1. Tom Seaver signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves while attending the University of Southern California, in 1996 but was voided by Baseball Commissioner William Eckert.
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1. Tom Seaver signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves while attending the University of Southern California, in 1996 but was voided by Baseball Commissioner William Eckert.
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4. In 1969, Tom Seaver was the ace of the Mets pitching staff that included Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan that won 100 games en route to the World Series title over the Baltimore Orioles.
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5. Tom Seaver was a 12-time All-Star selection, three-time Cy Young Award winner and twice was a member of the NL pennant winners.
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7. Tom Seaver ended up with the New York Mets in 1966 when the Atlanta Braves, who made Seaver an offer.
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13. In 1999, Tom Seaver ranked 32nd on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the only player to have spent a majority of his career with the Mets to make the list.
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14. Tom Seaver was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1988, the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2006.
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15. Tom Seaver is one of two players enshrined in the Hall of Fame with a Mets cap on his plaque, along with Mike Piazza.
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16. Three of the five ballots that had omitted Tom Seaver were blank, cast by writers protesting the Hall's decision to make Pete Rose ineligible for consideration.
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19. At the time of his retirement, Tom Seaver was third on the all-time strikeout list, trailing only Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton.
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21. Tom Seaver led the Cincinnati pitching staff in 1979, when the Reds won the Western Division, and again in the strike-shortened 1981 season, when the Reds had the best record in the major leagues.
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23. Tom Seaver won a league-high 25 games and his first National League Cy Young Award.
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26. Tom Seaver spent one season with the Jacksonville Suns of the International League, then joined the New York Mets in 1967.
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27. Tom Seaver won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and he received three NL Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher.
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