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Tom Seaver, an Uncommon card
George Thomas Seaver, nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 200,000
Power 165 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Tom Seaver quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Tom Seaver card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He played for the New York Mets, ______ Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986.
Answer
Cincinnati. He played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986. From the Tom Seaver article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Commonly described as the most iconic player in Mets history, Seaver played a significant role in their victory in the ____ World Series over the Baltimore Orioles.
Answer
1960s. Commonly described as the most iconic player in Mets history, Seaver played a significant role in their victory in the 1969 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. From the Tom Seaver article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986.
- Commonly described as the most iconic player in Mets history, Seaver played a significant role in their victory in the 1969 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles.
- Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Seaver won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1967 along with winning the NL Cy Young Award in 1969, 1973, and 1975.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Tom Seaver article was read about 200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Tom Seaver
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Tom Seaver (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
