Tom Glavine
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Tom Glavine was a pitcher for the Mets from 2003 to 2007. He had 1005 and one-third innings pitched in 164 games with the team. Glavine recorded 61 wins and 516 strikeouts as a Met.
Following a successful 16-season period with the Braves, Glavine joined the Mets as a free agent. In ’03, he started 32 games and posted nine wins. At Shea Stadium on April 5, Tom got his first Mets win in the team’s 3-1 victory over the Expos. He pitched eight and one-third innings for the win in a 5-1 Mets victory at San Francisco on May 18. Glavine hurled six innings of three-hit scoreless ball and got the win in a 5-0 Mets triumph over the Rockies at Shea on August 15. He also allowed only two hits in seven innings for the win in the Mets’ 2-1 triumph at Los Angeles on August 24.
In 2004, Glavine led the Mets with 212 and one-third innings pitched. He struck out 109 batters during the season. Tom chalked up the win in the Mets’ 7-2 victory at Atlanta in the season opener on April 6. He fanned eight batters and pitched a one-hit shutout in a 4-0 Mets win over the Rockies on May 23 at Shea. Glavine had seven and two-thirds innings pitched and got the win in the Mets’ 5-2 triumph at Kansas City on June 13. He also hurled six innings for the win in a season-closing 8-1 Mets victory over the Expos on October 3 at Shea.
Glavine had a team-leading 33 starts in 2005. He recorded 13 wins and posted a 3.53 earned run average for the year. At Shea on April 22, Tom pitched seven innings and allowed two hits for the win in a 3-1 Mets triumph over the Nationals. He hurled seven scoreless innings to get the win in a 2-0 Mets victory over the Cardinals on May 13 at Shea. Glavine pitched six innings for the win in the Mets’ 10-3 triumph over the Yankees on June 25. He had eight innings pitched and chalked up the win in a 4-1 Mets triumph at Arizona on August 22. Tom pitched a complete game six-hitter in the Mets’ 4-1 win over the Braves on September 18 at Shea. He also struck out eleven batters in pitching a two-hit shutout in an 11-0 Mets win over the Rockies at Shea on September 29.
In 2006, Glavine led the Mets with 15 wins and 198 innings pitched. He posted a team-leading 3.82 ERA in the Mets’ division-winning season. In the season opener on April 3, Tom was the winning pitcher in the Mets’ 3-2 victory over the Nationals at Shea. He fanned eleven batters in six innings pitched and got the win in a 4-3 Mets triumph over the Brewers at Shea on April 14. Glavine recorded ten strikeouts in seven innings for the win in a 6-0 Mets victory over the Pirates on May 4 at Shea. He had seven and two-thirds innings pitched with nine strikeouts for the win in the Mets’ 7-4 victory at Florida on May 27. Tom pitched six and one-third innings of shutout ball and recorded the win in a 7-0 Mets triumph over the Dodgers on September 7 at Shea. In Game 2 of the National League Division Series on October 5, he had six scoreless innings for the win in a 4-1 Mets victory over the Dodgers at Shea. Glavine also hurled seven innings of shutout ball and chalked up the win in the Mets’ 2-0 triumph over the Cardinals in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at Shea on October 12.
Glavine pitched 200 and one–third innings to lead the Mets in 2007. He had a 13-8 won-lost record for the year. On April 1, Tom hurled six innings and got the win in a season-opening 6-1 Mets victory at St. Louis. He pitched seven innings for the win in a 4-1 Mets triumph at San Francisco on May 8. Glavine pitched a one-hit shutout in a game shortened to six innings by rain for a 2-0 Mets win over the Cardinals on June 27 at Shea. He allowed two hits in seven innings for the win in a 2-1 Mets victory over the Reds at Shea on July 14. Tom recorded the 300th win of his career in an 8-3 Mets triumph over the Cubs in Chicago on August 5. He got his last win as a Met in the team’s 3-1 triumph over the Astros on September 8 at Shea.
Glavine rejoined the Braves following the ’07 season. He pitched in 13 games with the Atlanta team in 2008 to conclude his career.
