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*2000 Topps Finest Moments Certified Autograph Issue 3,000 HITS !!!! Card # FM3 and is in excellent condition !!!! Tony Gwynn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the former San Diego Padres player and Baseball Hall of Famer. For his son who plays for the Milwaukee Brewers , see Tony Gwynn, Jr. . Tony Gwynn Outfielder Born: May 9 , 1960 ( 1960-05-09 ) (age 47) Batted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut July 19 , 1982 for the San Diego Padres Final game October 7 , 2001 for the San Diego Padres Career statistics AVG .338 Hits 3141 SB 319 Teams San Diego Padres (1982-2001) Career highlights and awards MLB All-Star (15) 1984-87, 1989-1999, 2001 (DNP 2001) National League Gold Glove Award (5) 1986-87, 1989-1991 National League Silver Slugger Award (7) 1984, 1986-87, 1989, 1994-95, 1997 National League Batting Title (8) 1984, 1987-89, 1994-97 Led the League in Basehits: 1984, 1986-87, 1989, 1994-95, 1997 Led the League in Runs Scored: 1986 (107) Career Batting Average: .338 Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Elected 2007 Vote 97.6% (first ballot) Anthony Keith Gwynn (born May 9 , 1960 in Los Angeles, California ) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball , statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He played his entire 20-year career ( 1982 -2001 ) for the San Diego Padres . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 9 , 2007 and was inducted on July 29 . He is the first National League player born during the 1960s to earn the honor ( Kirby Puckett was the first American Leaguer ). Gwynn was certainly unique for his era. Despite the fact that he played much of his career at a "power position" (right field is known for producing sluggers) during a time when home runs were at an all-time high, he was not a home run threat, never hitting more than 17 in any one season during his major league career. Instead, Gwynn made a name for himself by being one of the most consistent contact hitters in the game's history. He struck out only 434 times in 9,288 career at-bats, and never batted below .309 in any full season, although he hit .289 in his rookie season.Gwynn was selected by the Padres in the third round of the 1981 MLB draft (the 58th player chosen overall). He threw and batted left-handed. His uniform number was #19, which the Padres retired in 2004 .In honor of Gwynn's long service to the Padres and the community, the address of the Padres' ballpark, PETCO Park , is 19 Tony Gwynn Drive.Gwynn is currently the head baseball coach at San Diego State University , his alma mater , and until recently was a part-time analyst for ESPN . He has recently been recruited as a Yahoo! Sports expert analyst. He often sits in with Matt Vasgersian and Mark Grant (another former Padre) for play-by-play during Padres games on San Diego's Channel 4 . Gwynn has also been hired to help broadcast postseason games on TBS .His son, Tony Gwynn, Jr. , is the center fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League. Contents [ hide ] 1 Career 2 Achievements and honors 2.1 Hall of Fame 3 Bibliography 4 Related links 5 References 6 External links [ edit ] CareerA graduate of San Diego State University , Gwynn was also a standout point guard on the Aztecs' basketball team, setting a school record for assists . The same day the Padres drafted him, Tony Gwynn was also selected by the-then San Diego Clippers in the 10th round of the National Basketball Association draft . Gwynn constantly studied his swing, always looking for some way, no matter how small, to improve his hitting. He used a relatively small Louisville Slugger bat (model #B276C) measuring 33 inches and weighing just 30 1/2-ounces, far smaller than those of his contemporary, five-time American League batting champion Wade Boggs , who used Louisville Slugger's #B439 model. Gwynn began using t...
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