Fred's Ramblings

Longtime big leaguer and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver passed away Monday, August 31, his family confirmed to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was 75. Seaver’s family says he “passed peacefully in his sleep of complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19.”

Seaver pitched for 20 seasons in the big leagues from 1967-86 and was, quite simply, one of the greatest pitchers to ever live. He retired with a 311-205 record and a 2.86 ERA. Seaver broke in with the Mets (1967-77) and also played for the Reds (1977-82), Mets again (1983), White Sox (1984-86), and Red Sox (1986). He was named the NL Rookie of the Year after throwing 251 innings with a 2.76 ERA in 1967. He won three Cy Young awards (1969. 1973, 1975) and was selected to 12 All-Star Games. Seaver also finished second in the Cy Young voting in 1971 and 1981, and third in 1977. He was voted into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 1992. He was a member of the “Miracle Mets” of 1969…rest in peace Tom Seaver.