Born November 17, 1944, in Fresno, California, was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Tom Seaver. Tom Terrific played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball with starts for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986. Seaver won the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Year Award in 1967 and three NL Cy Young Awards during his career. He compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts, and a 2.86 earned run average, and he threw a no-hitter in 1978.
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Tom Seaver Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher
Born November 17, 1944, in Fresno, California, was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher, Tom Seaver.
Tom Terrific, played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball with starts for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986. Seaver won the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and won three NL Cy Young Awards during his career.
He compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts, and a 2.86 earned run average, and he threw a no-hitter in 1978.
Tom Terrific, played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball with starts for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986. Seaver won the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and won three NL Cy Young Awards during his career.
He compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts, and a 2.86 earned run average, and he threw a no-hitter in 1978.
Tom Seaver Becomes a New York Met
Check out how strong Tom Seaver’s performance was during his rookie year to earn the nod as NL Rookie of the Year, the first for a Met. — www.metsheritage.com
Tom Seaver Becomes First Met Rookie of the Year in Mets History eventually but on April 3, 1966, the New York Mets first gained the right to sign him, by drawing straws with other clubs wanting his services. Seaver would eventually wear Number 41.
This Day in Baseball June 16 - Seaver No - Hitter
June 16, 1978 - Tom Seaver pitches the only no-hitter of his brilliant career. Seaver strikes out three and walks three as the Cincinnati Reds defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 - 0, at Riverfront Stadium. Seaver had barely missed pitching no-hitters on three previous occasions, losing the bid each time in the 9th inning.
June 16 in Cardinals History
HistoryofCards.com has some pretty cool events from June 16 to celebrate:
1978 - Reds’ right-hander Tom Seaver no-hits the Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium,
2001– Albert Pujols got his first and possibly his only sacrifice bunt of his career.
1978 - Reds’ right-hander Tom Seaver no-hits the Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium,
2001– Albert Pujols got his first and possibly his only sacrifice bunt of his career.
This Day In Baseball May 15
This Day In Baseball This Day In Baseball May 15 May Recapping events that took place in the baseball world on May 15 — thisdayinbaseball.com
The This Day In Baseball crew strikes gold with the top events in baseball history from May 15 with baseball's first enclosed ballpark used, one of the smallest players in the game beats out a bunt to give victory, and more. They have dozens of events pertaining to the day in the MLB with players like Tom Seaver, Willie Keeler, Dummy Taylor, Hooks Wiltse, Walter Johnson, Bobo Newsom, Ted Williams, Sal Maglie, and more involved.
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