Looking Back: Gwynn's Pro Debut Sped Up His Timetable
See also: Cal Ripken makes the 1981 International League all-star team
When Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today, they became some of the first players of the Baseball America era to be selected to join the Hall of Fame. In honor of their elections, we wanted to look back at the careers of Ripken and Gwynn to see what we wrote about them before they became big league stars. Here's one of our first mentions of Gwynn as our Padres correspondent John Maffei caught up with him after his spectacular pro debut in 1981.
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When Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today, they became some of the first players of the Baseball America era to be selected to join the Hall of Fame. In honor of their elections, we wanted to look back at the careers of Ripken and Gwynn to see what we wrote about them before they became big league stars. Here's one of our first mentions of Gwynn as our Padres correspondent John Maffei caught up with him after his spectacular pro debut in 1981.
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