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Tom Seaver Nearly Perfect Game: Ticket
Going into the 9th, Mets fans held their breath for Tom Seaver, who was working on a perfect game against their NL East rivals, the Chicago Cubs. Seaver was two outs away when Jim Qualls’s clean singl ...
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Tom Seaver NL Centennial Pillbox Hat
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 ...
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Tom Seaver Pitches on Old Timers Day
Tom Seaver participated in a Mets tradition, Old Timers Day, which featured former players for exhibition games at Shea Stadium.
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Tom Seaver Publishes “The Art of Pitching” ...
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 ...
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Tom Seaver Returns on Old Timers Day
He’s still got it. Tom Seaver returned to Shea Stadium for Old Timers Day, taking a familiar position on the pitching rubber.
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Tom Seaver Returns to Mets in 1983
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 ...
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Tom Seaver Signed Glove
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 ...
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Tom Seaver Steps into a Pitch
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 ...
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Tom Seaver Takes Call on Old Timers Day
Tom Seaver took a call on the dugout phone during an Old Timers Day at Shea Stadium. He had certainly had done that before.
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Tom Seaver Throwback Bobblehead
When the Mets began issuing throwback bobbleheads for fan giveaways in 2000, it was obvious who they would pick first: legendary pitcher Tom Seaver. The Hall of Famer helped turn around the team’s for ...