Tom Seaver – Part 1

Tom Seaver

Hi everyone! Episode sixteen of the Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. I am proud to bring you Part 1 of a two-part biography on one of the ten best pitchers of all time…Tom Seaver! Known by the colorful and accurate nicknames “The Franchise” and “Tom Terrific”, Tom Seaver won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1967 and was a huge part of bringing the New York Mets their first world championship in 1969. This fantastic pitcher was a 12-time All-Star, won 3 NL Cy Young Awards, and is the Mets’ all-time leader in wins.

Career Highlights:

• He was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1967
• He was a 12-time All-Star  
• He won 3 NL Cy Young Awards (in 1969, 1973, and 1975)
• He was a World Series Champion with the New York Mets in 1969
• He threw a no-hitter in 1978
• He had 16 Opening-Day starts over his 22 year career
• He has the record for striking out the most hitters in a row (with 10)
• He was the NL leader in strikeouts 5 times (in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1976)
• He led the NL in Earned Run Avg 3 times (in 1970, 1971, and 1973)
• He won 20 or more games in a season 5 times (1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, and 1977)
• He holds the record for consecutive 200-strikeout seasons with nine (1968–1976)
• He is one of only two players to reach 300 wins, 3,000 strikeouts, with an earned run average under 3.00
• And he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 with the highest percentage of votes (98.84%) up to that time

List of sources:

1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
3. Wikipedia
4. baseballhall.org