Tony Gwynn
| Tony Gwynn | |
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| Rightfielder | |
| Born: May 9th, 1960 Los Angeles , United States 
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| Died on: June 16, 2014 Poway , United States
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| Suggested: Left | Threw: Left |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| July 19, 1982 with the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| October 7, 2001 with the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | , 338 |
| Hits | 3.141 |
| Home runs | 135 |
| Runs Batted In | 1,138 |
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| member of | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 2007 |
| Quota | 97.6% |
Anthony Keith "Tony" Gwynn, Sr. (born May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles , California - † June 16, 2014 in Poway , California) was an American baseball player with the San Diego Padres . Since he has spent his entire career in San Diego and still holds some team records to this day, he is nicknamed Mr. Padre. After his playing career, he coached the San Diego State University baseball team .
Gwynn died in June 2014 of complications from salivary gland cancer .
Web links
Commons : Tony Gwynn - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube (English)
- Official Website of Tony Gwynn (English)
- Richard Goldstein: Tony Gwynn, Hall of Fame Batting Champion, Dies at 54 of Cancer. Obituary in The New York Times, June 16, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Pengelly: Tony Gwynn, Hall of Fame San Diego Padres hitter, dies at 54. In: The Guardian, June 16, 2014 (English, accessed June 16, 2014).
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| SURNAME | Gwynn, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gwynn, Anthony Keith Sr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 2014 |
| Place of death | Poway , California |