The fifth bishop of Dublin, Gregory, was only a subdeacon when he was elected bishop by what Aubrey Gwynn called " the Norse party in the city ".

The same day the Padres drafted him, Gwynn was also selected by the San Diego Clippers in the 10th round of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) draft, but he elected to play baseball instead.

In the Padres home opener in 1987, Marvell Wynne, Gwynn, and John Kruk hit back-to-back-to-back homers to start the game for San Diego, the first time an MLB team had led off a game with three consecutive home runs.

After a scoreless eighth and a strikeout to start the bottom of the ninth, Smith allowed a one-out ninth-inning single to Tony Gwynn, and Steve Garvey followed with a two-run homer to force Game 5.

At the start of the Civil War, Gwynn was a major in the engineers of the South Carolina Militia.

In 1999 he started the game, replacing the injured Tony Gwynn and became the first Brewer since Paul Molitor to start in the All Star Game.

It has been claimed, by commentators citing the 1920s folklorist Gwenith Gwynn ( a. k. a. W. Rhys Jones ), that " broom-stick weddings " were first known in Wales, originating either among the Welsh people themselves or among Romani living in Wales.

The team was managed by Dick Williams, and it had an offense that featured the veterans Steve Garvey, Garry Templeton, Graig Nettles, Alan Wiggins, plus the new, young star Tony Gwynn, who won his first of eight National League batting championships that year ( he won in 1987, 88, and 89 and from 1994 through 97 ).

The ' 96 team featured Gwynn, who won his seventh National League batting championship, National League MVP Ken Caminiti, premier leadoff hitter Rickey Henderson, pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, first baseman Wally Joyner and outfielder Steve Finley.

The town of Hartford was first called Gwynn when it was originally settled.

Nell Gwynn was one of the first actresses and the mistress of Charles II.

Neagle had her first major film success in the title role of Nell Gwynn ( 1934 ).

Gwynn began using smaller bats while playing his first season of professional ball for San Diego's A-level Walla Walla Padres minor league club in 1981 because he was having trouble adapting to wood bats and wanted something of a similar weight to the aluminum bats he used in college.

He started in center field against the Philadelphia Phillies ; in his fourth at-bat, Gwynn got his first major league hit — a double — against reliever Sid Monge.

Phillies first baseman Pete Rose, who became the MLB all-time hit leader, told Gwynn, " Congratulations.

Gwynn was honored for his defense with his first Gold Glove after leading the league in total chances and putouts ( 337 ); his 19 assists fell one short of the league high.

Gwynn had two five-hit games in 1987, the first of eight in his career.

Early in 1988, Gwynn was on the DL for 21 days after spraining his thumb after tripping rounding first base in Pittsburgh.

Gwynn became the first NL player to win three consecutive batting titles since Musial in 1950 – 52.

Gwynn met Hall of Famer Ted Williams for the first time during the 1992 All-Star Game.

Gwynn got his 3, 000th hit on August 6 with a single in the first inning off Montreal Expos pitcher Dan Smith.

Rickard also highlights amongst the key early Fortean Times advocates and supporters: Ion Alexis Will, who discovered The News in 1974 and became a " constant of valuable clippings, books, postcards and entertaining letters "; Janet and Colin Bord, later authors of Mysterious Britain ( Janet also wrote for Flying Saucer Review and Lionel Beer's Spacelink, while it was Colin's Fortean article in Gandalf's Garden that is particularly cited by Rickard as bringing him / them to his attention ); Phil Ledger, a " peripatetic marine biologist ", and The News < nowiki >'</ nowiki > " first enthusiastic fan "; Ken Campbell, Fortean playwright ; John Michell ; Richard Adams and Dick Gwynn, who both helped with the evolving layout and typesetting of later issues ; Chris Squire, who helped organise the first subscription database ; Canadian " Mr. X "; Mike Dash and cartoonist Hunt Emerson.

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On April 13, 1987, Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn, and Kruk became the first players in major league history to open a game with three consecutive solo home runs in a 13-6 win over the San Francisco Giants.

Gwynn was a key figure in the introduction of the Building Act 1774 which improved standards of materials and workmanship – Bedford Square was one of the first areas of London to benefit.

No player would come close to 100 RBIs ( Garvey, 86 ) or have over 30 doubles in the season, although stalwart thumper Tony Gwynn would lead the National League in hitting for the first time with a. 351 average and 213 hits.

The Padres tied the game in the fifth when Tony Gwynn, appearing in his first NLCS since 1984, hit an RBI single.

They would field eight All-Stars ( manager Dick Williams, Tony Gwynn, Graig Nettles, Rich Gossage, Terry Kennedy, Garry Templeton, Steve Garvey, and La Marr Hoyt ) at the 1985 All-Star Game in Minnesota.

Still, Gwynn was named with seven other Padres to the 1985 All-Star Game.

In 1990, he feuded with All-Star teammate Tony Gwynn, who was widely respected by his peers and known as one the most dedicated players in baseball.

One of the few bright spots of the series for the Padres was a home run by Tony Gwynn, in Game 1 that hit the facing of the right-field upper deck at Yankee Stadium and put the Padres ahead briefly, 5 – 2.

Gwynn batted. 368 in the National League Championship Series, and his one-out single in the bottom of the ninth in Game 4 set up Steve Garvey's game-winning homer ..

The insert set was called Game Jersey and a similar set followed in baseball the next year, where UD cut up game-used jerseys of Ken Griffey, Jr., Tony Gwynn and Rey Ordóñez.

Gwynn, who won five Golden Glove Awards during his career, joined the Padres in 1982 after starring in baseball and basketball at San Diego State University.

** Darrell Gwynn won Top Fuel at the NHRA Winston Finals

** Darrell Gwynn won Top Fuel at the NHRA Winston Finals

He won seven batting titles in total, a feat tied or exceeded by only five players ( Cobb ( 11 or 12, depending on the source ), Tony Gwynn ( 8 ), Honus Wagner ( 8 ), Rod Carew ( 7 ), and Stan Musial ( 7 )).

Wagner won eight batting titles, tied for the most in NL history with Tony Gwynn.

Gwynn won his second batting title that season after hitting. 370.

" Today, I'm just Chris Gwynn's anonymous brother ," said Gwynn, who also won his seventh batting title that day.

Gwynn is an eight-time National League batting champion, leading the league in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, which ties him with the Pittsburgh Pirates ' Honus Wagner for the league record — the all-time Major League batting titles leader is Ty Cobb, who won 12 American League batting titles.

* 2004 – Gareth Gwynn won Gold for the Best Comedy and Drama for his one-off comedy show Component Parts.

Since 1970, only Tony Gwynn has won more National League batting titles ( eight ).