6 was a good day for the late, great, and beloved Padres legend Tony Gwynn. It was on Aug. 6, 1993, that Mr. Gwynn recorded his 2,000th career hit. Then on Aug. 6, 1999, he notched his 3,000th.

Wade Boggs collected his 3,000th hit with style, becoming the first player in major-league history to do so with a home run. Boggs, who watched future fellow Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn reach the ...

When Tony Gwynn slashed a single into center field ... Vandella Gwynn was on hand in Montreal to celebrate her son’s 3,000th hit -- one heck of a 64th birthday gift. She and a small but ...

SAN DIEGO -- Tony Gwynn's 20-year career ended with one swing ... the crowd got another milestone as a bonus -- Rickey Henderson's 3,000th hit. Henderson became the 25th member of that exclusive ...

Two nights after Mark McGwire hit his 500th home run and one night after Tony Gwynn collected his 3,000th hit, Wade Boggs finished writing his ticket to Cooperstown on Saturday night. Almost as if ...

Tony Gwynn, “Mr. Padre,” is a San Diego legend. Known as one of the greatest and purest hitters in MLB history, he left an ...

Miller: How do you feel about what (Wade Boggs) had to say about you? Tony Gwynn celebrated his 3,000th hit with his mother Vendella. Tony Gwynn: Its wonderful. You know, after he got his 3,000th ...

Here's video of Gwynn recording his 3,000th hit: He is survived by two children, daughter Anisha Nicole and son Tony Jr., who is currently an outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Tony Jr.’s first at bat was against Brandon Webb, Arizona’s All-Star pitcher, who won 7-1 that night to improve to 10-3. “I hit it hard, especially for as much as his ball was moving that night,” ...

The younger Gwynn went by Anthony — some called him “Little T” — the first half of his life before embracing the name Tony ...

MLB Network celebrated Tony Gwynn on Thursday since it would ... Chris Gwynn over the phone and they showed Gwynn's 3,000th hit like a live look-in while they discussed the historic career of ...