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Bob Seeds
Ira Robert Seeds (Suitcase Bob)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 19, 1930
Final Game September 24, 1940
Born February 24, 1907 in Ringgold, TX
Died October 28, 1993 in Erick, OK

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1930 23 CLE AL  85  277   37   79  11  3   3   32   1  3  12  22  .285  .315  .379   72  105   7           0    
 1931 24 CLE AL  48  134   26   41   4  1   1   10   1  0  11  11  .306  .359  .373   88   50   1           0    
 1932 25 TOT AL 118  438   53  126  18  6   2   45   5  7  31  37  .288  .339  .370   88  162   7           3    
         CLE AL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
         CHW AL 116  434   53  126  18  6   2   45   5  7  31  37  .290  .342  .373   90  162   7           3    
 1933 26 BOS AL  82  230   26   56  13  4   0   23   1  3  21  20  .243  .310  .335   70   77   3           1    
 1934 27 TOT AL  69  192   28   47   8  1   0   19   2  1  21  14  .245  .322  .297   60   57   5           1    
         BOS AL   8    6    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .167  .167  .167  -15    1   0           0    
         CLE AL  61  186   28   46   8  1   0   18   2  1  21  13  .247  .327  .301   63   56   5           1    
 1936 29 NYY AL  13   42   12   11   1  0   4   10   3  1   5   3  .262  .340  .571  124   24   0           0    
 1938 31 NYG NL  81  296   35   86  12  3   9   52   0     20  33  .291  .338  .443  112  131   3           1   8
 1939 32 NYG NL  63  173   33   46   5  1   5   26   1     22  31  .266  .352  .393   99   68   2           1   3
 1940 33 NYG NL  56  155   18   45   5  2   4   16   0     17  19  .290  .371  .426  118   66   2           3   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      615 1937  268  537  77 21  28  233  14 15 160 190  .277  .336  .382   88  740  30   0   0  10  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        510   71  141  20  6   7   61   4  4  42  50  .277  .336  .382   88  195   8   0   0   3   4
 Career High    118  438   53  126  18  6   9   52   5  7  31  37  .291  .339  .443  112  162   7   0   0   3   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1930 23 CLE AL  296  208   32   4.1   119| .285  .300| .315  .365| .379  .441| .694  .806|  72  .388 -13.0  -1.2  25%
 1931 24 CLE AL  146   94   18   5.1   113| .306  .294| .359  .362| .373  .420| .732  .782|  88  .518  -2.5  -0.2 100%
 1932 25 TOT AL  479  326   53   4.4   106| .288  .278| .339  .348| .370  .408| .709  .756|  88  .436  -7.4  -0.7  41%
         CLE AL    4    4    0   0.0   118| .000  .295| .000  .367| .000  .434| .000  .800|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
         CHW AL  475  322   53   4.4   106| .290  .278| .342  .347| .373  .408| .715  .755|  90  .442  -6.1  -0.6  41%
 1933 26 BOS AL  255  180   23   3.4   107| .243  .282| .310  .354| .335  .406| .645  .760|  70  .354 -10.2  -1.0  25%
 1934 27 TOT AL  219  151   18   3.2   112| .245  .288| .322  .362| .297  .415| .619  .778|  60  .302 -11.1  -1.0  66%
         BOS AL    6    5    0   0.0   116| .167  .294| .167  .369| .167  .424| .334  .793| -15  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         CLE AL  213  146   18   3.3   112| .247  .288| .327  .362| .301  .415| .628  .777|  63  .315 -10.0  -0.9  66%
 1936 29 NYY AL   47   32    8   6.6   119| .262  .295| .340  .370| .571  .433| .911  .803| 124  .582   1.1   0.1  75%
 1938 31 NYG NL  320  221   44   5.3   100| .291  .276| .338  .340| .443  .393| .781  .733| 112  .588   3.8   0.4     
 1939 32 NYG NL  198  132   24   4.8   104| .266  .281| .352  .347| .393  .402| .745  .749|  99  .528  -0.1   0.0     
 1940 33 NYG NL  177  116   24   5.6    99| .290  .273| .371  .338| .426  .393| .797  .730| 118  .610   4.2   0.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2137 1460  244   4.5   108| .277  .284| .336  .352| .382  .411| .718  .762|  88  .465 -35.3  -3.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1930 23 CLE AL OF 70 156 6 8 0 .953 .965 2.31 2.16 48 21 1 1931 24 CLE AL OF 33 56 1 2 0 .966 .969 1.73 2.25 3 1 29 1B 2 7 3 0 0 1.000 .990 5.00 9.70 1932 25 TOT AL OF 113 234 7 9 1 .964 .967 2.13 2.28 34 34 54 CLE AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0 0 1 CHW AL OF 112 234 7 9 1 .964 .967 2.15 2.28 34 34 53 1933 26 BOS AL 1B 41 379 18 6 33 .985 .989 9.68 9.87 OF 32 43 4 2 0 .959 .969 1.47 2.21 17 0 16 1934 27 TOT AL OF 49 83 2 2 0 .977 .968 1.73 2.16 26 2 22 BOS AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 CLE AL OF 48 83 2 2 0 .977 .968 1.77 2.16 26 2 21 1936 29 NYY AL OF 9 20 1 0 0 1.000 .968 2.33 2.29 1 0 8 3B 3 4 4 1 1 .889 .941 2.67 3.03 1938 31 NYG NL OF 76 147 6 2 2 .987 .976 2.01 2.22 37 40 1 1939 32 NYG NL OF 50 77 2 2 0 .975 .975 1.58 2.17 12 38 0 1940 33 NYG NL OF 40 64 3 1 0 .985 .977 1.68 2.17 16 24 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1931 24 CLE AL 1B 2 7 3 0 0 1.000 .990 5.00 9.70 1933 26 BOS AL 1B 41 379 18 6 33 .985 .989 9.68 9.87 1936 29 NYY AL 3B 3 4 4 1 1 .889 .941 2.67 3.03 1930 23 CLE AL OF 70 156 6 8 0 .953 .965 2.31 2.16 48 21 1 1931 24 CLE AL OF 33 56 1 2 0 .966 .969 1.73 2.25 3 1 29 1932 25 TOT AL OF 113 234 7 9 1 .964 .967 2.13 2.28 34 34 54 CLE AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0 0 1 CHW AL OF 112 234 7 9 1 .964 .967 2.15 2.28 34 34 53 1933 26 BOS AL OF 32 43 4 2 0 .959 .969 1.47 2.21 17 0 16 1934 27 TOT AL OF 49 83 2 2 0 .977 .968 1.73 2.16 26 2 22 BOS AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 CLE AL OF 48 83 2 2 0 .977 .968 1.77 2.16 26 2 21 1936 29 NYY AL OF 9 20 1 0 0 1.000 .968 2.33 2.29 1 0 8 1938 31 NYG NL OF 76 147 6 2 2 .987 .976 2.01 2.22 37 40 1 1939 32 NYG NL OF 50 77 2 2 0 .975 .975 1.58 2.17 12 38 0 1940 33 NYG NL OF 40 64 3 1 0 .985 .977 1.68 2.17 16 24 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 472 880 32 28 3 .970 .970 1.93 2.21 194 160 131 1B 43 386 21 6 33 .985 .989 9.47 9.86 3B 3 4 4 1 1 .889 .941 2.67 3.03 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 518 1270 57 35 37 .974 .976 2.56 2.85
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1936   WS    NYY NYG     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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