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1987 Silver Bat Award
Official Silver Bat awarded to Tony Gwynn for leading the National League in batting average during the 1987 season, when he hit .370.
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Open Bidding
This auction will enter an extended bidding phase at 06/01/2025 12:00:00 am. Only those who have placed bids prior to this time will be eligible to participate in extended bidding.
Current Bid:
10 Bids$4,250
Bid Deadline
22d 3h
Conditions of Sale
Items are sold in "as-is" condition. Due to the unique nature of each item, all sales are final. Shipping and tax charges will be added to the final price. Read more
Description
In 1987, Tony Gwynn secured the National League batting title with a .370 average—his highest in a full season—earning the official Silver Bat awarded to each league’s batting champion. He led the league with 218 hits and struck out only 35 times, showcasing the precision and discipline that defined his approach at the plate.
Silver Bats are awarded exclusively to the top batting average leader in each league, making them far more limited than the Silver Slugger, which is given annually to multiple players by position. Gwynn’s 1987 season marked his third career batting title, part of a stretch that would ultimately total eight, tying him for the most in National League history.
This is the official award bat presented for that achievement—not a factory duplicate or commemorative version. It is also Hobby Fresh, with no record of prior sales or public offering. Its emergence marks the first time this bat has been made available to the collecting world.
Dimensions: 34" x 3"
All dimensions are approximate.
Exclusive Bonus for the Winning Bidder
The winner of this Silver Bat Award will also receive a short, never-before-heard personal audio recording of Tony Gwynn reflecting on this award and the season that earned it.
In under a minute, Tony offers a candid moment in his own words—talking about the grind, the honor, and what that year meant to him. This private recording was gifted to The Realest directly by Mrs. Alicia Gwynn and has never been released to the public. It will remain exclusive to the recipient of this award—a truly one-of-one piece of the Tony Gwynn legacy.
Disclaimer: Condition may vary slightly from photos, with unique marks that highlight the award’s authenticity as a career artifact.
The bat has not been cleaned or polished, in order to preserve it in the exact condition it was received from the Gwynn Estate. Any patina, tarnish, or surface variation reflects its original state. A standard silver cleaner or polish could be used to restore shine if desired, but any such treatment would be at the buyer’s discretion. The Realest™ has intentionally left the item untouched to maintain authenticity and provenance.
This item features a silver OVD, verifying its authenticity through the Tony Gwynn Estate. A TRuEST™ authenticator was not on-site to witness its awarding, which is why this item does not carry our gold-level witness-based authentication OVD.
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