Tom Seaver was one of America’s most celebrated professional baseball pitchers. He started pitching at the age of nine; but failed to compete with his teammates because of his smaller size. Not the one to give up, he soon started studying the game and later as he improved in height and weight started using both his muscles and intellect to become one of the most sought-after American pitchers. Starting his professional career in 1967, he played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball, pitching for New York Mets from 1967 to 1977 and then again in 1983; for Cincinnati Reds from 1977 to 1982; for Chicago White Sox from 1984 to 1986 and finally for Boston Red Sox in 1986. During this period, he compiled a lifetime 311-205 record, 3,640 strikeouts, a 2.86 ERA and five 20-win seasons. After injury forced him to retire in 1987, he went into broadcasting.
