RIP Tony Gwynn

[BravesPaul]

Pitchcount stats like that have only been kept since 1988 (sort of like caught stealing and intentional walks have only been tracked since the 1950s).  The "all-time" leaders for batting average with two strikes is therefore:

.302 Gwynn
.262 Boggs
.261 Polonia
.259 Pierre
.259 Suzuki
.258 Helton

Guys like Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig don't make the list because we don't have pitchcount data on them.

[BeefMaster]

Here's another great story about Gwynn, from a guy who was a Padres bat boy.

[Guido13]

Here's another great story about Gwynn, from a guy who was a Padres bat boy.

Good link.

[ultimate7]

Unbelievable stat: Tony Gwynn hit .302 with two strikes for his career. No one else in baseball history is above .265.

No way that's true, but if it is that's fucking amazing.

Count stats began in 1988 (so they missed his 1st 5 seasons and they don't have others in history).  But it is true since 1988, Boggs is 2nd at .262

[ultimate7]

Here's another great story about Gwynn, from a guy who was a Padres bat boy.

I guess I should have gone to the 2nd page, also I came here to post this excellent article, with some nice mentions of Will Clark and Benito.

[ichiro]

Some touching words about Tony Gwynn from Vin Scully.

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/80042754/v33778113/collad-scully-discusses-the-passing-of-gwynn

[Turd]

Not surprisingly Olbermann managed to make a eulogy about Tony Gwynn, about Keith Olbermann.

Don't be a homer, he related his experience as he had some relevant, interesting special memories to share and I don't think it detracted from honoring Gwynn.