Bob Seeds
American baseball player (1907-1993)
Baseball player
| Bob Seeds | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1907-02-24)February 24, 1907 Ringgold, Texas, U.S. | |
| Died: October 28, 1993(1993-10-28) (aged 86) Erick, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| 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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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ira Robert Seeds (February 24, 1907 – October 28, 1993) was an American 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]
In 615 games over 9 seasons in his major league career, Seeds posted a .277 batting average (537-for-1937) with 268 runs, 28 home runs and 233 RBI. He recorded an overall .974 fielding percentage.
References
- ^ a b 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, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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New York Yankees 1936 World Series champions
- 1 Roy Johnson
- 2 Red Rolfe
- 3 George Selkirk
- 4 Lou Gehrig (AL MVP)
- 5 Frankie Crosetti
- 6 Tony Lazzeri
- 7 Jake Powell
- 8 Bill Dickey
- 9 Joe DiMaggio
- 10 Don Heffner
- 11 Lefty Gomez
- 12 Jack Saltzgaver
- 14 Bump Hadley
- 15 Red Ruffing
- 16 Monte Pearson
- 17 Jumbo Brown
- 18 Art Jorgens
- 19 Johnny Murphy
- 20 Johnny Broaca
- 21 Pat Malone
- 22 Bob Seeds
- 25 Kemp Wicker
- 26 Joe Glenn
- Manager
- Joe McCarthy
- Coaches
- 29 Art Fletcher
- 30 Earle Combs
- 31 Johnny Schulte
- Regular season
- Giants–Yankees rivalry
- Subway Series
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