Photos: Tom Seaver through the years, 1944-2020
A look back at the life and career of baseball pitching great Tom Seaver, in photos.
Tom Seaver, 1967
In this April 20, 1967, file photo, New York Mets' Tom Seaver pitches against the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game at Shea Stadium in New York.Â
Tom Seaver, 1968
In this March 1968 file photo, New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver poses for a photo, location not known.
The 1969 New York Mets
The Met baseball team poses in 1969. The players are, in the front row, from left to right, trainer Gus Mauch, coach Joe Pignatano, coach Rube Walker, coach Yogi Berra, coach Eddie Yost, assistant trainer Joe Deer. Second Row, Tug McGraw, Gary Gentry, Al Weis, Cleon Jones, manager Gil Hodges, Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Ed Charles, Rod Gaspar, Duffy Dyer. Third row, Jim McAndrew, Tommie Agee, Cal Koonce, Ken Boswell, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Ron Swoboda, Wayne Garrett, Bobby Pfell, traveling secretary Lou Niss. Back row, equipment manager Nick Torman, J.C. Martin, Ron Taylor, Ed Kranepool, Don Cardwell, Donn Clendenon, Nolan Ryan, Art Shamsky, DiLauro, clubhouse attendant Roy Neuer.
Tom Seaver, 1969
Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, left, visits the New York Mets spring training camp at St. Petersburg, Fla. on Feb. 23, 1969 to meet with Mets' general manager John Murphy, and pitcher Tom Seaver, at right. Seaver has not signed his contract because of the pension fund dispute.
Tom Seaver, 1969: Nearly perfect
New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver talks to reporters in the locker room after a one-hitter game against the Chicago Cubs in New York City, July 9, 1969. The Mets won, 4-0. The perfect game ended in the 9th inning.
Tom Seaver, 1969
New York Mets' Tom "Swift" Seaver poses over his headline - making Daily News at his home in Astoria, Queens, September 10, 1969.
Tom Seaver, 1969: 25th victory of the season
In this Sept. 27, 1969, file photo, New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver holds up a No. 25 Mets uniform after winning his 25th victory of the year, against the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia.
Tom Seaver, 1969: World Series
New York Mets starting pitcher Tom Seaver winds up for a pitch in the opening inning of game one of the World Series with the Baltimore Orioles, October 11, 1969, in Baltimore.
Tom Seaver, 1969
Seven members of the World Champion Baseball team of the New York Mets make their stage debut at Caesars Palace to a sellout crowd at night, Nov. 7, 1969 in Las Vegas. Here they are signing "The Impossible Dream." L. to R: Art Shamsky, Tommy Agee, Tom Seaver, Donn Clendenon, Ed. Kranepool, Jerry Koosman and Cleon Jones.
Tom Seaver, 1970
New York Mets pitching ace Tom Seaver has his new contract in hand as he waves his hat from the team office at New York's Shea Stadium, February 13, 1970. With him stands Mets general manager Bob Scheffing.
Tom Seaver, 1972
New York Mets manager Yogi Berra goes through the emotional paces but still comes up smiling as he guides his team through their last day of practice before the season opener against Pittsburgh at New York's Shea Stadium, April 15, 1972. Berra was named to replace Gil Hodges, who died suddenly in Florida the day after the 13-day player strike began. At right is Tom Seaver. Man at left is unidentified. (AP Photo)
Tom Seaver, 1973
Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves home run expert whose 713 career home runs is only one shy of during Babe Ruth's all-time record, keeps hold of the hand of New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver in Oakland on Saturday, Oct. 13, 1973. Aaron is on hand for Mets-A's first game of World Series.
Tom Seaver, 1973: World Series
New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver winds up during first inning of game three of the World Series against the Oakland Athletics at Shea Stadium in New York City on Oct. 16, 1973.
Tom Seaver, 1974: Cy Young award
New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver holds his Cy Young Award at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadows on May 23, 1974. Presenting the Most Valuable Pitcher award is Joseph Durso, chairman of the New York Baseball Writers Association. Seaver had a 19-10 record in the 1973 season.
Tom Seaver, 1976: Cy Young winner, again
New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver receives his third Cy Young Award from Jack Lang, secretary-treasurer of the Baseball Writers Association, in New York City on May 7, 1976.
