Offered is the historical baseball that Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn hit for his 100th RBI of the 1997 season, on August 20th, the only season in his MLB career in which Gwynn reached the century mark for RBIs. A right-fielder and a left-handed batter, Gwynn won eight NL batting crowns, tied for the most ever. Gwynn played his entire career for the San Diego Padres and batted over .300 for an amazing 19 straight seasons, with six of his batting crown averages over .350. Tony hit .338 lifetime. Known as "Mr. Padre," Gwynn knocked in his 100th RBI for the '77 season when he doubled to right field against Jason Schmidt in a game at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh against the Pirates. That season, Gwynn batted .372, once again winning a National League batting crown. He went on to collect 3,141 lifetime hits.

The offered baseball is an Official National League Ball (Coleman). Dated and inscribed on an info strip affixed to the plastic cube that encloses the signed ball is, "100 rbi ball, hit number 2735." In a 7-3 Pittsburgh victory, in the top of the 1st inning, Gwynn hit a double off winning pitcher Jason Schmidt to drive in Quilvio Veras with the game's first run. Dated and inscribed on the label, in ink written by an unknown hand, "8/20/97, PIT - Schmidt, #2735 100 RBI." Gwynn signed the ball on the sweet spot, using black ink from a ballpoint pen to sign boldly. The ball comes with a COA provenance signed by Alicia L. Gwynn, the widow of Tony Gwynn, that states the signature is authentic and signed by the player. The offered ball exhibits nice game wear. The signed ball comes with a PSA LOA for the signature.

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