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Originally Posted by balltrash
Gwynn had a restaurant in which many of his "awards" were displayed including both Gold Gloves and Silver Slugger figural bats. These (presumably) were duplicates made at his request. There have been other instances of both Gold Gloves and Silver Slugger Awards which trace back directly to the Gwynn Family that seem to be duplicates of others which have already been sold (which can also be traced back to the Gwynn Family). I believe that there is or was also a display in Gwynn Stadium at San Diego State which has/had some Gold Gloves and possibly Silver Sluggers. These may be even more duplicates (triplicates ?) which were done at his behest. Unfortunate but in some cases it may never be known which was THE original and which one is AN "original" which came from his collection. (I am in NO WAY implying that anyone is doing anything with ill intent - just pointing out that there is a pretty gray area with regard to these pieces).
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I have been told the same thing regarding his gold gloves and his silver bat awards (different than silver sluggers). That is the award that is given to the highest batting average in MLB.
The difference in the gold gloves is noticeable that someone can hopefully decipher the differences. No idea on the silver bats