Tom Glavine

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Born:	March 25, 1966
Birthplace:	Concord, Massachusetts
Hometown:
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	190 lbs
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Drafted:	1984: 2nd Round (47th Pick)by the Atlanta Braves
College:
High School:	Billerica High School (MA)
Other Teams:	Atlanta Braves 1987-2002, 2008 New York Mets 2003-2007
Years with Boston:	Never, but he coulda helped in '06

Thomas Michael "Tom" Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord, Massachusetts) is a left-handed starting pitcher for the New York Mets. He is a five-time 20-game winner, two-time Cy Young Award winner, and closing in on 300 career wins.

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Glavine's Moment in the Sun
5 Trivia
6 Transactions
7 External Links

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Overall Career

The Atlanta Braves selected Glavine with the 47th pick in the 1984 Amateur Draft. He made his big league debut for the Atlanta Braves in 1987. The following year, he pitched his first full season, going 7-17 in 34 starts. It was in 1991 that he cemented his status as a dominant starter, winning the National League Cy Young Award. He would go on to win another Cy Young Award in 1998 (he has finished in the top five in four other years as well).

After 16 years playing for the Braves, Glavine signed a free agent contract with the New York Mets in December 2002 (Steve Phillips was the Mets' GM at the time).

On August 5th, 2007, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Glavine became the 23rd pitcher in Major League history to win 300 games. He was the first pitcher to win his 300th game in a Mets uniform, and only the fifth lefthanded pitcher to reach the mark, following Warren Spahn, Steve Carlton, Eddie Plank and Lefty Grove. Despite never striking out as many as 200 batters in a single season, Glavine has the eighth most strikeouts of active pitchers.

Glavine will be forever linked with Greg Maddux and John Smoltz for the trio's role in propelling the Braves to sustained dominance throughout the 1990's.

After the 2007 season, Glavine declined his 2008 player option with the Mets, electing instead for free agency. On November 18, 2007, he agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with the Atlanta Braves, where he will likely end his career.

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Awards

9-Time National League All-Star (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
2-Time Cy Young Winner (1991, 1998)
4-Time National League Silver Slugger (1991, 1995, 1996, 1998)

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Achievements

5-Time National League Leader in Wins (1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000)
3rd Among Active Leaders in Wins (through 2005)
10th Among Active Leaders in ERA (through 2005)
Led National League in Sacrifice Hits in 2001
9th Among Active Leaders in Strikeouts (through 2005)
Led National League in Shutouts (1992)

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Glavine's Moment in the Sun

300 wins constitutes a lot of sunny moments, but winning the 1995 World Series has got to be up there.

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Trivia

As of 8/24/2007 Glavine has 301 Wins, good for 21st all-time among all pitchers, and 4th all-time among left-handed pitchers (behind only Warren Spahn, Steve Carlton, and Eddie Plank).

Glavine was also a star hockey player in high school. He was drafted 69th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, and he turned down a college hockey scholarship to pursue his baseball career.

Glavine's younger brother, Mike, made his major league debut for the New York Mets in 2003. He got one hit in seven at-bats. He has not played in the majors since.

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Transactions

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft.
October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
December 5, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

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