Baseball from Tony Gwynn's 1,000th hit, San Diego Padres
date: label: date made
content: ca 1988
name: label: Associated Name
content: Gwynn, Tony
label: Associated Name
content: San Diego Padres
label: maker
content: Rawlings
notes: label: Description
content: San Diego Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn hit this baseball to achieve his 1,000th career hit. Gwynn inscribed the ball to commorate his achievement. The game was a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros held on April 22, 1988.
label: Description
content: Outfielder Anthony <i>Tony</i> Gwynn (1960-2014) played Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres from 1960-2014. One of the greatest hitters of all-time, Gwynn, an 8-time National League batting champion, finishing his career with a lifetime.338 batting average and 3,141 hits.
label: Description
content: The left hander was a 15 time All-Star and 1999's Roberto Clemente award recipient. After retiring, he became coach of the San Diego State University baseball team, leading the Aztecs to a 363-363 record from 2003-2014.
label: Description
content: Known as <i>Mr. Padre,</i> Gwynn has had his number 19 retired by San Diego. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Haiti
topic: label: Subject
content: African American
label: Subject
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0334.05
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0334.05
label: accession number
content: 2017.0334
objectType: label: Object Name
content: baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in; 22.86 cm