Bob Seeds
| Bob Seeds | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: February 24, 1907 Ringgold, Texas | |||
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Died: October 28, 1993 (aged 86) Erick, Oklahoma | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 19, 1930, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 24, 1940, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .277 | ||
| Home runs | 28 | ||
| Runs batted in | 233 | ||
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Ira Robert Seeds (February 24, 1907 – October 28, 1993), was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1930-1940. He would play for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox. The well-traveled player was known by the nickname "Suitcase".[1] (Another theory of the origin of the "suitcase" nickname states that he earned the moniker due to his large, "suitcase-like" feet).[2]
Seeds was a member of the 1937 Newark Bears, a farm team of the New York Yankees, known as one of the greatest seasons for a minor league team of all time. Seeds batted .303 with 20 home runs in 1937, and led the Bears with 112 runs batted in.[3] During one weekend of the season, Seeds hit 7 home runs in 10 at-bats, while driving in 17 runs.[1]
References
- 1 2 Roberts, Russell (1995). Discover the Hidden New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. p. 75. ISBN 0813522528.
- ↑ James, Bill (2003). The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. Simon and Schuster. p. 157. ISBN 0743227220.
- ↑ Mayer, Ronald A. (1994). The 1937 Newark Bears: A Baseball Legend. Rutgers University Press. pp. xi. ISBN 081352153X.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference