Ira Robert Seeds (February 24, 1907 – October 28, 1993) was an American
professional baseball
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player who played
outfielder
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in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the
Cleveland Indians
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,
Chicago White Sox
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,
New York Giants
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,
New York Yankees
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, and
Boston Red Sox
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. The well-traveled player was known by the nickname "Suitcase".
(Another theory of the origin of the "suitcase" nickname states that he earned the moniker due to his large, "suitcase-like" feet).
Seeds was a member of the 1937
Newark Bears
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, a farm team of the
New York Yankees
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, known as one of the greatest seasons for a
minor league
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team of all time. Seeds batted .303 with 20 home runs in 1937, and led the Bears with 112 runs batted in.
During one weekend of the season, Seeds hit 7 home runs in 10 at-bats, while driving in 17 runs.
In 615 games over 9 seasons in his major league career, Seeds posted a .277
batting average
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(537-for-1937) with 268
runs, 28
home runs
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and 233
RBI. He recorded an overall .974
fielding percentage
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.
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1907 births
1993 deaths
Major League Baseball outfielders
Baseball players from Texas
Cleveland Indians players
Chicago White Sox players
New York Giants (NL) players
New York Yankees players
Boston Red Sox players
People from Montague County, Texas
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