Number 2,500 for Tony Gwynn: A Milestone Day for Baseball’s Purest Hitter
At Wrigley Field on July 23, 1995, Tony Gwynn stepped into the batter’s box in the top of the third and did what he’s done better than nearly anyone in the game’s history: he put the barrel on the ball and sent it into left field for a base hit. It was career hit number 2,500 for the 35-year-old outfielder—a milestone few in Doubleday Baseball League history have reached, and one that cements Gwynn’s status as one of the finest...