| Bob Seeds | |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Ringgold, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Erick, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 19 |
| Debutyear: | 1930 |
| Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 24 |
| Finalyear: | 1940 |
| Finalteam: | New York Giants |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .277 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 28 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 233 |
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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 -. 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.