In parts of 16 seasons, 15 with the Cubs, Sandberg hit .285 with 2,386 hits, 403 doubles, 282 home runs, 1,061 RBI, 1,318 runs and 344 stolen bases. He won the 1984 MVP and had two other top-five MVP finishes, racking up 10 All-Star appearances, nine Gold Gloves and seven Silver Sluggers in the process.

The second baseman, who became one of baseball’s best all-around players while starring in Chicago, had endured a long battle with cancer. He had announced this month that he was still fighting,

Ryne Sandberg, a 10-time All-Star second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, died Monday at 65. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.