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 ).

In 1992, the Padres lineup featured the " Four Tops ," who as the name implies occupied the top four slots in the Padres batting order most of the time: Tony Fernández, Tony Gwynn, Gary Sheffield, and Fred McGriff.

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.

Managed by Bruce Bochy and aided by the talents of players such as Tony Gwynn, Ken Caminiti, Wally Joyner, Steve Finley, pitcher Andy Ashby and premier closer Trevor Hoffman ( 4 – 2, 1. 48 ERA and 53 saves ) – who tied the then-National League record for saves in a single season and finished second in the Cy Young voting that year – the Padres had their best year in history, finishing 98 – 64 and winning the NL West division crown.

Gwynn, Winfield, Fingers, Gossage, Randy Jones, and Graig Nettles ( 3B, 1984 – 1987 ) are also members of the San Diego Hall of Champions, which is open to athletes native to the San Diego area ( such as Gwynn and Nettles ) as well as to those who played for San Diego teams.

He was mentioned by his pupil, Pliny, and by Juvenal, who may have been another student, “ as an example of sobriety and of worldly success unusual in the teaching profession ” ( Gwynn, 139 ).

They belonged to a group of five Irish MPs who enlisted, the others J. L. Esmonde, Stephen Gwynn, and D. D. Sheehan as well as former MP Tom Kettle.

Anthony Keith " Tony " Gwynn, Sr. ( born May 9, 1960 ), nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, is a retired American professional baseball player who played 20 seasons ( 1982 – 2001 ) in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the San Diego Padres.

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

" No one bothers Tony Gwynn because he wins batting titles, but the Padres finish fourth or fifth every year ," said Clark, who also stirred controversy on his prior teams.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Dick Williams, who managed Gwynn from 1982 through 1985, said of Gwynn, " I don't think I've ever had a player who worked harder, cared more and was more deserving of his awards.

Joe Carter, who played for the Padres in 1990, said, " It just involved one great guy, and that's Tony Gwynn, and anything they want to say about Tony Gwynn is going to be news.

" In 1992, Gwynn sympathized with Clark, who filed for bankruptcy after bad loans by his agent ; Gwynn experienced the same financial problems in 1987.

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

Gwynn, who batted. 353 in 498 PAs, would have dropped to. 349 with the extra at-bats, still five points better than second-place Ellis Burks ’. 344.

Gwynn, who turned 40 in 2000, had a knee injury which required surgery and was limited him to 36 games.

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.

His career paralleled that of Tony Gwynn, who also debuted in the National League in 1982.

** 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 elected to start in his first All-Star Game, and he won his first batting title with a. 351 average along with 71 runs batted in ( RBI ), and 33 stolen bases ( SB ); he had only 23 strikeouts in 606 at-bats.

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

* 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 ).

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.

His source, the Welsh folklorist Gwenith Gwynn, assumed that the custom had once existed on the basis of conversations with elderly Welsh people during the 1920s, none of whom had ever seen such a practice.

The game was tied in the ninth inning by a triple by Tony Gwynn, Jr. in a highlight reel play that was repeated often during the 2007 post season.

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

Five other MPs, J. L. Esmonde, Stephen Gwynn, Willie Redmond, William Redmond, and D. D. Sheehan, as well as former MP Tom Kettle, actually joined Kitchener's New Service Army during the war.

The official address of Petco Park is 19 Tony Gwynn Way, in honor of the eight-time National League batting champion who wore that uniform number during his entire major league career with the Padres.

Gwynn hit two pinch-hit walk-off home runs during his career.

Among his team mates during the 1894 campaign was Lucius Gwynn.

The polarities which divided Ireland during the Anglo-Irish War and Irish Civil War increasingly sidelined Gwynn ’ s brand of moderate cultural nationalism.

Tony Gwynn Stadium's field during the Black and Blue Classic between SDSU and University of San Diego | USD

But as the franchise player, Gwynn prevailed as Clark finished his career with the Red Sox.

With Gwynn having 3, 141 hits, it was just the second time in Major League history that a pair of teammates each had 3, 000 career hits ; Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker had previously played many games together for the 1928 A's.

Gwynn accumulated 3, 141 career hits as a contact hitter.

At SDSU, Gwynn was not only an acclaimed baseball player, and he was also a standout point guard on the San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team, setting a school record for assists in a season and a career.

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

Gwynn also reached 1, 000 career hits on April 22 with a single off Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros.

" Gwynn countered, " I've been doing the same things my whole career, playing the same way.

" Gwynn finished the season batting. 309, ranking sixth in the league but the lowest average of any full season in his career ; his 72 RBI were a then-career high.

" I've never been a home run guy, never been a big RBI guy, but from that point to the end of my career, I was much better at it ," said Gwynn.

Gwynn finished with a. 358 average, the then-second best average of his career.

In 1994 Gwynn batted. 394, his career high and the highest in the National League since Bill Terry hit. 401 in 1930.

Gwynn called this the worst injury season of his career.

That season, Gwynn reached career highs with 17 home runs and 119 runs batted in.

On June 7, Gwynn hit his 100th career home run off of Donne Wall of Houston, becoming the third Padre to reach the mark.

He hit a home run in the opening game at Yankee Stadium against pitcher David Wells, which Gwynn calls his favorite hit and highlight of his career.

As Gwynn approached 3, 000 career hits in July 1999, two unidentified Padres said there was too much focus on reaching the milestone.

Rickey Henderson collected his 3000th major league base hit here on October 7, 2001 as a Padre, in what was also the last major league game for Tony Gwynn, the eight-time National League batting champion and Hall of Famer who played his entire career with San Diego.

Maddux retired the side, with nemesis Tony Gwynn grounding out to finish the game, and earned his first ever career save.

Gwynn became a scout for the Padres once his playing career ended.

Later in his career he wrote some substantial works, and together with his son Denis Gwynn ( The Life of John Redmond, 1932 ) did much to shape the retrospective image and self-justification of John Redmond.

" Gwynn countered, " I've been doing the same things my whole career, playing the same way.