I wanted to pay tribute to Tony Gwynn, a player I grew up watching and admiring. I listen to alot of sports radio and to hear the sincerity of the words spoken about Tony, from guys I consider to be classy, stand up guys, was validation in my mind that Tony Gwynn was not only one the greatest all time on the field, he was also one of the all time greats off the field. I encourage everyone to check these great tributes from
Sports Illustrated and
Yahoo . I borrowed most of my statistics from their tributes, and mixed it with some nosetalgia for my slideshow below.
I wanted to do something a little different. R.I.P. Tony Gwynn (
Career Stats )
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Powered by Cincopa Video Hosting solution.The Trill Life Tribute To Tony Gwynn Paying respect to one of the all time greats. He Played 20 Major League Seasons (1982-2001). Had over 10,000 Plate Appearances all with the San Diego Padres. height 1060 width 763 camerasoftware Google originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, his first year of eligibility. height 760 width 540 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM He was voted into the Hall of Fame with the 7th highest percentage in history, 97.61%. just ahead of Willie Mays. height 509 width 344 camerasoftware Google originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM He never hit below .309 after his rookie season and had 19 straight seasons batting over .300, second only to Ty Cobb. height 1090 width 764 camerasoftware Eastman Kodak Compan originaldate 3/21/2011 5:00:00 AM He made two appearances in the World Series, 9 games total, and batted an unreal .371 (13/35) with a .893 OPS. height 1083 width 755 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS W originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM Of the 12 top batting seasons since 1961, Gwynn owns four of them. Those are: .368 in 1995, .370 in 1987, .372 in 1997 and .394 in the strike-shortened 1994 season. height 760 width 540 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM No other hitter with a career batting average of .338 or above started his career after 1940.... 1940!!! height 708 width 505 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS W originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM His .394 batting average in 1994 is the highest single-season average in the last 73 years. height 349 width 258 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM Tony Gwynn hit .302 off of Nolan Ryan. height 225 width 162 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM .303 off of Tom Glavine. height 224 width 161 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM .321 off of Orel Hershiser & Fernando Valenzuela. height 386 width 270 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM .444 off of John Smoltz. height 400 width 285 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM Greg Maddux faced Tony Gwynn 107 times. Maddux never struck him out and Tony batted a filthy .415. height 640 width 480 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM During the strike-shortened seasons of 1994 and 1995, Tony never went more than two games without recording at least one base hit. height 635 width 504 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM He had more doubles (535) than strikeouts. height 650 width 500 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM He never struck out more than 40 times in a season. 434 Ks in his 20 year career. That’s less than once a week. height 751 width 508 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM In the last 11 years of his 20-year career, only once did he strike out more than 19 times in a season. height 760 width 540 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM Eleven times in his career Gwynn managed to not strikeout for 20 consecutive games. The longest streak, 39 games, came in 1995. height 384 width 280 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM In 1995, Gwynn struck out only 15 times in 535 at-bats. That's insane. In 2014, 27 current MLB players have already struck out than more than 15 times in June. height 1068 width 767 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS W originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM He struck out twice in a game only 34 times in his 2440 game career. He struck out three times in a game only once. height 225 width 204 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM Tony Gwynn also had 45 games with at least four hits. (9 5-Hit games also, 2nd all time) height 300 width 215 originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM To recap the last two stats.... He had more games with 4 hits than he had games with 2 strikeouts... THINK ABOUT THAT! height 701 width 501 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS W originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM He collected both his 2,000th and 3,000th career hits on August 6. August 6 is his mother’s birthday. height 1050 width 750 camerasoftware Google originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM Tony Gwynn watched game film of himself hitting every day, long before anyone else was doing it. The best pure hitter of his generation always wanted to be better. height 703 width 503 orientation 1 camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS W originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM
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