Bob Seeds
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Overall Career
Ira Robert "Suitcase Bob" Seeds was born on February 24, 1907, in Ringgold, Texas. Seeds was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1930, with the Cleveland Indians. Seeds had a 9-year career as a shortstop. In 615 games he batted .277 with 28 HR and 233 RBI.
He was neicknamed "Suitcase Bob" for his travels from team to team. Seeds eventually bought a lass-D franchise in Texas, put his wife in charge, and went off to play in higher classifications.
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Seeds's Moments in the Sun
Appeared in the 1936 World Series
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Trivia
- Was the only twentieth-century ballplayer with the initials "IRS"
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Transactions
- April 24, 1932: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Johnny Hodapp to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Cissell and Jim Moore.
- December 15, 1932: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Bob Fothergill, Johnny Hodapp, and Greg Mulleavy to the Boston Red Sox for Ed Durham and Hal Rhyne.
- May 25, 1934: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Bob Weiland and $25,000 to the Cleveland Indians for Wes Ferrell and Dick Porter.
- January 11, 1935: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Cleveland Indians.
- August 22, 1936: Traded by the Montreal (International) to the New York Yankees for players to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Marv Duke (minors) (November 30, 1936) and Norm Kies (minors) (November 30, 1936) to the Montreal (International) to complete the trade.
- June 24, 1938: Purchased by the New York Giants from the New York Yankees.
- February 28, 1941: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the New York Giants.
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External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
