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The Promise of a New Season: 1967 Mets
The 1967 Mets lined up during spring training for a posed team photograph. Although New York went 61-101 that season, some young players started to show promise. Tom Seaver, who was named NL Rookie of the Year, led the pitching staff with a 16-13 record.
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The Yearbook Committee: Mets Yearbooks
The Mets have amassed quite the history over the last half-century or so and the team’s annual yearbook captures the breadth and depth of it. Yearbook covers in particular are reminders of our hopes and dreams from season to season, whether it’s Tom Seaver’s head floating above Shea Stadium (1969), Joe Torre cooking up some […]
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Ticket From Seaver’s Return to the Mets
Fans looked forward to Opening Day 1983 as a beloved pitcher was set to start the game. Tom Seaver suited up in a Mets uniform once again, the first time since a mid-season trade in 1977 sent him to the Cincinnati Reds. He recorded 5 strikeouts and allowed just 3 hits in 6 innings of […]
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Ticket From Tom Seaver’s Almost No-Hitter
Tom Seaver was two outs away from pitching the first no-hitter in Mets history when Chicago Cub Jim Qualls broke up the bid with a single in the 9th inning. Still, Seaver recorded a terrific outing: 11 strikeouts, no walks, 1 hit and a 4-0 Mets win at home.
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Tom & Nancy Greet Fans on Tom Seaver Day
Tom and Nancy Seaver took a spin around Shea Stadium during Tom Seaver Day, as part of the festivities to retire the pitcher’s no. 41.
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Tom Seaver 1969 Topps Baseball Card
Generally regarded as the greatest player ever to don a Mets uniform, Tom Seaver earned three Cy Young Awards with the team and won two games in the 1969 postseason.
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Tom Seaver 1971 Topps Baseball Card
Tom Seaver was well into his prime by 1971. That season, he was a 20-game winner, an All-Star and runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award. He also led the league in strikeouts (289) and MLB in ERA (1.76).
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Tom Seaver Autographed Baseball
Tom Seaver was known for winning, and he did so consistently in New York. He recorded four 20-plus-win seasons as a Met, including 25 in 1969, still a single-season franchise record.
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Tom Seaver Autographed Baseball Bat
Though he was better known for his skills on the hill, Tom Seaver could make plate appearances count. As a rookie on May 17, 1967, Seaver had a productive day in the box with a single, a pair of RBI doubles, a walk and a stolen base. He struck out 6 in the complete-game effort, […]
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Tom Seaver Celebrates Number Retirement
Tom Seaver joined Casey Stengel and Gil Hodges by having his number retired by the Mets. The three were key team leaders during the franchise’s first decade.