Tony Gwynn has another huge hit on his hands. A baseball launched by the Padres’ slugger has sold for $142,762 at auction. Of course, it wasn’t just any ball. This was “Mr. Padre’s” 3,000th career hit on Aug. 6, 1999. Gwynn’s 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ring also brought in $37,663.
Your chance to bid on some of the most exclusive Mr. Padre memorabilia available will end soon. Game-worn jerseys, Hall of Fame and All-Star Game rings, and award trophies given to Tony Gwynn during and after his playing days are all up for auction until 5 p.m. Saturday, January 21 at SCPAuctions.
A Hall of Fame ring, several awards and important pieces of memorabilia from milestone moments are among the personal artifacts from Tony Gwynn’s career that are currently being sold through SCP Auctions. A total of 25 pieces of Tony Gwynn memorabilia are part of the company’s 2017 Winter Premier Auction. All come direct from the Padres legend’s widow, Alicia Gwynn.
Mr. Padre: An online auction of Tony Gwynn’s personal memorabilia has brought in $217,770. The sale of 105 items was arranged by the Baseball Hall of Famer’s widow, Alicia Gwynn. She cited two objectives in the SCP Auctions material: “To share his baseball memorabilia with the fans who loved him and to give something back to the city that treated us so well.”
An auction of 105 items from the collection of Padres great Tony Gwynn will close Saturday. The auction, which is being conducted at scpauctions.com, began April 8. The initial bidding period runs until 5 p.m. PDT Saturday. SCP Auctions spokesman Terry Melia said those wishing to bid on an item need to so before 5 p.m. Saturday in order to also participate in the “extended” bidding period, which could run into early Sunday.
If you love sports memorabilia or if you’re just a fan of Tony Gwynn, then you can check out some of Tony’s personal memorabilia at an auction. A collection of 105 of his items are being auctioned off and part of the proceeds will benefit a cause close to Tony’s heart. “Each of these items comes directly from Poway from the Gwynn residence. So the provenance of each item is impeccable,” said Terry Melia with SCP Auctions.
Items from the collection of Mr. Padre, Tony Gwynn, who passed away last year, will be put up for bid by SCP Auctions. The auction house has secured more than 100 items from Gwynn’s widow, Alicia, including three All-Star Game rings, a pair of Silver Slugger batting awards and some of the original contracts he signed, including his first professional baseball contract.
SCP Auctions is extremely proud to announce that it has acquired the personal memorabilia collection of Major League Baseball great Tony Gwynn. The late Hall of Famer’s coveted lineup of baseball heirlooms and mementoes encompasses more than 100 lots and will hit the online auction block on Wednesday, April 8, at www.scpauctions.com. It features many of Gwynn’s most prominent items including several MLB All-Star Game rings, a pair of Silver Slugger batting awards, a multitude of game-used baseballs chronicling milestone hits during his stellar 20-year career with the San Diego Padres, as well as dozens of personalized keepsakes that Gwynn received from fellow athletes and coaches covering all realms of sport.
“Tony had a wonderful baseball career,” said Alicia Gwynn, Tony’s widow, who will donate a portion of the auction’s proceeds to the Tony and Alicia Gwynn Foundation, a non-profit based in San Diego that focuses on improving opportunities for today’s youth. “But he was also a man of honor and integrity who really wanted to make a difference in this world. This auction will serve two objectives: to share his baseball memorabilia with the fans who loved him and to give something back to the city that treated us so well.”
A standout player in baseball and basketball at San Diego State University, Gwynn was drafted on June 10, 1981, by both the San Diego Padres (third round) and the NBA’s San Diego Clippers (10th round). Electing to play baseball, Gwynn went on to have one of the best careers on record as he batted better than .300 for 19 consecutive seasons, surpassing Honus Wagner’s National League record set from 1897-1913. A 15-time MLB All-Star, Gwynn recorded 3,141 hits during his prolific playing days and collected eight N.L. batting titles along the way to tie Wagner’s other longstanding mark. He also played a major role in helping the Padres reach the World Series twice (1984 and ’98), the team’s only trips to the Fall Classic. Gwynn retired after the 2001 season and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. The man often referred to as “Mr. Padre” died on June 16, 2014, following complications from salivary gland cancer. He was 54 years old.
“It’s a tremendous honor for us to conduct this auction,” said SCP Auctions President David Kohler. “Tony was obviously a great baseball player but he was also a well-respected man who earned the admiration of both his teammates and opponents and that says a lot about his character.”
Bidding is open to registered bidders only at www.scpauctions.com beginning Wednesday, April 8 and closing on Saturday, April 25. For more information on how to participate, please call 949-831-3700. The Tony and Alicia Gwynn (TAG) Foundation was organized in San Diego in 1995 by Alicia Gwynn. The TAG Foundation is a non-profit, 5013(c) charity dedicated to creating and supporting programs that enhance opportunities for youth to become healthy, educated, and productive citizens. For more info, visit www.tagwynn2.org. -Terry Melia
