No not Tony Gwynn !

BigKahuna

Damn, this one breaks my heart.
What a swing - what a hitter.
Some fun facts - not mine I stole them from High Heat Stats
Tony Gwynn:
543 career doubles, 434 career strikeouts

Chipper Jones:
549 career doubles, 1409 career strikeouts

Tony Gwynn could have played another 1,862 games--about 12 seasons--as a .250 hitter and STILL had a lifetime .300 batting average.

Truly a good guy, great hitter, this one really really hurts.

Old-Timer

Wow 54 RIP

kane

One of the best pure hitters I've ever had the privilege of watching. Fuck cancer

newcombe

kane wrote: »

Fuck cancer

This. RIP TG.

BigKahuna

Pretty nice article. MOst incredible part, in 94 AB vs Maddux he never struck out.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11092617/mlb-late-tony-gwynn-incredible-hitting-numbers

#FuckCancer

dtrain11

Rip, loved Tony and his approach. Let's not forget he never didn't have a dip in, and it certainly caused his cancer. Maybe a lesson for kids.

BigKahuna

His stats are fascinating !

3 lifetime strikeouts vs. Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine. Shit most guys did that in 1 series in Atlanta.

His Career batting average went to .300 in his 2nd year and never went below it ever again. Crazy.

BuckyBadger

I heard someone say, had he kept playing he could have gone 0 for 1000, and still been a lifetime .305 hitter.

Ronbets

According to Elias, TG averaged .302 when hitting with 2 strikes on him. The next highest was Wade Boggs @.255. This stat was first recorded in 1988 so we don't know his 1st 5 years or so.