In 1981 , during one of his 2 losses , Seaver recorded his 3,000 th strikeout .
( Seaver had finished third and fourth in two other previous years . )
In 1981 , during one of Seaver 's 2 losses , Seaver recorded his 3,000 th strikeout .
( Seaver had finished third and fourth in two other previous years . )