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| | Encyclopedia: Tony Gwynn |
 | | The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... |
 | | Tony Gwynn is an eight-time National League batting champion, leading the league in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, which ties him with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Honus Wagner for the league record -- the all-time Major League batting titles leader is Ty Cobb, who has 11 American League batting titles. |
 | | Since the major league clubs were on strike at the time, the Padres sent their minor league clubs their bats, and Gwynn picked out the smallest ones he could find. |
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