Tom Seaver

George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944 in Fresno, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the major leagues in 1967 and retired in 1986. He played for four different teams in his career but was primarily associated with his first, the New York Mets. He won the National League Rookie of the Year Award and three Cy Young Awards as the league's best pitcher.

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After the 1982 season, Seaver was traded back to the Mets, and on April 5, 1983, he tied Walter Johnson's major league record of 14 Opening Day starts, shutting out the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0. (He made two more with the Chicago White Sox in 1985 and 1986 for a record total of 16.)

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1982 - April 5 - 1983 - Walter Johnson - Philadelphia Phillies - Chicago White Sox - 1985

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