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Tom Seaver

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Tom Seaver was an American professional baseball pitcher best known for his years with the New York Mets, whom he led to an unlikely World Series title in 1969. Known as "Tom Terrific," he won multiple Cy Young Awards and is regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of his generation.

Facts
Birth Year
1944 1
Birth Date
1944-11-17 1
Death Year
2020 1
Death Date
2020-08-31 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
In 1992, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, receiving the highest percentage of votes ever recorded at the time. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
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1. Wikipedia, Tom Seaver
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    George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944, August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1 (birth year clause)
    George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944, August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1 (death date clause)
    George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944, August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1 (death year clause)
    George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944, August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1 (nationality clause)
    George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944, August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
  • third paragraph, sentence 1
    In 1992, Seaver was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, receiving the highest percentage of votes ever recorded at the time.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944 – August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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