Wills’ presence “bumped” Sandberg to third base, because Bowa was installed at shortstop. The PTBNL was Paul Semall, the minor leaguer who’d been acquired in the Bobby Murcer deal three years earlier. March 26: Acquired Bump Wills from the Rangers for Paul Mirabella and a PTBNL Griffin never pitched for the Expos, only in their minor league system, eventually being sent to the Padres as a PTBNL in a deal where Montreal acquired future MLB manager Jerry Manuel. March 16: Acquired Dan Briggs from the Expos for Mike Griffinīriggs had barely played for the Expos in ‘81 (1-for-11) and, used mostly as a bench player, went 6-for-48 (.125, all singles) for the Cubs in ‘82 before the team released him to play in Japan, which he did in ‘82 and ‘83. Sandberg is now a beloved Cubs ambassador who frequently makes appearances at the ballpark, one of the most popular Cubs of his generation.

He did get to do something Sandberg didn’t, though - play in a World Series, two of them, actually (19). De Jesus posted 2.9 bWAR with the Phillies and finished his career with a handful of games for the Cardinals, Giants, Tigers and Yankees. Bowa did provide some value to the Cubs, a total of 1.5 bWAR. Sandberg posted 68 bWAR as a Cub and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005. That link includes a number of videos of Sandberg, including his only hit as a Phillie, highlights from The Sandberg Game in 1984 and some clips from his retirement in 1997. I don’t have much more to say about it than I did when I wrote about the deal here on its 40th anniversary in January 2022, so here’s that article for your perusal. In fact, if one were to make a list of the best deals in MLB history, this would have to be in the top 20, maybe even the top 10. You don’t need me to tell you that this was one of the best trades in Cubs franchise history. January 27: Acquired Ryne Sandberg and Larry Bowa from the Phillies for Ivan De Jesus Dallas Green, installed as Cubs general manager in October 1981, did a major makeover of the squad for the 1982 season, including one trade we will forever remember.

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