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Tom Seaver
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1992
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 1988
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 4 of 1234 players

George Thomas Seaver
Born: November 17, 1944 at Fresno, Cal.
Died: August 31, 2020 at Calistoga, Cal. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.01 Weight: 210

Tom Seaver has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 302 times, most recently on March 7, 2024.

Non-playing roles with Mets

Broadcaster: Television 1999 - 2005

First Mets game: April 13, 1967
Last Mets game: October 1, 1983

Winner of National League Rookie of the Year award, 1967. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Cy Young award, 1969, 1973, 1975. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Player of the Week award, June 3, 1973, June 15, 1975, September 7, 1975, April 17, 1977. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Pitcher of the Month award, June 1975, April 1977. (New York Mets)

Scrapbook Articles

	Tom Seaver Has Good Pro Start After Controversy and Confusion Fairbanks Daily News Miner, May 16, 1966 Following up on Tom Seaver, a former pitcher for the Alaska Goldpanners, now pitching for the Mets farm club in Jacksonville.
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	Tom Seaver Is the Miracle Met: Pick Pitcher NL 'Rookie' Newsday, November 21, 1967 The Mets get their first major postseason award, as Tom Seaver is named Rookie of the Year for 1967.
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	Seaver, Perfect 8⅓, One-Hits Cubs, 4-0 New York Daily News, July 10, 1969 News account of Tom Seaver's "imperfect game" against the Cubs at Shea Stadium on July 9, 1969.
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	Tom Seaver, by Bruce Stark New York Daily News, September 17, 1969 One in a series of portraits of the 1969 Mets by cartoonist Bruce Stark for the Daily News.
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	New York: Furs For Men Bags Another Sports Star Newsday, November 4, 1969 This is an icky story.
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	Fergy Curves to Cy Award New York Daily News, November 4, 1971 Losing the 1971 Cy Young award to Ferguson Jenkins always stuck in Tom Seaver's craw. He even named a cat after Jenkins.
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	'You Gotta Believe... Gotta Believe!' A Whisper in July, War Cry in Stretch New York Daily News, October 2, 1973 The Mets enjoy a raucous celebration after winning the National League East in Chicago. Plus a cartoon from Bruce Stark.
Tags: Yogi Berra, Jerry Grote, Willie Mays, Tug McGraw, Tom Seaver.

	Cy Award Surprises Seaver New York Daily News, October 31, 1973 Unlike 1971, when Tom Seaver expected a Cy Young award that he didn't win, in 1973 he's pleasantly surprised by some good news. He thought that his 19 wins wouldn't be enough.
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	Seaver Tops Jones for 3rd Cy Young Newsday, November 12, 1975 Tom Seaver has won his third Cy Young award, finishing ahead of San Diego's Randy Jones. Jones would win the award the following year, in 1976, with Seaver's teammate Jerry Koosman finishing second.
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Says Grant: Seaver Is Forcing Me To Trade Him
New York Daily News, May 8, 1977
Daily News columnist Dick Young firmly sided with the team in its dispute with Tom Seaver in 1977, and played a big part in Seaver's decision to ask to be traded. We see one of his anti-Seaver columns here, plus a typically bizarre Basement Bertha cartoon by Bill Gallo and an article about manager Joe Frazier's many attempts to find a productive lineup.

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	Joe Knows the Score; Nobody Wants Seaver New York Daily News, June 1, 1977 As Joe Torre is hired as Mets manager, Daily News columnist Dick Young continues his vendetta that would eventually lead Tom Seaver to be traded to Cincinnati.
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	Reds Make Big Pitch, Give Four For Seaver Cincinnati Enquirer, June 16, 1977 It was a bad day for the Mets, but a good day for the Reds. The trade for Tom Seaver made the front page of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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	Seaver to Reds and King to Padres New York Daily News, June 16, 1977 On a brutal day in Mets history, Tom Seaver is dealt to the Reds for four players. In addition, Dave Kingman is sent to the Padres and Mike Phillips is traded to the Cardinals. (Bobby Valentine is one of the players that the Mets received from San Diego in exchange for Kingman.)
Tags: Dave Kingman, Tom Seaver.

	Fans Uptight Over Seaver... but for How Long? New York Daily News, June 16, 1977 Dick Young has finally run Tom Seaver out of town. The fans are upset, but he figures we'll get over it soon.
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	The Mets Trade Seaver to Cincinnati, Deal Kingman to San Diego Newsday, June 16, 1977 Newsday's coverage of the 1977 trades that shook up the Mets.
Tags: Dave Kingman, Tom Seaver.

	Good Friend Gone, As Well as Pitcher Newsday, June 16, 1977 Tom Seaver has been traded, and his long-time teammates share their reflections.
Tags: Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Jerry Koosman, Ed Kranepool, Tom Seaver.

	Seaver's Status No Cause for Alarm Newsday, January 18, 1984 The Mets have left Tom Seaver unprotected from the re-entry draft compensation pool. They figure that the White Sox need an infielder more than a starting pitcher. Newsday's Marty Noble says it's unlikely that Seaver will be lost in the draft. He was wrong.
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	Tom-foolery lets Chisox nab Seaver New York Daily News, January 21, 1984 Tom Seaver's reunion with the Mets would prove to be short-lived, as a strategic blunder allows him to be plucked away by the Chicago White Sox.
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	Frankly, Met fans, Cashen blew it New York Daily News, January 21, 1984 The Daily News' Jack Lang puts the blame for the loss of Tom Seaver to the White Sox directly on Frank Cashen's shoulders.
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	More Than The Franchise Newsday, November 14, 1985 After his incredible 1985 season, and his Cy Young award, it seemed time to proclaim that Dwight Gooden would be better than Tom Seaver. Joe McIlvaine is given credit for discovering the young pitcher.
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	For Ex-Mets, End is a Cruel Choke New York Daily News, September 29, 2008 Stars from the Mets' past gathered for the last game at Shea Stadium, but saw a disillusioning finish to what had been a promising season.
Tags: Dwight Gooden, Mike Piazza, Tom Seaver.

	Seaver Was NYC's Own New York Daily News, September 3, 2020 If you don't know who Tom Seaver was, you're on the wrong website. This is his obituary.
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