24 0 42 32 24 37 53 32 49 54 55 34 19 21 30 25 17 15 9 25 18 22 37 17 39 9 30 2 16 12 6 7 6 0 0 Total Total 474 344 Closing Statement

After looking at the data using sabermetrics between Roberto Alomar and Ryne Sandberg, it is apparent that Alomar’s numbers are more impressive than Sandberg’s based on the same standards used for selection. Alomar should be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Congratulations Roberto Alomar Roberto Alomar & Ryne Sandberg

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