1994 Silver Bat Award
Official Silver Bat awarded to Tony Gwynn for winning the 1994 National League batting title with a .394 average.
Description
Tony Gwynn led all of Major League Baseball in 1994 with a .394 batting average, a career high and the top mark across either league during the strike-shortened season. For that achievement, he was recognized with the official Silver Bat, awarded annually to the batting champion in each league.
Unlike the Silver Slugger, which is awarded to multiple players by position each year, the Silver Bat goes to just one player per league, making it a rarer and more exclusive honor. Gwynn’s 1994 campaign also included 165 hits, 64 RBIs, and just 19 strikeouts, reinforcing his reputation as one of the most consistent and disciplined hitters in baseball history.
This example is the official award bat issued for that batting title. It is not a factory-ordered duplicate or display model, it is the real thing. It is also Hobby Fresh, with no prior auction history or public exposure, entering the market for the first time.
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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