Celebrating the Amazing Feats of MLB Legend Tony Gwynn on His Birthday
Few baseball players can boast a career as remarkable as Gwynn’s
Today, May 9th, the immortal Tony Gwynn would have turned 60. The left-handed hitting outfielder was one of the greatest batters in baseball history, accumulating a .338 batting average in 20 seasons (1982–2001) with the San Diego Padres. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, he passed away at the way-too-early age of 54 in 2014. In celebration of his birthday, here are some remarkable statistics and facts about the legend.
· The most times Gwynn ever struck out in a single season was 40, which he did in 1988 when he led the National League in hitting at .313.
· In 1994, when Gwynn hit an astonishing league-leading .394, he struck out just 19 times; including only one game where he whiffed more than once.
· Including the playoffs, Gwynn had 541 plate appearances against future Hall-of-Fame pitchers. He combined to hit .331 against them.
