Tug McGraw
Frank Edwin McGraw
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: August 30, 1944 in Martinez, CA
Signed: 1964 by the Mets
Departed: traded to the Philadelphia Phillies with Don Hahn and Dave Schneck for Del Unser, John Stearns, and Mac Scarce, December 1974
Died: January 5, 2004 in Nashville, TN
Tug was the toast of New York; his best pitch was called a screwball, and so was he sometimes! His battle cry of "Ya Gotta Believe!" in 1973 led the Mets to an improbable World Series appearance, and is still invoked over 30 years later on a regular basis by the Met faithful. His courageous battle with brain cancer before he died in 2004 was well known, and he was mourned by thousands in both New York and Philadelphia—actually, throughout all of baseball, where he was venerated for his continuous, contagious good cheer. He's shown here on his 1974 Topps card, and there's an even baker's dozen more cards pictured below, as well as two other pieces of Tug memorabilia.
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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)YEAR CLUB G GS CG IP W L PCT H R ER SO BB ShO SV ERA 1966 *METS* 15 12 1 62.1 2 9 .182 72 38 37 34 25 0 0 5.34 1967 *METS* 4 4 0 17.1 0 3 .000 13 16 15 18 13 0 0 7.79 1969 *METS* 42 4 1 100.1 9 3 .750 89 31 25 92 47 0 12 2.24 1970 *METS* 57 0 0 90.2 4 6 .400 77 40 33 81 49 0 10 3.28 1971 *METS* 51 1 0 111.0 11 4 .733 73 22 21 109 41 0 8 1.70 1972 *METS* 54 0 0 106.0 8 6 .571 71 26 20 92 40 0 27 1.70 1973 *METS* 60 2 0 118.2 5 6 .455 106 53 51 81 55 0 25 3.87 1974 *METS* 41 4 1 88.2 6 11 .353 96 43 41 54 32 1 3 4.16 1975 Phi NL 56 0 0 102.2 9 6 .600 84 38 34 55 36 0 14 2.98 1976 Phi NL 58 0 0 97.1 7 6 .538 81 34 27 76 42 0 11 2.50 1977 Phi NL 45 0 0 79.0 7 3 .700 62 25 23 58 24 0 9 2.62 1978 Phi NL 55 1 0 89.2 8 7 .533 82 39 32 63 23 0 9 3.21 1979 Phi NL 65 1 0 83.2 4 3 .571 83 56 48 57 29 0 16 5.16 1980 Phi NL 57 0 0 92.1 5 4 .556 62 16 15 75 23 0 20 1.46 1981 Phi NL 34 0 0 44.0 2 4 .333 35 13 13 26 14 0 10 2.66 1982 Phi NL 34 0 0 39.2 3 3 .500 50 19 19 25 12 0 5 4.31 1983 Phi NL 34 1 0 55.2 2 1 .667 58 24 22 30 19 0 0 3.56 1984 Phi NL 25 0 0 38.0 2 0 1.000 36 17 16 26 10 0 0 3.79 METS TOTALS 361 36 5 792.2 47 55 .461 685 316 279 618 350 1 86 3.17 OTHER CLUBS 463 3 0 722.0 49 37 .570 633 281 249 491 232 0 94 3.10 CAREER TOTS 824 39 5 1514.2 96 92 .511 1318 597 528 1109 582 1 180 3.14 |
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This is a list of the Tug McGraw cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at
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1965 Topps |
1966 Topps |
1968 Topps |
1969 Topps |
1965 Topps #533 (Mets Rookie Stars)
1966 Topps #124
1968 Topps #236
1969 The News Portfolio of Stars by Stark reprint
1969 Topps #601
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1970 Topps |
1972 Topps |
1976 SSPC |
1977 O-Pee-Chee |
1970 Topps #26
1971 Dell MLB Official Stamps
1971 Topps #618
1972 Topps #163
1972 Topps #164 (In Action)
1973 Kellogg's #21
1973 Topps #30
1974 Topps #265
1975 Hostess #149
1975 Hostess #149 (uncut panel)
1975 Topps #67
1976 SSPC #457
1976 Topps #565
1977 O-Pee-Chee #142
1977 Topps #164
1978 Topps #446
1979 Burger King Phillies #10
1979 O-Pee-Chee #176
1979 Topps #345
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1981 Coca-Cola |
1981 Kellogg's |
1981 Topps |
1985 Topps |
1980 Burger King Phillies #20
1980 Topps #655
1981 Coca-Cola Phillies #7
1981 Donruss #273
1981 Fleer #7b ("Pitcher" on front)
1981 Fleer #657
1981 Fleer Star Stickers #83
1981 Kellogg's #37
1981 Topps #40
1981 Topps #404 (World Series)
1981 Topps Stickers #205
1981 Topps Stickers #262 (All-Star; foil)
1982 Donruss #420
1982 Fleer #251
1982 Fleer Stamps #55
1982 Topps #250
1983 Donruss #371
1983 Fleer #166
1983 Topps #510
1983 Topps #511 (Super Veteran)
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1994 Ron Lewis Postcards |
1984 Donruss Champions #53
1984 Fleer #42
1984 Nestlé #709 (Active Save Leaders)
1984 Nestlé #728
1984 O-Pee-Chee #161
1984 Topps #709 (Active Save Leaders)
1984 Topps #728
1984 Topps Tiffany #709 (Active Save Leaders)
1985 Topps #157
1985 Topps Tiffany #157
1987 TCMA Baseball's Greatest Teams 1969 Mets #6-1969
1988 Pacific Baseball Legends #96
1988 Pacific Baseball Legends #96 (autographed)
1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets Postcards #21
1989 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #96
1991 WIZ Mets #260
1994 Mr. Turkey Baseball Greats
1994 Ron Lewis '69 Mets 25th Anniversary Postcards #25 (02767 of 25,000)
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #12, #40
1994 Ted Williams #58
1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game #75
2001 Sunoco Dream Team #10 (with Gary Carter)
2001 Topps American Pie #87
2001 Topps Archives #247 (reprint of 1965 Topps #533)
2001 Topps Archives #355 (reprint of 1985 Topps #157)
2001 Topps Archives Reserve #52 (reprint of 1965 Topps #533)
2001 Topps Team Topps Legends Reprints #TT37F (reprint of 1985 Topps #157; autographed)
2001 Upper Deck Decade 1970's #83
2001 Upper Deck Decade 1970's Game-Used Jersey #J-TM (game-used jersey)
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1967 Coca-Cola cap |
2002 Topps American Pie #45 (Perseverance)
2002 Topps Archives #36 (reprint of 1971 Topps #618)
2002 Topps Super Teams #98
2002 Topps Super Teams #STA-TM (autographed)
2002 Topps Super Teams Retrofractor #98 (0089/1969)
2006 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (queen of clubs)
Other Tug McGraw memorabilia in my collection:
1967 Coca-Cola bottle cap #V33
1970s New York News (I think) caricature portrait
1978 Royal Crown Cola commemorative can #85
1978 7-Eleven cup
1979 Canada Dry Ginger Ale commemorative can
45YGB bracelet supporting the Tug McGraw Foundation to fund brain cancer research
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45YGB bracelet |
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