On Aug. 5, 2007 New York Mets pitcher Tom Glavine becomes just the twenty-third pitcher to
reach 300 wins, joining a prestigious group that included Cy Young, Walter
Johnson, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, and Nolan Ryan.
Glavine won 20 games five
times in his career as well as two Cy Young Awards and one World Series Championship.
A high school hockey star, he was originally drafted by the
Los Angeles Kings of the NHL before signing on with the Atlanta Braves.
At
first he struggled, losing a National League-high 17 games in 1988, but he
eventually found his groove and posted double-digit wins in 18 of the next 19
seasons.
Glavine spent the bulk of his career in Atlanta, where he teamed with John Smoltz and Greg Maddux to form one of the best pitching rotations in baseball.
Glavine spent the bulk of his career in Atlanta, where he teamed with John Smoltz and Greg Maddux to form one of the best pitching rotations in baseball.
With the help of those three, Atlanta won 14 division titles in a row, and
quickly fell back to earth when Maddux and Glavine left for bigger markets
(Glavine in '02 to New York, Maddux in '04 to Chicago).
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