BOB SEEDS - INDUCTEE #3
hall of fame fast fact:
Bob Seeds, born Ira Robert Seeds, was the only 20th century ball-player with the initials "IRS," according to Bill James' Baseball Stats 2001 Calendar.
Bob Seeds
Shamrock’s Bob Seeds was the first Texas Panhandle player to make it in professional baseball. Seeds caught the eye of a baseball scout in 1926 and signed a $200 bonus to play in the minor leagues.
The 6-foot, 180-pound outfielder was sold to the Cleveland Indians and made his major league debut on April 19, 1930. He played for seven different major league teams, including the 1936 Yankee team that won the World Series.
Seeds had the greatest two days in the history of the game. On May 6, 1938, he hit four home runs in four successive innings and drove in 12 runs. The next day, he slammed three more homers. His two-day barrage accounted for 17 RBI and 30 total bases. In his first 59 games, Seeds smacked 28 home runs and drove in 95 runs.
In his heyday, he hung around with Babe Ruth and set a minor league home run record that still stands.
Seeds died in 1993.
