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Seaver returns on Opening Day, 04/05/1983
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April 22, 1970: Mets' Tom Seaver strikes out 19 Padres batters – Society for American Baseball Research
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April 5, 1983: Tom Seaver makes his long-awaited return to Mets – Society for American Baseball Research
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Tom Seaver Returns to Mets in 1983 - Mets History
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