April 26, 1997

With a home run in his final at-bat yesterday, the Chicago Cubs' Ryne Sandberg tied Joe Morgan's major league record for homers by a second baseman. In his first at-bat today, against Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Steve Cooke in the second inning, Sandberg homers into the left-field bleachers for the record-breaker.

The home run is Sandberg's 267th as a second baseman. The 37-year-old Sandberg has 272 overall, with the first five coming as a third baseman.

When Sandberg returns to his locker after the Cubs' 7-6 victory, he finds the record-setting ball, compliments of the fan who caught it.