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Strikeout Specialist Tom Seaver in 1970
Date: ca. 1970
Tom Seaver was well into his prime by 1970, with Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards and a World Series title already in his cabinet. He continued his dominance with an 18-12 record that year, starting the season with 6 straight wins. His seventh victory came on May 15 in a 4-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Phillies on the road. Seaver, who was suffering from a head cold, pitched the second one-hitter of his career. New York Daily News reporter Dick Young humorously noted: “Untouchable Tom Seaver, so sick he struck out only 15.”
Courtesy of MLB; photo by Louis Requena