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Tony Gwynn, 2000.
Tony Gwynn
American baseball player
Also known as: Anthony Keith Gwynn
Quick Facts
- Byname of:
- Anthony Keith Gwynn
- Born:
- May 9, 1960, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Died:
- June 16, 2014, Poway, California (aged 54)
- Awards And Honors:
- Baseball Hall of Fame (2007)
- Silver Slugger Award (x7)
- Gold Glove (x5)
- Baseball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2007)
- 8x batting champion
- 15x All-Star
- College:
- San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
- Height/Weight:
- 5 ft 11 inches, 185 lb (180 cm, 83 kg)
- Batting Hand:
- left
- Throwing Hand:
- left
- Debut Date:
- July 19, 1982
- Draft:
- Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the third round of the June 1981 MLB draft.
- Last Game:
- October 7, 2001
- Jersey Number:
- 19 (1999-2001, San Diego Padres)
- 19 (1991-1998, San Diego Padres)
- 19 (1985-1990, San Diego Padres)
- 19 (1982-1984, San Diego Padres)
- Position:
- rightfielder
- At Bats:
- 9,288
- Batting Average:
- 0.338
- Hits:
- 3,141
- Home Runs:
- 135
- On-Base Percentage:
- 0.388
- On-Base Plus Slugging:
- 0.847
- Runs:
- 1,383
- Runs Batted In:
- 1,138
- Slugging Percentage:
- 0.459
- Stolen Bases:
- 319
Tony Gwynn (born May 9, 1960, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died June 16, 2014, Poway, California) was an American professional baseball player who, while with the San Diego Padres (1982–2001), became one of the sport’s all-time best singles hitters. He threw and batted from the left side. Gwynn attended San Diego State University (California) on a basketball scholarship, where he set a school record for assists as the team’s point guard. He also excelled at baseball and was drafted in 1981 by both the San Diego Clippers (later the Los Angeles Clippers), of the National Basketball Association, and by the San ...(100 of 367 words)