Tony Gwynn Marquee Hall of Fame 2007

b. May 9, 1960 · San Diego Padres 1982–2001

He led the National League in hits seven times, in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995 and 1997. Only Ty Cobb has led more often. The last of those came at thirty-seven: 220 hits, 49 doubles and 119 runs batted in, every one of them a career high, in his sixteenth season.

The 1994 season ended in a players' strike in August, with him at .394 and 165 hits in 110 games. No one has finished a season of 400 or more at-bats higher since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. In 1995 he struck out fifteen times in 535 at-bats.

He played all twenty seasons for San Diego, 2,144 games of them in right field, won five Gold Gloves and was chosen for fifteen All-Star teams. On August 6, 1999 he singled four times in Montreal for his 3,000th hit, and Wade Boggs reached 3,000 the next night, the only time two players have crossed within a day of each other. He died on June 16, 2014, at fifty-four.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	15	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Player of the Week	8	1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999
Silver Slugger	7	1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1997
The Sporting News All-Star	6	1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1997
Gold Glove	5	1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991
Player of the Month	5	1984, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1997
Branch Rickey Award	1	1995
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award	1	1998
Roberto Clemente Award	1	1999

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1982	SDP	54	190	33	55	12	2	1	17	14	16	8	.289
1983	SDP	86	304	34	94	12	2	1	37	23	21	7	.309
1984	SDP	158	606	88	213	21	10	5	71	59	23	33	.351
1985	SDP	154	622	90	197	29	5	6	46	45	33	14	.317
1986	SDP	160	642	107	211	33	7	14	59	52	35	37	.329
1987	SDP	157	589	119	218	36	13	7	54	82	35	56	.370
1988	SDP	133	521	64	163	22	5	7	70	51	40	26	.313
1989	SDP	158	604	82	203	27	7	4	62	56	30	40	.336
1990	SDP	141	573	79	177	29	10	4	72	44	23	17	.309
1991	SDP	134	530	69	168	27	11	4	62	34	19	8	.317
1992	SDP	128	520	77	165	27	3	6	41	46	16	3	.317
1993	SDP	122	489	70	175	41	3	7	59	36	19	14	.358
1994	SDP	110	419	79	165	35	1	12	64	48	19	5	.394
1995	SDP	135	535	82	197	33	1	9	90	35	15	17	.368
1996	SDP	116	451	67	159	27	2	3	50	39	17	11	.353
1997	SDP	149	592	97	220	49	2	17	119	43	28	12	.372
1998	SDP	127	461	65	148	35	0	16	69	35	18	3	.321
1999	SDP	111	411	59	139	27	0	10	62	29	14	7	.338
2000	SDP	36	127	17	41	12	0	1	17	9	4	0	.323
2001	SDP	71	102	5	33	9	1	1	17	10	9	1	.324
Career	—	2440	9288	1383	3141	543	85	135	1138	790	434	319	.338

On this day & linked events

1960

Born May 9, 1960

Los Angeles, CA, USA

2014

Died June 16, 2014

1982

Major-league debut: Tony Gwynn

Tony Gwynn made a major-league debut on July 19, 1982.

1999

Tony Gwynn's 3,000th Hit

Tony Gwynn singles four times in Montreal to reach 3,000 hits, one day before Wade Boggs got there too.

1999

Wade Boggs's 3,000th Hit

Wade Boggs homers for his 3,000th hit, the first player to reach the milestone that way, a day after Tony Gwynn got there.

2001

Final major-league game: Tony Gwynn

Tony Gwynn played a final major-league game on October 7, 2001.

2001

Rickey Henderson's 3,000th Hit

Rickey Henderson doubles in his only at-bat on the final day of the 2001 season for his 3,000th hit, the same afternoon Tony Gwynn played his last game.

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