There are celebrated milestones in baseball for hitters – 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. For pitchers, 300 wins is not only a culmination of great pitching, but also longevity. Every pitcher with 300 wins, with the exception of Roger Clemens, has earned a spot in the Hall of Fame. Only 24 pitchers have ever reached 300-win threshold and with the increase in the use relievers and starting pitchers throwing less innings, this may be the only 24 pitchers in this exclusive club for years to come.

Hall of Famer Steve Carlton, one of the most dominating left-handers in baseball history, reached his 300-win milestone on September 23rd, 1983 when he defeated his former team, the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching eight innings, allowing only two earned runs on seven hits, while striking out 12 in the victory.

Goldin Auctions is proud to offer the very glove worn by Carlton during his historic and milestone victory. This Rawlings HT 76 model glove has been photo matched to Carlton's 300th win by PSA/DNA and has been photo matched to the 1983 season by Sports Investors Authentication. This glove displays outstanding game use with substantial use that can bee seen in the pocket, face and webbing, along with a small area of pine tar on the back of the thumb. The webbing is a basket-style and the glove has the Rawlings “R” logo in red and white below the webbing on the thumb side and Carlton’s number “32” is handwritten in black marker. A red Rawlings tag is sewn on the outside wrist and “32” is handwritten in black marker above the Rawlings tag. The wrist strap has a Velcro connector. This glove comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (1G00113, who have photo matched this glove to Carlton's 300th win on September 23rd, 1983, plus a COA from Steve Carlton signed to "Barry" as part of the Barry Halper Collection from Sotheby's 1999 Auction. In addition there is a LOA from Sports Investors Authentication (200108D1), who have photo matched this glove to Carlton's 1983 season.

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