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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 83 

Congratulating Tony Gwynn for his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 

for an outstanding career as an athlete, and for his contributions to 

baseball and to his community. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 22, 2007 

Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. 

HUNTER, and Mr. ISSA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating Tony Gwynn for his election to the Baseball 

Hall of Fame, for an outstanding career as an athlete, 

and for his contributions to baseball and to his community. 

Whereas Tony Gwynn was elected to the Baseball Hall of 

Fame on January 9, 2007, for his outstanding accomplishments over his 20-year-career in Major League 

Baseball; 

Whereas he will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 

29, 2007, along with fellow baseball legend Cal Ripken; 

Whereas Gwynn is widely considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball with a lifetime batting average of .338, 

18th on the all-time career leaders list, which includes 


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baseball legends as Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, and Tris 

Speaker; 

Whereas Gwynn has 3,141 career hits, and only 17 players 

have more hits than Gwynn, including Ty Cobb, Hank 

Aaron, and Stan Musial; 

Whereas Gwynn is the owner of 8 Silver Bats for the 8 batting titles he has won, tying him for the National League 

record with Honus Wagner, with only Ty Cobb of the 

American League having won more titles; 

Whereas among the all-time Padres career leaders, Gwynn is 

first in batting average, hits, runs batted in, and runs; 

Whereas Gwynn has not only proven to be a great hitter but 

a great defensive player, winning five Gold Glove awards; 

Whereas throughout his career, Gwynn has been selected to 

16 All-Star teams and played in two World Series, in 

1984 and 1998; 

Whereas, in an era when money dominates the game of baseball, Tony Gwynn chose to play in San Diego for the Padres when it was believed that he could have earned more 

money with another team in another city; 

Whereas Gwynn is an example of good sportsmanship, having 

always conducted himself with dignity, and has been a 

role model for young people and for all Americans; 

Whereas Gwynn and his wife Alicia are philanthropists dedicated to their support for the Tony and Alicia Gwynn 

Foundation, the Casa de Amparo, the Police Athletic 

League, the New Haven Home, the Jackie Robinson 

Family YMCA, the Epilepsy Society of San Diego, and 

many more organizations; 


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Whereas, for his community involvement, Gwynn was named 

Individual of the Year at the 1998 Equal Opportunity 

Awards Dinner, was the 1995 Branch Rickey Award winner, and was the 1998 Padres nominee for Major League 

Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Man of the Year Award; 

Whereas, after his distinguished career in baseball, Gwynn 

chose to give back to the community by returning to his 

alma mater to coach the San Diego State University Aztecs; and 

Whereas Gwynn was named the Mountain West Conference 

Baseball Coach of the Year in 2004, after leading the Aztecs to a conference title in only his second season as 

manager: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives con2 gratulates Tony Gwynn for his election to the Baseball 

3 Hall of Fame, honors him for an outstanding career as 

4 an athlete, and thanks him for his contributions to base5 ball and to his community. 

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