Tony Gwynn Jr. had a pinch-hit double in the Milwaukee ninth for his first major league hit. His father's first major league hit -- also a double -- came exactly 24 years earlier to the day, on July 19, 1982, for the Padres.Tony Gwynn Sr. was, of course, a member of the San Diego Padres his entire career, retiring in 2001. He was in some ways the anti-Barry Bonds: polite, humble, cheerful, brave, clean and reverent. He also got over 3100 hits (over 400 more than Barry, though Barry is of course still playing) and led the majors in batting average 8 times (Barry, twice).
The younger Gwynn received a standing ovation when his accomplishment was announced between innings.
Something makes me think that the reaction of Giants fans today to the mere reminder of Gwynn is an indication that they would rather have had Gwynn all along.
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