Troy Glaus (2007) - Hall of Fame

Troy Glaus

Induction:
2007

Glaus was a power hitting shortstop/third baseman on the UCLA Baseball team for three seasons (1995-97). In 1997, Glaus set Pac-10 records in home runs with 34 (eclipsing Mark McGuire’s record of 32) and total bases (227) and also tied for the conference lead with 91 RBI while leading the Bruins to their first College World Series appearance since 1969. That same year, Glaus batted .409, set UCLA records with 100 runs and 108 hits while reaching base in all 67 games he played. He became the third player in college history to hit 30 homers and steal 10 bases and was honored as both Pac-10 Player of the Year and first-team All-America. As a Bruin, Glaus was twice named All Pac-10 and remains second all-time on UCLA’s career lists in homers (62) and runs (211) as well as Top-10 in virtually every other offensive category - all in three years (179 games). During his sophomore season, Glaus was selected to the 1996 US Olympic team and helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal by hitting .342 with 15 home runs and 34 RBI during preliminary games and 4 HR’s during the Olympics. After his junior year, Glaus was the third overall selection of the 1997 Major League draft. In 2000, he became the first Angel in club history to post 100 runs scored, 100 RBI and 100 walks in season while he led the American League in home runs with 47. He was also named to the all-star team and received the silver slugger award. In 2002, Glaus was named World Series MVP as he led Anaheim to its first World Series title. During his nine year Major League career with Anaheim, Arizona and Toronto, Glaus has hit 257 home runs with 716 RBI’s. Glaus has hit more than 30 HR’s on five occasions and has surpassed 100 RBI’s four times.