Tony Gwynn Bats

[Nnunnari]

As many of you know I collect Gwynn bats. I know there are a few other Gwynn collectors on this site, I'd love to see what everybody else has. Here's my collection as of now.
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Nick
nunnari19@yahoo.com

[momen55]

only one i have. specific to an order dated 4/17/96, 12 bats. :D
28319

[10thMan]

I have a few. One 1984, 2 1986-89, at least 2 1998, several 1999 models, a really nice (my fav.) 1999 "Gwynn Finish" hit numbered Bat, a 2000 Practice Bat & I dunno what else. Add a few to this pic.

Merry Christmas!


Sean

[Nnunnari]

BMH- not sure if you're reading this thread but I noticed there are four different Gwynn signatures. His "rookie" sig was used in '82-'83 I believe. Then he had the same signature from '84-'89 before switching to his traditional modern signature in 1990. There was an additional modern signature used later in his career. Is there any reason why late in his career it seemed you guys randomly used three various sigs on his bats?

Thanks,

Nick
nunnari19@yahoo.com

[yanks12025]

Sorry i don't own any Gwynn used bats but i do own one of his batting helmets from 1998. It was used when he got hit number 2926 vs Az. Looking up the box score from that date, hit 2926 was a home run, sokinda makes it cooler.

[Nnunnari]

Nice helmet, I'm sure somebody has the matching bat out there.

[earlywynnfan]

Here is mine, an old Worth.

Ken
earlywynnfan5@hotmail.com

[Nnunnari]

any others?

[kylehess10]

I love those Gwynn bats with the colored in MLB logo.


Something I question though is all the equipment he used during his quest to hit #3000. Like the helmet for instance posted in here....he really wore that helmet for only 1 hit? So did Gwynn really use 1 helmet, bat, batting gloves, etc. for each hit?

[Nnunnari]

Kyle,

I've wondered about that myself. Both of my "hit" bats show a good amount of use and it doesn't look like bp use either, so it's tough to say. For a guy who got a hit almost every third at bat, it's hard to believe that these bats were used for only one hit. I prefer his older bats that were used heavily until broken over the newer ones which appear to be used for 3-5 games and then packaged away.

I do believe at the end of his career he purchased all of his equipment himself so he had the right to auction them off.

Nick

[redoctober]

I like the colored in logo too... one of my favorites ---