Tom Seaver
Chronology
| 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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