Tom Seaver

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American professional baseball player known as "Tom Terrific" with the New York Mets who led them from ninth place in 1968 to first place in 1969. He was awarded the Cy Young Award for the first time that year, 10/29/1969 and then again on 10/30/1973. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on 6/15/1977. He became the 17th pitcher in history to win 300 games. His credits include being a three-time Cy Young award winner (1969, 1973, 1975); 311 wins; 3,640 strikeouts, and a 2.86 ERA over 20 years. Seaver remained the New York Mets' top star through 1977, when a contract dispute led to his trading to the Cincinnati Reds. Disabled with tendonitis, 1980 marked the worst season of his career. However, in 1981, he was named National Comeback Player. He had another bad year in 1982 and then was traded back to the Mets on 12/16/1982. Seaver returned to the Mets in 1983, then went off to the Chicago White Sox, and the Boston Red Sox in 1986. He and his wife, Nancy, have two daughters, Sarah, and Anne. They had married 06/09/1966, the same year that his career got its start in the minors. Link to Wikipedia biography