Tom Seaver had established himself as one of MLB’s best pitchers by 1972, which was another All-Star season with 21 wins. It was the third time in his career with 20-plus wins on the year.

After winning the Cy Young Award and a World Series title in 1969, Tom Seaver proved his status as one of the best hurlers in the game the following season. In 1970, Seaver led the league in ERA (2.82 ...

Batters were likely to come up empty against Tom Seaver, who led the NL in strikeouts five times. He painted the strike zone with precision on April 22, 1970, when he fanned 19 San Diego Padres, inclu ...

Known simply as “The Franchise,” Tom Seaver is perhaps the greatest player ever to don a Mets uniform. Signed in 1966, Seaver made his debut with the Mets in 1967 and was named Rookie of the Year. In ...

The Mets were one of five teams that sported pillbox hats during the 1976 season in honor of the National League’s centennial anniversary. Perhaps the hat gave Tom Seaver good luck in that All-Star se ...

Tom Seaver was so good at recording strikeouts, he could write the book on it. In fact, he did. Published in 1984, Seaver’s The Art of the Pitching detailed techniques and mechanics behind throwing a ...

Tom Seaver spent the first 11 years of his MLB career as a Met before a trade mid-season in 1977. He made his return to New York in 1983, first appearing as the starting pitcher on Opening Day. More t ...

Tom Seaver had an outstanding season in 1969, earning the NL Cy Young Award, an All-Star appearance and a World Series title. Seaver used this glove sometime during his successful 12-year stint with t ...

Tom Seaver extended his terrific 1973 regular season into October. The year’s eventual NL Cy Young Award winner punched out 13 batters in Game 1 of the NLCS, setting a franchise record for most Ks in ...

Tom Seaver impressed in his debut 1967 season with a 16-13 record, 2.76 ERA and a team-leading 170 strikeouts. That was good enough for NL Rookie of the Year, making Seaver the first Met to win the aw ...