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Sad news about Tom Seaver being diagnosed with Dementia. Godspeed to him and his family. #TomSeaver #TomTerrific #TheFranchise #NewYorkMets #LGM #CincinnatiReds #ChicagoWhiteSox #BostonRedSox #HallofFamer #BaseballHistory #HistoriaDelBeisbol #Baseball #Beisbol #BaseballSisco https://www.instagram.com/baseballsisco/p/BuxpJvigvlb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fhcxxxqfqjms
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A āTerrificā Rookie Season
This year is a special anniversary for Tom Seaver. Fifty years ago, he won the 1967 Rookie of The Year Award, the first national honor in the Metsā brief history. If not for a lucky lottery draw, he might never have made it to the mound at Shea Stadium.
The Braves had signed Tom in January, 1966. However, the contract was voided by then Commissioner William Eckert because the signing came after the start of Seaverās college season at the University of Southern California. Three teams entered a drawing for Tomās services (Philadelphia and Cleveland were the other two) and the Mets were fortunate enough to win the bid.
After one year at Triple-A Jacksonville of the International League, Tom joined manager Gil Hodgesā club for the ā67 season and posted a 16ā13 record with a 2.76 ERA en route to the aforementioned Rookie of the Year Award. Of course, more awards were to follow.
Three Cy Young Awards, 311 wins, Hall of Fame honors and the nickname āThe Franchiseā.
āLooking back, itās almost crazy to see how things turned out,ā said Seaver. āFirst the Dodgers drafted me and I went back to USC. Then I thought for a while I was going to be a Brave and then came the lottery.
āComing to New York was just a blessingā Seaver added. āI was so fortunate to play for Gil Hodges. He was just a great man and it was an honor to be on his team.ā
It didnāt take long for Tom Terrific to earn his first win of his rookie season. After a no-decision in his major league debut versus Pittsburgh on April 13, Seaver twirled 7.1 innings of one-run ball seven days later on April 20 vs. the Cubs for his first career win. Five days later, he worked 10.0 innings in his first complete-game win at Wrigley Field and allowed one unearned run while striking out five.
āHonestly, I didnāt have very high expectations that first year,ā Tom recalled.ā I thought I might be sent down at any time. New York was an entirely different experience for me. It really did take a lot of adjustments for myself and my wife Nancy.ā
Tom and his wife settled in a small apartment in Bayside, NY. His salary was $7,000.
He was named a National League All-Star during his rookie season and entered the midsummer classic in the 15th inning after the National League scored the go-ahead run in the top of the frame. Seaver induced a fly ball out off the bat of Tony Conigliaro, walked Carl Yastrzemski, induced another fly out off the bat of Bill Freehan and then struck out Ken Barry to end the game.
Seaver never again would pitch another game in the minors. The Seavers grew to love New York and New York loved the Seavers.
The Hall of Famer led the 1969 Mets to the clubās first World Championship and took them back to the World Series once again in 1973. Of Seaverās 311 career victories over his 20-year career, 198 of them came as a Met.
āSigning with the Mets proved to be my quickest way to the majors,ā he said. āIf I had gone with any of the other teams I might have spent three or four years in the minors. It was luck. The Mets were a young expansion team and I was able to get there right away.
āThe Mets of the late 1960s were the perfect club for a pitcher like myself,ā Tom added. āWe were built on defense with a super catcher like Jerry Grote, Buddy Harrelson to anchor the infield at shortstop and Cleon Jones and Tommie Agee in the outfield. If I could have written this story myself, it couldnāt have turned out any better.ā
It was quite a story though.
On This Day in Baseball History February 24, 1966: After selecting University of Southern California standout pitcher Tom Seaver in the January 1966 draft, the Atlanta Braves signed Seaver to a $40,000 contract to start his professional career with the Richmond Braves. Ok folks, this isnāt a āWhat ifā scenario. We all know that Seaver came up with the New York Mets and won the 1967 National League Rookie of the Year. But the Braves did indeed draft and sign Seaver. So what happened? Read on. Then MLB Commissioner William Eckert deemed that the Bravesā contract with Seaver was void since it violated the rules in place for the signing of amateur players. To make matters worse, since the college season was underway Seaverās signing with a professional team made him ineligible to play college ball. This messy situation was resolved in the following manner. Commissioner Eckert ruled that there would be a special lottery for Seaver which would include any team (except the Braves) who would be willing to match the offer made to Seaver by the Braves. The Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies all through their names into the mix and the winning team of the lottery were the Mets. We all know how Seaver and the Mets turned out. But just imagine how different things could have been with lets say Seaver pitching in Atlanta alongside future fellow Hall of Famer Phil Niekro or in Philadelphia alongside Steve Carlton. Or how would have the Miracle Mets would have looked without Seaver. Would there even been a Miracle Mets team of 1969? Weāll never know the answer to those questions. #TomSeaver #TomTerrific #AtlantaBraves #NewYorkMets #PhiladelphiaPhillies #ClevelandIndians #UniversityofSouthernCalifornia #USC #OnThisDayinBaseballHistory #ThisDayinBaseballHistory #BaseballHistory #HistoriaDelBeisbol #Baseball #Beisbol #BaseballSiscoļ»æ
The 1970 Topps baseball card set is considered one of the more iconic issues from the late 1960s/early 1970s period. With 714 total cards issued, the 1970 set featured Hall of Famers like Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente alongside rising young stars like Johnny Bench, Tom Seaver, and Nolan Ryan. While not as
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The 1990 Topps baseball card set marked the 40th anniversary of Topps as a trading card company. To commemorate the milestone, Topps included a special 22-card insert set titled "40 Years of Baseball" that highlighted some of the most iconic players, moments, and cards over the previous four decades of the company's history. While not
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So excited to have received these gorgeous #TomSeaver cards in the mail from the awesome @tripleplaydesign yesterday, I had to bring them to @CitiField today to show them off properly. Gorgeous work, Eric ā thank you! @Mets #TheFranchise #TomTerrific @MLB #baseball #baseballcards ā¾ļø š š© š š§” (at Citi Field) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiinrEzPoe1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
With just 21 games and three home stands left, Iām bringing some new mojo to @CitiField tonight for the @Mets playoff and division title push. This is the first time Iām wearing the #FranciscoLindor jersey and, yes, itās last yearās version (I wanted to invoke #TomSeaverās spirit). The @NewBalance Lindors in Mets colors arrived a couple of days ago. The two sayings on the shoes are good mantras for this stretch run: #StayPositive, #BeConsistent. #LGM #LFGM #Flushing #Queens #NYC @MLB @lindor12bc #baseball ā¾ļø š š© š š§” (at Rockaway, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiamPrypH8D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Today the @Dodgers honor the great #GilHodges by retiring his number 14 (finally). So to celebrate the newly minted @BaseballHall of Famer and todayās festivities at #DodgerStadium, Iāll be wearing a t-shirt commemorating his #Brooklyn bowling alley and a 1969 #TomSeaver @Mets away jersey ā the team Gil managed to the #WorldSeries championship. #LGM #LFGM #LosAngeles @MLB #baseball #JCsWestCoastSwing ā¾ļø š š© š š§”1ļøā£4ļøā£ (at Dodger Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeZPKrQvWIs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
