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TONY GWYNN IN THE MAJORS: 1st year on the ballot Played 20 seasons, all with the San Diego Padres Eight-time National League batting champion, matching Honus Wagner for the most in NL history Fifteen All-Star selections Finished in Top 10 of MVP voting seven times, finishing as high as 3rd in 1984 Seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner Five-time Gold Glove Award winner Ranks 19th all-time with a career .338 batting average Ranks 17th all-time with 3,141 hits, leading NL seven times in hits Ranked among Top 10 in NL batting average during every season in which he had enough at-bats, ranking outside the top 5 only twice Never hit lower than .309 in a full season Five seasons with 200+ hits Led NL in runs scored in 1986 (107) Led NL in OBP in 1994 (.454) Tied a major league record with five stolen bases, Sept. 20, 1986 at Houston Hit .394 in 1994, the highest NL average since Bill Terry hit .401 in 1930 Reached 3,000 hits in the third fewest games in history Hit .306 (33-108) in 27 career postseason games Hit .371 (13-35) in 9 World Series games over 2 appearances (1984 and 1998) Winner of 1995 Branch Rickey Award, 1998 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award and 1999 Roberto Clemente Award, all presented by MLB A career .987 fielder (62 e/4734 tc)

1/9/2007 - Press Conference Archive

Gwynn Elected To National Baseball Hall Of Fame
SDSU Media Relations
San Diego State head baseball coach and major league standout Tony Gwynn has been voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as announced today by Hall of Fame President Dale Petroskey. Gwynn, who enjoyed a 20-year career as a member of the San Diego Padres, received 97.6 percent of the votes cast on 545 ballots.
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Selfless Gwynn now a Hall of Famer
by Lyle Spencer (MLB.com)
Tony Gwynn was known primarily as a basketball player at San Diego State, where the selfless point guard elevated teammates with a generous talent that convinced the then-San Diego Clippers to spend a draft pick on him. The NBA's loss became Major League Baseball's enduring gain when Gwynn followed his heart to his first love, signing with the San Diego Padres in 1981 as a third-round draft choice.
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The Hall call arrives for Gwynn, Ripken
by Barry M. Bloom (MLB.com)
As anticipated, the dynamic duo of eight-time National League batting champion Tony Gwynn and Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr. earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, both having attained nearly the highest percentage of votes in history. On the ballot for the first time, the pair will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on July 29. They will be joined by any candidates elected in the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee election, the results of which will be announced on Feb. 27.
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Gwynn's Long-Ago Choice Will Be Validated by a Call from the Hall
Associated Press
One day in June 1981, Tony Gwynn was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the morning and the San Diego Clippers in the afternoon. Which sport should the kid with the afro pick? The NBA, where he figured he could make it for maybe a year? Or baseball, which he also played at San Diego State?
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	Hitting Stats:
	SEASON		TEAM		G		AB		R		H		2B		3B		HR		RBI		TB		BB		SO		SB		CS		OBP		SLG		AVG
	1982		San Diego Padres		54		190		33		55		12		2		1		17		74		14		16		8		3		.337		.389		.289
	1983		San Diego Padres		86		304		34		94		12		2		1		37		113		23		21		7		4		.355		.372		.309
	1984		San Diego Padres		158		606		88		213		21		10		5		71		269		59		23		33		18		.410		.444		.351
	1985		San Diego Padres		154		622		90		197		29		5		6		46		254		45		33		14		11		.364		.408		.317
	1986		San Diego Padres		160		642		107		211		33		7		14		59		300		52		35		37		9		.381		.467		.329
	1987		San Diego Padres		157		589		119		218		36		13		7		54		301		82		35		56		12		.447		.511		.370
	1988		San Diego Padres		133		521		64		163		22		5		7		70		216		51		40		26		11		.373		.415		.313
	1989		San Diego Padres		158		604		82		203		27		7		4		62		256		56		30		40		16		.389		.424		.336
	1990		San Diego Padres		141		573		79		177		29		10		4		72		238		44		23		17		8		.357		.415		.309
	1991		San Diego Padres		134		530		69		168		27		11		4		62		229		34		19		8		8		.355		.432		.317
	1992		San Diego Padres		128		520		77		165		27		3		6		41		216		46		16		3		6		.371		.415		.317
	1993		San Diego Padres		122		489		70		175		41		3		7		59		243		36		19		14		1		.398		.497		.358
	1994		San Diego Padres		110		419		79		165		35		1		12		64		238		48		19		5		0		.454		.568		.394
	1995		San Diego Padres		135		535		82		197		33		1		9		90		259		35		15		17		5		.404		.484		.368
	1996		San Diego Padres		116		451		67		159		27		2		3		50		199		39		17		11		4		.400		.441		.353
	1997		San Diego Padres		149		592		97		220		49		2		17		119		324		43		28		12		5		.409		.547		.372
	1998		San Diego Padres		127		461		65		148		35		0		16		69		231		35		18		3		1		.364		.501		.321
	1999		San Diego Padres		111		411		59		139		27		0		10		62		196		29		14		7		2		.381		.477		.338
	2000		San Diego Padres		36		127		17		41		12		0		1		17		56		9		4		0		1		.364		.441		.323
	2001		San Diego Padres		71		102		5		33		9		1		1		17		47		10		9		1		0		.384		.461		.324
	Career Totals				2440	9288	1383	3141	543	85	135	1138	4259	790	434	319	125	.388	.459	.338

