Mets' Glavine Earns 300th Career Victory

Chicago, IL -- (Sports Network) - Tom Glavine made good in his second run at history on Sunday, notching his 300th career victory in the Mets' 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs at historic Wrigley Field.

Glavine (10-6) was charged with two runs on six hits with one walk and one strikeout over 6 1/3 innings, becoming just the 23rd pitcher in major league history to reach the illustrious plateau. He was given a standing ovation by the capacity crowd as he walked off the field in the sixth, and again when he departed for the final time in the seventh.

Glavine also reached the coveted mark five nights after the bullpen flushed his bid for a hard-earned victory against Milwaukee at Miller Park. The Brewers rallied against the New York bullpen on Tuesday after Glavine had left the contest with his team holding the lead.

Glavine's wife Christine and the couple's four children were in attendance at Wrigley, sitting just a few rows off the field near the Mets' dugout. Along for the trip were his parents, brothers, sisters, and other family and friends. The game was played before a capacity crowd, with a national television audience looking on.

Greg Maddux, Glavine's former teammate with the Atlanta Braves, was the last to achieve the feat when gained his 300th victory on August 7, 2004 -- after losing at Wrigley Field, incidentally -- in his second start after reaching 299. Ten days separated No. 299 from 300.

Roger Clemens, who was the last 300-game winner before Maddux, also failed on his second attempt -- at Wrigley Field on June 7, 2003 -- before reaching the mark six days later.

Glavine's record now stands at 300 wins and 197 loses in 658 career games, all of which have been starts.

With Glavine's quest for No. 300 now in the books, a milestone weekend for Major League Baseball also came to a close. On Saturday afternoon New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez belted his 500th career home run. San Francisco's Barry Bonds then tied one of the most coveted records in sports Saturday night, belting his 755th career homer, equaling the all-time mark set by Hank Aaron.

Won't be another 300-game winner for a while.

Yep.

Randy Johnson 284
Mike Mussina 246
David Wells 235
Jamie Moyer 225
Curt Schilling 213

I don't see any of the above doing it.

I just wish Tom could have won that game with the Braves.

On a related note, am I the only one who thinks Tom Glavine looks like Gary Sinise (and/or vice versa)?

3 posted on 08/05/2007 9:34:43 PM PDT by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)

4 posted on 08/06/2007 5:37:00 AM PDT by CT-Freeper (Said the frequently disappointed but ever optimistic Mets fan)

Congratulations, Tom!

5 posted on 08/06/2007 8:34:07 AM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)

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