Tom Seaver pitched his only no-hitter on June 16, 1978, while with the Cincinnati Reds vs. the St. Louis Cardinals at Riverfront Stadium. #Mets #Reds #nohitter
It's a pity that Johnny Bench did not catch Seaver's only no-no. The entire Great Eight started this game except John, who was out with injury. This was Don Werner's 19th consecutive start at catcher. After Tom Terrific passed away Johnny said of him, when asked what it was like to play with Seaver and to know him: "If you knew him, no words are necessary, and if you didn’t know him, no words are adequate."
The more I watch a players that I watched as a child pass away I become increasingly aware of my own mortality and that of loved ones. I think it should give us all some humility.
I actually got to meet him in person. Back in the baseball days. He was not only a great athlete he was also a great person. He went out of his way to greet me because I was wearing my veteran hat.
An awesome show. My oldest brother had the pleasure of playing on the same USC baseball team with Tom Seaver . He used to tell me that he hated taking batting practice against Tom because he threw so hard . Rest In Peace Tom and many thanks.
Grew up in NYC and Seaver was my favorite player. Saw him pitch at Shea a bunch of times and watched him on TV whenever I could. Only saw him pitch for the Reds when they played the Mets, so I didn't find out about the no-hitter until the morning after. Thanks for posting so I could finally watch this bit of history.
I was a NY Yankee fan and hated the Mets with a passion, but Seaver was amazing. 300 wins. A leader. Big wins with the Miracle Mets in 1969. In the hall a fame by a country mile. Watching the 9th inning here, no doubt I was cheering him on.
Pitcher's best friend = defense. Tom had it all. Tom did not blow away batters with overpowering stuff. Just one of those nights: superb defense and a little good fortune. Smart pitcher.
Bench, Seaver, Morgan, Rose*. Perez left after 1976. Of those that aren’t in the HOF Concepcion and Foster had the greatest careers. Five gold gloves for the former while the latter led the NL in RBI in 76, 77 and 78 and in homers in 77 and 78. Concepcion actually has a better case for induction than Foster.
R.I.P.: Tom “Terrific” Seaver After winning Number 300 with the Chicago White Sox in 1985, he played with the Boston Red Sox the following year and was on the 1986 World Series Roster when they lost to the New York Mets.
This should also be a champagne squirting event in the locker room. I would guess that Seaver was awash in beer, though. Other than the no-hitter, this might have been called "The Joe Morgan Show", for all those great plays made @ second base. In fact give the whole team kudos for the stellar defense played on that day.
Seaver won his 300th against the Yankees. As a 40-year old he went all nine innings. So glad I got to watch baseball before 'analytics' ruined it. And as a lifelong Yankees fan, Tom Terrific was the greatest pitcher I ever saw.
Was wondering if Morgan didn't turn the DP on purpose in the 9th. With a 4-0 lead the runner at 1st meant nothing. Having an out at 2nd ads an option for an out in the event the ball's hit on the infield to Morgan's right making a play at 1st tough. Just a thought.
Tom walked two in the 2nd inning and one in the 9th. The error by catcher Werner in the 2nd did not put a man on base. An errant throw to second base, attempting to nail Keith Hernandez stealing, allowed Hernandez to advance to third.
@@miketheyunggod2534 The Mets have a long list of crazy facts. I say this as a Mets fan: there was a terrible call made by an umpire that saved that no-hitter. Even that ONE, measly no-hitter has to be tainted. Poor Mets.
