Tom Glavine Biography

Fast Facts

• Inducted into his high school's hall of fame in 1993
• In 2014, he was inducted into the American Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility
• The Atlanta Braves would retire his jersey number of 47 in August of 2010
• In high school, he was a four-year member of the honor roll and the National Honor Society
• Lettered in both ice hockey and baseball while attending Billerica Memorial High School
• Drafted in the second round of the 1984 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves, the team he would eventually make his major league debut with in August of 1987
• Officially retired on February 11, 2010
• The left-handed pitcher would eventually end up with 2,607 career strike-outs and a 3․54 ERA
• After pitching for the Atlanta Braves for 16 seasons, he would transition to the New York Mets in 2003, before eventually retiring with the Braves five years later
• A stand-out on his high school's ice hockey team, he was drafted by the L․A․ Kings in 1984, but chose to stick with professional baseball instead
• At the time of his retirement, he was the only pitcher in the history of the Major League to appear on the mound in 600 or more games