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Gwynn was born in Los Angeles, California, to Charles and Vendella Gwynn, [3] who originated from Gallatin, Tennessee. [4] [5] Charles excelled at sports, preferring football and baseball which he played in high school, and was also very passionate about history and politics; he spent the majority of his young adulthood in the 1950s serving for the U.S. Army.
Tony Gwynn holds the most franchise records as of the end of the 2022 season, with 15, including best single-season batting average, most career hits, and most career triples. He is followed by Randy Jones , who holds thirteen records, including most career shutouts and the single-season loss record.
Tony Gwynn, for example, had 159 hits in 451 ABs in 1996 (.353 average) but only 498 PAs. [5] Gwynn's batting average would have dropped to .349 (159 hits in 455 ABs) with four hitless ABs added to reach the 502 PA requirement, but this would still have been higher than the next-highest eligible player ( Ellis Burks with a .344 average), so he ...
By BERNIE WILSON SAN DIEGO (AP) -- There were two certainties about Tony Gwynn: He could hit a baseball like few other major leaguers, and he was going to laugh. Gwynn was a craftsman at the plate ...
2.1 Evolution of the single season record for hits. 2.2 Three or more seasons with 215+ hits. ... Tony Gwynn: 7: 1984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1994–1995, 1997 San Diego:
Tony Gwynn set a National League record by having the lowest batting average (.313) to win a batting title. [1] Offseason. December 8, 1987: Rodney McCray was ...
Tony Gwynn, similarly statured at 5-foot-11 and 200ish pounds, spoke of conversations with Ted Williams where his predecessor beseeched him to pull the ball more often.
Gwynn is the son of baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn Sr., who died of salivary gland cancer on June 16, 2014, and Alicia Gwynn. He is also the nephew of Chris Gwynn, and brother of musician Anisha Nicole. [26] [27] Gwynn and his wife Alyse Mallek have four children; three daughters Makayla, Jordan and Leighton and a son, Anthony Keith III. [28]