This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/6/2006.
Tom Seaver had three more twenty-win seasons (20 in 1971, 21 in 1972, and 22 in 1975) and two more Cy Young Awards (1973 and 1975) with the Mets. By 1977, the free agency period had begun and contract negotiations between Mets ownership and Seaver were not going well. In what has been dubbed the "Midnight Massacre", Mets GM M. Donald Grant sent him to the Cincinnati Reds on June 15, 1977 for Pat Zachry, Steve Henderson, Doug Flynn, and Dan Norman. He finished the 1977 season with 21 wins by going 14-3 with Cincinnati, including a 5-1 win over the Mets in his return to Shea Stadium. The following season, after throwing five one-hitters for New York, Seaver recorded a 4-0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 16, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium. On the front left tail of the jersey is the "Goodman & Sons" manufacturer's size "45" wash instructions tag. In the collar of the jersey is a strip tag that reads "45- '77 #44" in blue stitch. Across the front of the jersey is "Mets." Below that, and on the back is the player number "41." All lettering and numbering is done in blue on orange tackle twill. On the left sleeve is the "Mets" team logo patch. The jersey shows good game-use and appears to have no alterations of any kind.