1996 Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Opening Day Wrigley Field FULL GAME - Apr 1 Sandberg Returns

1996 Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Opening Day Full Game - Apr 1 Sandberg 1st game back after returning from retirement. WGN broadcast with Harry Caray, Steve Stone and Wayne Larrivee doing the announcing.
At the end of the Cubs game there are some Sportscenter highlights for that day including the on field death of umpire John McSherry. After the Sportscenter clip is the "One Shining Moment" for the 1996 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship that also happened on April 1, 1996.
Northwestern Football Head Coach Gary Barnett is a guest in the booth with Harry in the top of the 7th.
Chicago Cubs Manager Jim Riggleman
San Diego Padres Manager Bruce Bochy
Starting Lineups
Padres
1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Steve Finley CF
3 Tony Gwynn RF
4 Ken Caminiti 3B
5 Wally Joyner 1B
6 Brad Ausmus C
7 Andujar Cedeno SS
8 Jody Reed 2B
9 Andy Ashby P
Chris Gwynn
Willie Blair
Scott Livingstone
Trevor Hoffman
Cubs
1 Brian McRae CF
2 Ryne Sandberg 2B
3 Mark Grace 1B
4 Sammy Sosa RF
5 Luis Gonzalez LF
6 Scott Servais C
7 Jose Hernandez 3B
8 Rey Sanchez SS
9 Jaime Navarro P
Scott Bullett
Doug Jones
Bob Patterson
Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

[@cameronfry]

The changes in Sammy's stance from 1996 to 1998 is remarkable.

[@patricklee4316]

They say that’s what helped him hit more home runs, and we know the other thing.

[@Tommyd479]

Steroids is a hell of a drug

[@thedon1570]

@@patricklee4316no other thing hand eye coordination is what does it

[@thedon1570]

@@Tommyd479no steroids that doesn’t help your hand eye coordination

[@patricklee4316]

@@thedon1570 I mean even if he juiced you still have to know how to hit a baseball

[@jeremyc9593]

Thank you for this. It's crazy that despite how old Harry got, he never lost it. I remember Pat Summerall sounding completely lost in his last year, but Harry always had it. We only had him for 22 more months after this game.

[@dangeiger9796]

I got to miss school to go to this game

[@banjoosborne9931]

THANKYOU! AFTER 21 YEARS I GET TO HEAR HARRY CALL ANOTHER CUBS GAME! SO many memories!

[@williamdiemert9866]

Harry Caray and Tony Gwynn R.I.P

[@501764727]

@57:56- Tomorrow Morning at 630, LOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Best station id I've heard!!

[@tonyc8752]

What a season. It came down to the last day of the reg. season with the Pads and Dodgers tied with 90 wins and those two happened to be playing that day. It was 0-0 in extra innings when Chris Gwynn won the game with a huge pinch hit.

[@erichall6039]

Tony Gwynn and Ken Caminiti RIP.....Gwynn best hitter I have ever seen

[@1981lashlarue]

Gwynn was a great hitter and a class act.

[@harrisonkey9438]

p

[@thedon1570]

I miss Harry

[@MissAmazanda]

1996 seems like just yesterday to me until i think about how all the players on the field are now retired....

[@unsilentmajority1684]

Or dead

[@1982wjs]

@@unsilentmajority1684 Tony Gwyn, Ken Caminiti, can’t think of anyone on the scrubs who died.

[@unsilentmajority1684]

@@1982wjs kevin foster?

[@1982wjs]

@@unsilentmajority1684 forgot about him

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

I remember this day. I was so exited for the opener that year & it didn’t disappoint. Mark Grace was my favorite player for years & this was an amazing way to start that season.
I moved into the city a few weeks later & caught quite a few games in 1996. It seems like yesterday and 100-years ago at the same-time.

[@herschie91]

:01 Steve Stone was quite prophetic, San Diego indeed won the NL West on 1996.

[@Adeon55]

True, it came down to the final series in LA, where the Padres swept them.

[@justinroark88]

Stony was called Nostonedamus

[@bmschneider30]

I wish I could jump in a time machine and go back to 96 :-(

[@justinroark88]

No, you don't.

[@v4m_ghosts555]

@Lighthouse in the Storm u

[@v4m_ghosts555]

@Lighthouse in the Storm u

[@v4m_ghosts555]

@Lighthouse in the Storm iiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuuuiiiiiiiiiii

[@v4m_ghosts555]

@@justinroark88 iiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiii

[@briancalifornia1]

RIP Harry Caray

[@justinroark88]

Steve Stone looks like Robin Williams

[@jeffreyschwingel2645]

I was at that game. To see ryne come back was just amazing

[@williamdiemert9866]

Ryne Sandberg is my favorite baseball player when I was a kid played second baseman in Gering Organized Baseball and that was in Gering,Nebraska.

[@winninlike96]

Z
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[@Jean0987654321]

PBP: Harry Caray and Wayne Larrivee

[@petermoran2832]

1:51:56- Harry Caray announces the sudden of John McSherry in Cincinnnati.

[@bmschneider30]

Watched it the Reds game live on TV

[@justinroark88]

@@bmschneider30 that had to have been frightening to watch to say the least

[@andrewgray3874]

Paul Friedman the PA Announcer?

[@hypernovamix]

1:31:49

[@JRLopez13]

28:40 Wrigley working his magic 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@MTDubz619]

2:54:50 strike?

[@cmayy8317]

Psalms 23

[@narutoking564saskue2]

Hi Hi

[@johnnyb4269]

1:30:54 Hahahaha 😂 1:31:49

[@erichall6039]

I must say Tony Gwynn looks better with a whole face and chin lol

[@justinroark88]

You deserve a special place in Hell for making that comment.