Reports of Tony Gwynn passing away

[Jims_Doors]

Wow.....if true. One of the best hitters of all time. As a left hander myself, I use to love watch him hit.

R.I.P Tony.

 

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[jeffro151]

Must be true, it's being reported by all the big time MLB reporters such as Olney & Heyman.

 

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[tabascojet]

big tobacco strikes again...rip #19

 

[Banned 10x]

Sad.

Only 54, what was the cause of his death?

 

[Jims_Doors]

Great article on Tony from 1997.

With seven National League batting titles and a .339 career average, Tony Gwynn is unquestionably the premier hitter of his era. His lifetime average is 79 points higher than the batting average of all major leaguers over his 15-plus-year career. That 79-point differential ranks sixth alltime among players with 2,500 or more hits. Here are the hitters (all of whom except Gwynn and the Yankees' Wade Boggs are in the Hall of Fame) whose differential is 50 points or better.

At 37, seven-time hitting champion Tony Gwynn has become - 07.28.97 - SI Vault

 

[steveringo]

Hall of Famer Gwynn passes away at 54 | MLB.com: News


Yikes! RIP.

Salivary Gland Cancer...

 

[Banned 10x]

Hall of Famer Gwynn passes away at 54 | MLB.com: News


Yikes! RIP.

Salivary Gland Cancer...

I had no idea he had Cancer.

 

[navamind]

RIP.

Tony Gwynn vs. Pitchers - Baseball-Reference.com

He only struck out in 3 times in 323 career PA against Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux (who never struck him out in 107 PA) combined. Ridiculous.

 

[Jims_Doors]

For his career, with the bases loaded....... he batted .444.

That's fucking insane.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

One of the best I've had the pleasure to see play...

R.I.P.
TG #19

 

[tedman2012]

best hitter i ever seen play the game better than pete rose . rip

 

[The Derski]

This caught me totally off guard. I knew he had cancer but I didn't realize it was this severe. It seems like yesterday he was in the Padres booth announcing. RIP to the greatest pure hitter of his generation.

 

[The Derski]

RIP.

Tony Gwynn vs. Pitchers - Baseball-Reference.com

He only struck out in 3 times in 323 career PA against Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux (who never struck him out in 107 PA) combined. Ridiculous.

He also only had one three strikeout game his whole career.

 

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[ThruTheEyesOfRuby]

Tony Gwynn was a marvel. I remember back in the day checking the newspaper each day to see where his batting average was. Checking the BA between Wade Boggs and him was always fun.

 

[LogicMan]

Classy dude