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Tom Seaver Tom Seaver displaying classic pitching form as he throws for the New York Mets during a game in the 1975 season.
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Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)
Great Moments in Sports Quiz
Cricket bat and ball. cricket sport of cricket.Homepage blog 2011, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
Sports Quiz
Close-up of Baseball on black background. Baseball Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
Batter Up
Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after breaking the world record with a time of 19.30 to win the gold medal as Churandy Martina (left) of Netherlands Antilles and Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe come in after him in the Men's 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Summer Olympics, track and field, athletics)
I Am the Greatest (Athlete)
Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.
American Sports Nicknames
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An old worn baseball and wood bat
Who Really Invented Baseball?
Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Car with a pickle design in the Zagreb Red Bull Soapbox Race, Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2019. (games, races, sports)
10 Unusual Sports
NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.
10 Great Sports Rivalries
golf. Competitive and cheating golfer wears golf gloves on golf club greens and prepares golf ball for lucky hole in one. Unsportsmanlike, sports, cheater
7 Unsportsmanlike Sportsmen
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Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?
Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time
Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro
Why Is Christmas in December?
Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden
7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World
Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
The Largest Islands in the World
The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain
20 Paintings You Have to Visit at the Museo del Prado in Madrid
Panama Canal infographic
Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Tom Seaver: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: CNN - Tom Seaver, Hall of Fame pitcher, dies at 75. Aug 29, 2024
Anniversary information added. Aug 27, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 26, 2024
Add new Web site: The New York Times - What Made Tom Seaver a Baseball (and Met) Great. Apr 25, 2024
Anniversary information added. Nov 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Baseball Almanac - Tom Seaver. Feb 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Society for American Baseball Research - Biography of Tom Seaver. Jan 19, 2023
Add new Web site: CNN - Tom Seaver, Hall of Fame pitcher, dies at 75. Nov 09, 2021
Updated for his death. Sep 02, 2020
Add new Web site: National Baseball Hall of Fame - Biography of Tom Seaver. Mar 17, 2017
Removed reference to Seaver having received the highest percentage of votes in the history of the Hall of Fame as that mark was broken by Ken Griffey, Jr., in 2016. Jan 07, 2016
Add new Web site: Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum - Biography of George Thomas Seaver. Jun 09, 2014
Add new Web site: HickokSports.com - Biography of Tom Seaver. Aug 20, 2013
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - Biography of Tom Seaver. Feb 27, 2009
New article added. Feb 13, 2008
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