USC Trojan Baseball Jersey, worn by Tom Seaver
date: label: Date made
content: 1965
name: label: associated institution
content: University of Southern California
label: maker
content: Rawlings
label: maker
content: Rawlings
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Baseball jersey worn by college sophmore Tom Seaver at the University of Southern California during the 1965 college baseball season.
label: Description (Brief)
content: George Thomas <i>Tom</i> Seaver (1944-1920) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1967-1986. The California native was a multi-sport athlete in High School, following which he joined the military reserves and attended Fresno City College.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Recruited by the University of Southern California's baseball team, Seaver joined the Trojans as a sophomore, going 10-2, with a .247 ERA. Based on this exceptional performance, the pitcher decided to join the professional ranks, with his signing rights being awarded to the New York Mets.
label: Description (Brief)
content: After time spent in the minors, Seaver was brought up to the Mets in 1967, where he would quickly make an impact for the club, being named the National League's Rookie of the Year. He would take the mound for the Mets until 1977, when he became a member of the Cincinnati Reds, where he played through the 1982 season.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Seaver rejoined the Mets for a single season in 1983, after which he crossed over to the American League, pitching for the Chicago White Sox. He would make his final appearance for the Boston Red Sox in 1986.
label: Description (Brief)
content: A 12 time All-Star, Seaver won three National League Cy Young awards (the annual trophy given to the league's best pitcher,) and famously led 1969's <i> Miracle Mets </i> to their first World Series Championship.
label: Description (Brief)
content: With a lifetime 311-205 win-loss record, .247 earned run average and 3,640 strikeouts, Seaver is considered on the sport's all-time greatest performers. In 1992 he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: College
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Tom Seaver
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0624.01A
label: accession number
content: 1979.0624
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0624.01A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Shirt
label: Object Name
content: baseball jersey
label: Object Name
content: jersey, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, flannel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 25 in; 91.44 cm x 63.5 cm