| 1944 |
Born November 17 in Fresno, California |
| 1953 |
Begins playing Little League ball |
| 1956 |
Pitches no-hitter at age of 12 |
| 1962 |
Earns baseball scholarship to University of Southern California |
| 1966 |
Drafted by Braves |
| 1966 |
Made free agent before career even begins, picked up by New York Mets |
| 1969 |
Helps Mets to their first World Series Championship in franchise history |
| 1970 |
Strikes out 19 in a win over the San Diego Padres, including ten in a row to end the game |
| 1971 |
Smashes 8th inning homer in June 24th game to win his own game, 2-1 |
| 1971 |
Finishes season with 1.71 ERA, half the league average |
| 1973 |
Leads Mets to their second National League pennant |
| 1975 |
Reaches 200 strikeouts for major league record 8th straight season |
| 1977 |
Traded by Mets to the Reds |
| 1978 |
Throws first no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds on June 10 |
| 1981 |
Stung by the players' strike and would lose in Cy Young balloting by three points |
| 1982 |
Agrees to contract with Mets in a trade that sends him back to New York |
| 1984 |
Stunning New York fans once more, Seaver is picked up by Chicago White Sox |
| 1985 |
Sets major league record by making 15th of his 16 opening day starts |
| 1985 |
Becomes 17th pitcher to win 300 games |
| 1986 |
Makes his major league record 16th opening day start |
| 1987 |
Abandons comeback attempt and announces his retirement |
| 1992 |
Inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame with a record 98.8% of the vote |
| 1999 |
Becomes broadcast booth color man for New York Mets and also serves as part-time coach for the team |
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