	Fielding Stats:
	SEASON		TEAM		POS		G		GS		INN		TC		PO		A		E		DP		PB		SB		CS		RF		FPCT
	1982		San Diego Padres		OF		52		---		---		112		110		1		1		0		---		---		---		---		.991
	1983		San Diego Padres		OF		81		---		---		173		163		9		1		1		---		---		---		---		.994
	1984		San Diego Padres		OF		156		---		---		360		345		11		4		4		---		---		---		---		.989
	1985		San Diego Padres		OF		152		---		---		355		337		14		4		2		---		---		---		---		.989
	1986		San Diego Padres		OF		160		---		---		360		337		19		4		3		---		---		---		---		.989
	1987		San Diego Padres		OF		156		---		---		317		298		13		6		1		---		---		---		---		.981
	1988		San Diego Padres		OF		133		---		---		277		264		8		5		1		---		---		---		---		.982
	1989		San Diego Padres		OF		157		---		---		372		353		13		6		1		---		---		---		---		.984
	1990		San Diego Padres		OF		141		---		---		343		327		11		5		2		---		---		---		---		.985
	1991		San Diego Padres		OF		134		---		---		302		291		8		3		2		---		---		---		---		.990
	1992		San Diego Padres		OF		127		---		---		284		270		9		5		2		---		---		---		---		.982
	1993		San Diego Padres		OF		121		---		---		257		244		8		5		2		---		---		---		---		.981
	1994		San Diego Padres		OF		106		---		---		200		191		6		3		1		---		---		---		---		.985
	1995		San Diego Padres		OF		133		---		---		255		245		8		2		1		---		---		---		---		.992
	1996		San Diego Padres		OF		111		---		---		186		182		2		2		0		---		---		---		---		.989
	1997		San Diego Padres		OF		143		---		---		230		218		8		4		3		---		---		---		---		.983
	1998		San Diego Padres		OF		116		---		---		148		142		5		1		0		---		---		---		---		.993
	1999		San Diego Padres		P		0		0		0.0		0		0		0		0		0		---		---		---		---		.000
	1999		San Diego Padres		OF		104		104		805.1		156		151		4		1		0		---		---		---		1.73		.994
	2000		San Diego Padres		OF		26		26		201.2		32		31		1		0		0		---		---		---		1.43		1.000
	2001		San Diego Padres		OF		17		16		103.0		19		17		2		0		0		---		---		---		1.66		1.000
	Career Totals						2326	---	---	4738	4516	160	62	26	---	---	---	---	.987