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Check back in April for the Sounds' 2010 roster and player information.
| Tony Gwynn |
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#2
Position: OF
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| Height: | 6-0 |
| Weight: | 185 |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| DOB: | 10/4/1982 |
| Resides: | San Diego, CA |
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Acquired:
Brewers’ 2nd round selection in June 2003 free agent draft
Bio:
4th professional season … Son of former MLB All-Star and future Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn … Named 2005 Southern League mid-season All-Star … Named “best defensive outfielder” in Southern League in 2004.
2005 SEASON
Ranked as the Brewers’ 24th-best prospect by Baseball America entering the 2005 season
Spent his second consecutive season with Double-A Huntsville, batting .271 with one HR and 41 RBIs in 133 games
Finished 4th in the Southern League in at-bats (509), fifth in walks (76), tied for sixth in runs scored (83), and placed 10th in hits (138)
Played exclusively in center field, where he led SL outfielders in games (133), total chances (307), and putouts (294) for the second straight year; added eight outfield assists
Stole a team-high 34 bases in 49 chances to rank 6th in the circuit
Produced 44 multiple-hit games, including a season-best three hits on six occasions
Hit only .229 with runners in scoring position (27-for-118)
Named the starting DH for the North Division in the Southern League All-Star Game on 7/13 at Mobile; went 1-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored; gave the North a 1-0 lead with his third-inning single
Got off to a fast start, hitting .318 in April (27-for-85) - his lone month over .300
Recorded two hits in five straight games from 4/24-4/28 to raise his average to a season-best .333
Batted .405 (15-for-37) during a nine-game hitting streak from 5/13-5/21
Stole three bases in a game twice: 5/16 vs. Jacksonville & 9/5 at Chattanooga
Matched his career high with a team-best 14-game hitting streak from 8/4-8/18 (21-for-58, .362)
Belted his only longball of the season on 8/31 at Tennessee, ending a 646 at-bat homerless stretch
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