No. 19's numbers
- No. 19's Top 19
Mr. Padre bronzed San Diego baseball
Ted Williams on Tony Gwynn after his 3,000th hit in 1999: "Tony Gwynn is the Picasso of modern-day hitters. Nobody studies the game harder, pays more attention to detail and goes to the plate with a better idea of what he wants to do.” --Ted Williams 3,141 -- hits ranks 18th in Major League history. 2,440 -- games played, a club record. 1990 -- Earned the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Major League Baseball to theplayer who best exemplifies the game of baseball through sportsmanship, commmunity involvment and positive contributions to his team. 543 -- career doubles, ranking 21st all-time. .394 -- batting average in 1994, the highest average in the National League since 1930. .371 -- World Series batting average (13-for-35). .338 -- career batting average, the eighteenth highest by any Major Leaguer. 220 -- hits in a single season, the most in franchise history (1997). 132 -- kids given the opportunity to attend college on a scholarship due to his participation in the creation of the Padres Scholars Program. 25 -- game hitting streak, the longest in his career and the third longest in franchise history. 20 -- seasons as a San Diego Padre, the most by a player in club history (1982-2001). 19 -- consectutive seasons batting over .300 (1983-2001). 15 -- National League All-Star selections (1984-87), 1989-99). 8 -- National League batting titles (1984, 1987-89, 1994-97). 7 -- Silver Slugger awards (1984, 1986-87, 1989, 1994). 5 -- Gold Glove Awards (1986-87, 1989-91). 3 -- postseason appearances (1984, 1996, 1998). 2 -- drafted in two professional sports (Padres and NBA's San Diego Clippers).
A Hall-of-Famer on the Hall of Champions "Support this place. The Hall of Champions is an important place in our town. It's fun to be a part of it along with the other great athletes. It's important to me we support all San Diego sports -- not just the Padres and San Diego State. We're all San Diegans, and that's what it's all about -- taking care of your own." -- Tony Gwynn, National Baseball Hall of Fame, inducted 2007, Breitbard Hall of Fame, inducted 2002.