Tom Seaver, 1977
New York Mets have player Joe Torre, center, as the new manager, replacing Joe Frazier. Dave Kingman, left, joins pitcher Tom Seaver, at right, as they congratulate Torre at the clubhouse after the announcement was made May 31, 1977 in New York. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)
Tom Seaver, 1977: Traded to Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds' ace pitcher Tom Seaver is seen in the dugout, June 1977
Tom Seaver, 1977
Cincinnati Reds' pitcher Tom Seaver poses for pop artist Andy Warhol during a photo session in Warhol's New York studio, July 20, 1977. Seaver, recently traded to the Reds from the New York Mets, was in town to play in Tuesday night's All-Star Game. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez)
Tom Seaver, 1980
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Pete Rose shakes hands with Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Seaver during the Phillies workout at Philadelphia, Oct. 13, 1980. (AP Photo/Brian Horton)
Tom Seaver, 1983: Returns to NY Mets
New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver is shown in action against the Philadelphia Phillies at Shea Stadium in Queens, April 5, 1983, New York. It was the season opener. The Mets won 2-0. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Tom Seaver, 1984
Darryl Strawberry of the New York Mets shows his Rookie of the Year plaque to veterans Willie Mays, left, and Tom Seaver at New York's Sheraton Centre Hotel, Sunday night, Jan. 29, 1984. Strawberry was voted the honor by the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Tom Seaver, 1985: 300th win
In this Aug. 4, 1985, file photo, Chicago White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver reacts as a fly ball hit by New York Yankees' Don Baylor is caught, ending the game and giving Seaver his 300th win, in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Forrest Anderson, File)
Tom Seaver, 1985: 300th win
Chicago White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver jumps for joy as catcher Carlton Fisk runs out to congratulate him after Seaver won his 300th game in New York, Aug. 5, 1985. The White Sox beat the New York Yankees, 4-1. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine)
Tom Seaver, 1990
As Vice President Quayle looks on, left, baseball great Tom Seaver shows his pitching form during a ceremony in Washington Thursday, Dec. 6, 1990 where the vice presidential was honored with enshrinement into the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum’s Hall-of-Excellence. Quayle became the third inductee into the Williamsport, Pa. hall, after Seaver and former basketball star, Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J. (AP Photo/Bob Strong)
Tom Seaver, 1998: "Miracle Mets" reunion
In this Dec 10, 1998, file photo, six members of the 1969 World Series-champion New York "Miracle Mets," from left, first baseman Ed Kranepool, outfielder Tommy Agee, shortstop Bud Harrelson, third baseman Ed Charles, pitcher Tom Seaver and outfielder Art Shamsky pile up their hands as they show off their World Series rings at a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Tom Seaver, 1999
Tom Seaver, right, the New York Mets television broadcaster and pitching instructor, talks with manager Bobby Valentine at spring training Thursday, March 4, 1999 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Tom Seaver, 2006: Reds Hall of Fame
Former Cincinnati Reds players Tom Browning, Lee May and Tom Seaver, from left, stand next to their plaques during a ceremony inducting them into the Reds Hall of Fame before the baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Cincinnati Sunday, July 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
Tom Seaver, 2007
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, a 311 game-winner, right, plants a kiss on New York Mets pitcher Tom Glavine, who reached the 300 mark last week, plants a kiss on Glavine during a news conference before their baseball game against the Florida Marlins at Shea Stadium in New York, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Tom Seaver, 2008: Final game at Shea Stadium
Fans reach out to greet Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver as he enters the field for a postgame ceremony after the Florida Marlins defeated the New York Mets 4-2 to end the Mets' playoff hopes in the final baseball game at Shea Stadium in New York, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. The Mets are scheduled to move to a new stadium next season. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Tom Seaver, 2008
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver acknowledges the fans' reception during a postgame ceremony honoring former Mets players after the Florida Marlins defeated the Mets 4-2 to end their playoff hopes in the final Major League Baseball game at Shea Stadium in New York, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Tom Seaver, 2009: First game at Citi Field
In this April 13, 2009, file photo, former New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver, right, poses with former Mets catcher Mike Piazza after throwing the ceremonial first pitch in the Mets' first regular season baseball game at the Citi Field in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Tom Seaver, 2009
San Francisco Giants' Randy Johnson, second from right, poses for a photo with Hall of Fame pitchers Tom Seaver, from left, Nolan Ryan, and Gaylord Perry at a ceremony celebrating Johnson's 300th victory before the Giants play the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, June 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Tom Seaver, 2010
Hall of Famers Tom Seaver, left, and Willie Mays during Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday, July 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Tom Seaver, 2011
Hall of Famer Tom Seaver during the Baseball Hall of Fame inductions in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday, July 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Tom Seaver, 2013
Former New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver points to fans after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the MLB All-Star baseball game, on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Tom Seaver, 2015
In this July 26, 2015, file photo, National Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver arrives for an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
A pitcher known for his mental game as well as his physical prowess, Tom Seaver died this week from Lewy body dementia. A doctor explains this troubling form of dementia.