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Tony Gwynn Stats & Facts

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  VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Tony Gwynn Essentials Position: RightfielderBats: Left  •  Throws: Left5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)Born: May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, CA usDied: June 16, 2014 in Poway, CABuried: Dearborn Memorial Park, Poway, CAHigh School: Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA)School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)Debut: July 19, 1982 (12,242nd in MLB history)vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: October 7, 2001 vs. COL 1…

Cal Ripken Jr. Biography
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Cal Ripken Jr. Biography

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    Cal Ripken Jr. Positions: Shortstop and Third BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)Born: August 24, 1960 in Havre de Grace, MDDraft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD).High School: Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD)Debut: August 10, 1981 ( 12,078th in MLB history)vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game:…

The Hall of Fame induction of Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn takes in a record crowd

The Hall of Fame induction of Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn takes in a record crowd

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The Hall of Fame induction of Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn takes in front of a record crowd of an estimated 75,000 fans and an unprecedented number of 53 Hall of Famers. Joining the ballplayers on the dais are Denny Matthews, the longtime radio voice of the Royals, the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award given to outstanding broadcasters, and Rick Hummel, beat writer for the Post-Dispatch, the J.G. Taylor Spink Award honoree for his outstanding coverage of the Cardinals.