Tom Seaver was born November 17, 1944, in Fresno, California. He began his 20 year career with the Mets in 1967. That year, Seaver won the National League Rookie of the Year by winning 16 games, pitching 251 innings, striking out 170 batters, and posting a 2.76 ERA. This was just the start of a legacy for Tom.

This is a great season for today’s standards, but even better for 1967’s standards. After 1967, Tom would go on to win 295 more wins and pave his route to the Hall of Fame.