The Reds traded Seaver back to the Mets prior to the 1983 season. He’s been described as the archetypal pitcher, an example for any young arm to try (in vain, usually) to emulate.At 22, Tom Seaver was a phenom marooned on a franchise that had lost a combined 547 games in its first five years of existence. Nicknamed Tom Terrific and The Franchise, Seaver was a five-time 20-game winner and the 1967 NL Rookie of the Year.
By this point, "Tom Terrific" had established himself as a superstar, with the accolades to prove it -- he was the 1967 National League Rookie of the Year, a three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and a 10-time All-Star.
Nicknamed Tom Terrific and The Franchise, Seaver was a five-time 20-game winner and the 1967 NL Rookie of the Year. Tom Seaver, a Hall of Fame right-hander considered one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, passed away in his sleep at the age of 75 at his home in Calistoga, Calif.
He has not allowed a hit to any of the 47 batters he’s faced this season, spanning 11 2/3 innings.© 2020 ABG-SI LLC. Jul 9, 1969, Attendance: 50709, Time of Game: 2:02.
Seaver became a mentor and close friend of Hume's, as he did with so many others in and around the game. And Seaver would go on to play for the Cincinnati Reds where he got his no-hitter in 1978. He was an All-Star twice ('78, '81) and won 16 games twice ('78, '79). "One of my best friends ever has left us," Hume wrote on Twitter. "Seaver made his Major League debut for the Mets in 1967, and pitched for New York until he was traded to the Reds during the '77 season. He will be missed. During a 20-year MLB career, he compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts, and a 2.86 earned run average. "Seaver joined the White Sox in 1984 as a free-agent compensation move by Chicago. Through his first nine years, he won three Cy Young Awards and made eight All-Star appearances—the only pitcher to accomplish all that by the time he turned 30.Seaver struck out 200 or more batters each season from 1968 to 1976, a streak of nine years that still stands as the longest in league history. In his third contest, he threw a 10-inning complete game with four hits and no earned runs allowed.
"Tom Hume was a rookie right-hander with the Reds when Seaver joined the club. But it was different on Friday, June 16 when the hurler known as "Tom Terrific" faced the St. Louis Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium.
With the Mets, Seaver won the National League (NL)'s Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and won three NL Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher. Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench, who caught Seaver throughout the right-hander's time with the Reds, posted a message on Twitter in honor of his friend and former teammate. “We send our love out to his fans, as we mourn his loss with you.”Seaver pitched for the Mets, Reds, White Sox and Red Sox during his illustrious career. "We are grateful that Tom’s Hall of Fame career included time with the Reds.
Taught me all that I know about pitching, how to be a major leaguer.
One of those 36 starts came on June 16, 1978, against the Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium. New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs (4-0).
"I think the first thing that jumps out at you is what a professional he was," Reds broadcast legend Marty Brennaman said.
"In every sense of the word." He was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 2006.
Pittsburgh went on to sweep Cincinnati in three games and then defeated the Orioles in the World Series.Though the 1979 NLCS would be the last time Seaver would pitch in the postseason, his October exploits were already well known.