1983 Fleer Tony Gwynn #360

1983 Fleer Tony Gwynn rookie card
Manufacturer: Fleer
Set: 1983 Fleer Baseball ➡️
Player Name: Tony Gwynn
Position/Team: Outfield for Padres
Card #:
360
Card Size: 2-1/2” x 3-1/2”
Card Values: See Pricing Table Below

Tony Gwynn’s baseball career was marked by exceptional hitting, remarkable consistency, and unwavering loyalty to the San Diego Padres, for whom he played his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1982-2001).

Gwynn tied Honus Wagner for the most batting titles in National League history. He retired with a stellar .338 career batting average. He collected 3,141 career hits, making him one of the few players in MLB history to achieve this milestone. He was a 15-time MLB All-Star. Known for his defensive excellence in right field, Gwynn earned five Gold Glove Awards (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991). He also won seven Silver Slugger Awards for his offensive prowess (1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1997).

Gwynn spent his entire career with the San Diego Padres, becoming a beloved civic icon and earning the nickname “Mr. Padre.” He played in the only two World Series appearances in Padres franchise history. In 1994, he posted a career-high and National League-best .394 batting average in a strike-shortened season.

Tony Gwynn was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 in his first year of eligibility, receiving 97.6% of the vote. He received the Roberto Clemente Award in 1999 for combining sportsmanship and community involvement with on-field excellence, and the Branch Rickey Award in 1995 for his community service.

Before his MLB career, Gwynn was a two-sport athlete at San Diego State University, excelling in both baseball and basketball. After retiring from playing, he returned to San Diego State as the head baseball coach.

Read more about Tony Gwynn and see his stats on baseballhall.org


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Did You Know?  To fully appreciate Gwynn’s genius, look no further than his matchups against the elite pitchers of his generation—specifically Hall of Fame surgical wizard Greg Maddux. Maddux made a career out of out-thinking batters, but he could never solve Tony.

Across 107 career plate appearances against Maddux, Gwynn batted an unbelievable .415 with 39 hits. More incredibly, over that multi-decade chess match, Maddux never struck Gwynn out a single time. Maddux famously summarized the frustration of pitching to him, noting that if a pitcher executed a perfect pitch on the outer black, most hitters would look at it or roll over it—but Gwynn would simply flick his wrists and line it single through the 5.5 hole.



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