9/02/020. ‘Miracle Mets’ pitcher Tom Seaver dead at 75. My hero 1969!

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Tom Seaver was my hero from the 1969 "Miracle Mets Championship"!

Tom Terriific, everybody in baseball will miss you. What a star and awesome career!

Seaver at Shea Stadium 1974

George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944 – August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986. A long-time Met, Seaver played a significant role in their victory in the 1969 World Series.

With the Mets, Seaver won the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and won three NL Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher. He is a 12-time All-Star and ranks as the Mets' all-time leader in wins. During a 20-year MLB 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.

In 1992, Seaver was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the highest percentage of votes ever recorded at the time. Along with Mike Piazza, he is one of two players wearing a New York Mets hat on his plaque in the Hall of Fame. Seaver is also a member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. In 2019, the Mets renamed 126th Street in front of Citi Field to Seaver Way. The stadium's address is now 41 Seaver Way, a tribute to the No. 41 that Seaver wore during his career.

Seaver throws the ceremonial first pitch before the final game at Shea Stadium – September 28, 2008

Seaver at the 2011 Hall of Fame induction parade

Broadcasting career

After retiring as a player, Seaver became a television color commentator, working variously for the Mets, the New York Yankees, and with Vin Scully in 1989 for NBC. Seaver replaced Joe Garagiola as NBC's lead baseball color commentator, which led to him calling the 1989 All-Star Game and National League Championship Series. He worked as an analyst for Yankees' telecasts on WPIX from 1989 to 1993 and for Mets telecasts on WPIX from 1999 to 2005, making him one of three sportscasters to be regular announcers for both teams; the others are Fran Healy and Tim McCarver. He also worked as a part-time scout, and as a spring training pitching coach. Seaver's TV experience dates back to his playing career, when he was invited to serve as a World Series analyst for ABC in 1977 and for NBC in 1978, 1980, and 1982. Also while an active player, Seaver called the 1981 National League Division Series between Montreal and Philadelphia and that years's National League Championship Series alongside Dick Enberg for NBC.

MLB debut
April 13, 1967, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 1986, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	311–205
Earned run average	2.86
Strikeouts	3,640
Teams
New York Mets (1967–1977) Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982) New York Mets (1983) Chicago White Sox (1984–1986) Boston Red Sox (1986)
Career highlights and awards
12× All-Star (1967–1973, 1975–1978, 1981) World Series champion (1969) 3× NL Cy Young Award (1969, 1973, 1975) NL Rookie of the Year (1967) 3× NL wins leader (1969, 1975, 1981) 3× NL ERA leader (1970, 1971, 1973) 5× NL strikeout leader (1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976) Pitched a no-hitter on June 16, 1978 New York Mets No. 41 retired New York Mets Hall of Fame Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1992
Vote	98.84% (first ballot)

Tom Terriific, everybody in baseball will miss you. What a star and awesome career!