Bob Seeds

Bob Seeds

Outfielder
Born: (1907-02-24)February 24, 1907 Ringgold, Texas
Died: October 28, 1993(1993-10-28) (aged 86) Shamrock, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1930 for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1940 for the New York Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.277
Home runs	28
Runs batted in	233
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1930–1932) Chicago White Sox (1932) Boston Red Sox (1933–1934) Cleveland Indians (1934) New York Yankees (1936) New York Giants (1938–1940)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1936)

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

^ ^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.

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

v t e New York Yankees 1936 World Series Champions

1 Roy Johnson 2 Red Rolfe 3 George Selkirk 4 Lou Gehrig 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

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Name	Seeds, Bob
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	February 24, 1907
Place of birth
Date of death	October 28, 1993
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