DieHardBrownsFan Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hall of Famer and San Diego Padres legend Tony Gwynn dies at age 54 By Jeff Passan18 minutes agoYahoo Sports View photo . Tony Gwynn, the greatest pure hitter of his generation whose perfect left-handed swing won him eight batting titles and a litany of admirers across baseball, died Monday after years of battling cancer. He was 54. Gwynn, who spent his entire 20-year career with the San Diego Padres, underwent multiple surgeries over the past four years to remove cancerous tumors from his mouth, blaming a smokeless tobacco habit. He took a leave of absence from his job as San Diego State baseball coach in March to undergo further treatment. Gwynn finished his major league career with 3,141 hits and a .338 batting average, the highest mark for a hitter since Ted Williams' career started in 1939. Gwynn arrived in the major leagues in 1982, a year after the Padres drafted him out of San Diego State, and never stopped hitting, spraying singles throughout stadiums across baseball, adding power as he grew into a 15-time All-Star and striking out at an almost inconceivable rate today, just 434 for his career over 9,288 at-bats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosar_For_President Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Best hitter since Ted. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Too damn bad. He and Kirby Puckett I thought were similar.....and now they are in another way, Both died too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns149 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 The guy could hit the ball anywhere he wanted. I saw a stat on ESPN that he struck out 3 times in a single game only ONCE in a 20 year career. That is amazing. RIP Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Weak. Cancer's a bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosar_For_President Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 In 1994 Tony Gwynn hit .394 and stuck out 19 flipping times, that's it. WOW. In two years 2010 and 2012 Adam Dunn struck out 421 times, lol. Gwynn had 9288 career at bats, 434 strike outs, amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 watched the tribute the other night on tv. what a class act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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