Back on Aug. 5, 1999, after the Cardinals' Mark McGwire hit his 500th career home run, reporters gathered around Tony Gwynn's locker in the San Diego Padres clubhouse in Busch Stadium. They wondered ...

Tony Gwynn, “Mr. Padre,” is a San Diego legend. Known as one of the greatest and purest hitters in MLB history, he left an indisputable legacy with a career .338 batting average, over 3,100 hits and ...

Tony Gwynn leaned over to his wife, Alicia, from his hospital bed, and whispered in her ear. “Don’t let the people forget about me," Gwynn told Alicia, his wife of 33 years. Alicia, who had known Tony ...

Tony Gwynn Jr. remembers hearing as a youngster — when he still went by the name Anthony — about people naming their children after his father. “The first few times I heard it as a young kid I was ...

1916 — Tom Hughes of the Boston Braves pitched a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh Pirates. 1938 — Jimmie Foxx didn’t get a chance to hit as the St. Louis Browns walked him six straight times.

The term “batting champion” evokes images of some of the greatest players in history peppering base hits around the field: Ted Williams launching majestic blasts to the Fenway Park triangle, Rod Carew ...