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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.
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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
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
Joe Morgan, considered one of the greatest 2nd baseman of all time, played for one of the greatest teams of all time, the Cincinnati Reds, during their powerhouse "Big Red Machine" years in the 1970's.
Career Highlights:
He was a 10-time All-Star
He won 5 straight Gold Gloves at 2nd base (from 1973 thru 1977)
He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award twice (in 1975 and 1976)
He won the Silver Slugger award (in 1982)
He was among the top 10 leaders in stolen bases during 5 seasons
He was a two-time World Series Champion with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976
And he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990
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