Remembering Mets History: (2007) Tom Glavine Wins 300th Career Game
There was plenty of hype & excitement as Mets pitcher Tom Glavine was going for his 300th career win.
Just a few nights earlier in Milwaukee Glavine had left the mound with a 2-1 lead, but the Mets bullpen blew the lead & lost the game in extra innings.
Tom Glavine Trivia: Glavine had spent 1987-2002 with the Braves usually an archrival of the Mets. In that time, he was a five time twenty-game winner collecting 242 wins.
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In the 2006 post season in his first two starts, he was 2-0 not allowing an earned run in the first 13 innings before giving uo three runs in the Game #5 NLCS loss to St. Louis.
The 41-year-old Glavine entered the game at 9-6 with a 4.38 ERA, having won four of his last five games.
In the top of the 1st, Tom Glavine retired the side in order.
In the top of the 9th, Delgado added an RBI sac fly giving him a multi-four RBI game along with two hits & a walk.
Tom Glavine went 6.1 innings allowing two runs on six hits with one strike out & a walk. He earned his tenth win of the year (10-6) reaching double figures for his fourth straight Mets season.
In the top of the 1st, Tom Glavine retired the side in order.In the top of the 2nd, Lastings Milledge reached on a two out walk & then stole second base. Tom Glavine helped out his own cause delivering an RBI base hit scoring Millidge with the Mets first run.
Tom Glavine Hitting Trivia: In his career Tom Glavine hit .186, he drove in a run in each of his 22 seasons with a career 90 RBIs. In 2007 he drove in four runs.
In the bottom of the 3rd, the Cubs collected a pair of two out hits, but Alfonso Soriano was thrown at third base by Lastings Milledge to end the inning.
In the top of the 5th Luis Castillo collected one of his four hits on the night with a base hit. Carlos Delgado then doubled to right field making it 2-0. Carlos' friend, Shawn Green followed with a two out double off the Ivy, making it a 3-0 Mets lead for Glavine.
In the top of the 6th, Lastings Milledge who had a multi-three hit game, doubled & was brought home by Jose Reyes base hit.
In the top of the 6th, Lastings Milledge who had a multi-three hit game, doubled & was brought home by Jose Reyes base hit.Reyes would advance to second on Luis Castillo's third hit of the game. Reyes then stole his 53rd base of the season, swiping third base.
Reyes scored when Carlos Delgado grounded to second base giving the Mets & Tom Glavine a 5-0 lead.
In the bottom of the 6th, the Cubs Derek Lee & Aramis Ramirez both doubled scoring the Cubs first run.
In the bottom of the 7th, Glavine got Mark DeRosa to ground out & then Angel Pagan doubled to left. Mets manager Willie Randolph came out & removed Glavine on his historic night.
In the bottom of the 6th, the Cubs Derek Lee & Aramis Ramirez both doubled scoring the Cubs first run.
In the bottom of the 7th, Glavine got Mark DeRosa to ground out & then Angel Pagan doubled to left. Mets manager Willie Randolph came out & removed Glavine on his historic night.Glavine exited Wrigley Field to standing ovation as his wife & family cheered along with them by the dugout.
Pedro Feliciano got an out but then gave up an RBI double to Mike Fontenot charged to Glavine.
In the top of the 8th, the runs as Luis Castillo collected his fourth hit of the game & David Wright singled. Carlos Delgado then hit his 27th double of the year bringing in the Mets sixth run. Paul Loduca also doubled scoring David Wright giving the Mets a 7-3 lead.
Pedro Feliciano got an out but then gave up an RBI double to Mike Fontenot charged to Glavine.
In the top of the 8th, the runs as Luis Castillo collected his fourth hit of the game & David Wright singled. Carlos Delgado then hit his 27th double of the year bringing in the Mets sixth run. Paul Loduca also doubled scoring David Wright giving the Mets a 7-3 lead.
In the top of the 9th, Delgado added an RBI sac fly giving him a multi-four RBI game along with two hits & a walk.As mentioned, Luis Castillo had a four-hit game. Lastings Milledge collected three hits with a walk getting his average to .305. Jose Reyes went 3-6 on the night, with an RBI, two runs scored & his league leading 11th triple.
The Mets manager, Willie Randolph used five other Met pitchers after Glavine's exit, as Billy Wagner closed out the 8-3 victory.
Tom Glavine went 6.1 innings allowing two runs on six hits with one strike out & a walk. He earned his tenth win of the year (10-6) reaching double figures for his fourth straight Mets season.
300th Win
: Tom Glavine became the 23rd pitcher in MLB history to win 300 games.
: Tom Glavine became the 23rd pitcher in MLB history to win 300 games. Quotes-Tom Glavine: "As a player and a person, you want people to respect you and respect what you're about. The response tonight was overwhelming. That's something you never expect to hear on the road."
In 2007 Glavine went 13-8 with a 4.45 ERA with 89 Ks & 64 walks in 200 innings pitched. It was his last season in New York, as he ended his career back in Atlanta the next season.