JJ,
Just for kicks I went to baseball-reference.com and compared Sandberg with Morgan. Sandberg comes out favorably in the matchup:
Morgan: 22 seasons
.271 average
2,517 hits
268 HR
1,133 RBI
689 SB
.392 OBP
.427 SLG
.981 career fielding percentage (.981 career at second base, too, in 2,527 games there)
Five-time Gold Glove winner
Two-time NL MVP and three other Top 10 finishes in the MVP voting
Sandberg: 16 seasons
.285 average
2,386 hits
277 HR
1,061 RBI
344 SB
.344 OBP
.452 SLG
.989 career fielding percentage (.989 career at second base, too, in 1,995 games there)
Nine-time Gold Glove winner
One NL MVP and two other Top 5 finishes in the MVP voting
I don't feel passionately either way about Sandberg, but on the face of it, his numbers seem solid enough for induction.
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