With a .405 batting average on Aug. 15, 1941, Ted Williams had every right to feel confident. “Sure I will,” the Red Sox legend said of finishing the season with a .400 average in an Associated Press ...

— -- What Rogers Hornsby and Honus Wagner were to their generation, that's what the late, great Tony Gwynn was to his generation. He didn't play baseball in an age when men routinely hit .424 or ...

In the modern era, there have been few pure hitters as Tony Gwynn. He wasn't a slugger. but in terms of making contact and being able to place the ball in all parts of the field, there may not have ...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI)– It is the 99th season of American Legion baseball and San Diego is thriving with 13 teams coming into the season. It is a longstanding tradition where kids can play for free and even ...

Tony Gwynn, “Mr. Padre,” is a San Diego legend. Known as one of the greatest and purest hitters in MLB history, he left an indisputable legacy with a career .338 batting average, over 3,100 hits and ...

The term “batting champion” evokes images of some of the greatest players in history peppering base hits around the field: Ted Williams launching majestic blasts to the Fenway Park triangle, Rod Carew ...