It’s been 40 years since epic Cardinals-Cubs ‘Sandberg Game’ unfurled
Jun. 21—Quite succinctly, it’s simply known as “The Sandberg Game.”
It was close to instead being remembered as “The McGee Game.”
But 40 years later as of Sunday, it still is recalled as one of the wildest games — maybe the wildest one — in the esteemed history of the Cardinals-Cubs rivalry, a back-and-forth heavyweight bout the Cubs won 12-11 in 11 innings. It was a contest so rollicking and…