NEW YORK—Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, the star of the Miracle Mets 1969 World Series championship team, has been diagnosed with dementia at age 74. National Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver arrives for an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26, 2015. Seaver has been diagnosed with dementia and has retired from public life. Seaver pitched for the Mets from 1967 until 1977, when he was traded to Cincinnati after a public spat with Mets chairman M. Donald Grant. Pinch-hitter Jimmy Qualls had a one-out single to left-centre in the ninth before Seaver retired Willie Smith on a foulout and Don Kessinger on a fly out.

Source: thestar March 07, 2019 22:52 UTC