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Article: Tony Gwynn--a new Hall of Fame member.(Baseball Notes)
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- Baseball Digest
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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TONY GWYNN, WHO SPENT HIS ENTIRE CAREER WITH THE PADRES, SAID BEFORE HIS INDUCTION into the Hall of Franc, "I feel like I have a big responsibility because of all the people who supported me over my career in San Diego."
It was more than 25 years ago when Tony Gwynn broke into baseball. He can tell you about that night on July 19, 1982, like it was yesterday.
"I got two hits that night," Gwynn said. "The first was a double and Pete Rose (who was playing first base for the Reds) was trailing on the play and he came up behind me at second base. He looked up at the scoreboard and saw it said 'Tony Gwynn's first major league hit.' Then he looked over at me ...