Wally Seward
Walter E. Seward Jr.
Born: July 1, 1932
Deceased: July 30, 2015
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 170
Career: 1952-1962
Wally Seward compiled a career record of 107 wins and 81 losses and a 3.56 ERA in his 389-game pitching career with the Green Bay Bluejays, Peoria Chiefs, Reading Indians, Indianapolis Indians, Spartanburg Peaches, Mobile Bears, Nashville Vols and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | WISL | Green Bay Bluejays | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.16 | 28 | 202.0 | 166 | 94 | 71 | 4 | 135 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | IIIL | Peoria Chiefs | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.75 | 33 | 24 | 199.0 | 167 | 96 | 83 | 16 | 120 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.92 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 117.0 | 117 | 74 | 51 | 5 | 65 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.92 | 19 | 17 | 148.0 | 122 | 61 | 48 | 1 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.00 | 9 | 6 | 57.0 | 49 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.40 | 38 | 7 | 94.0 | 93 | 65 | 46 | 2 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.58 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 161.0 | 155 | 80 | 64 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.10 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 158.0 | 148 | 88 | 72 | 12 | 71 | 7 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.88 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 178.0 | 172 | 62 | 57 | 12 | 69 | 4 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 30 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2.55 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 99.0 | 103 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.27 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 126.7 | 130 | 56 | 46 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 4 | 11 | .267 | 5.56 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 110.0 | 148 | 82 | 68 | 19 | 44 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Totals | 107 | 81 | .569 | 3.56 | 389 | 170 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1649.7 | 1570 | 813 | 653 | 91 | 792 | 19 | 565 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | WISL | Green Bay Bluejays | 48 | 120 | 120 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .258 | .367 | .625 | 44 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | IIIL | Peoria Chiefs | 43 | 96 | 96 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .271 | .375 | .646 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 29 | 49 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .133 | .167 | .178 | .344 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1955 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 23 | 69 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .203 | .362 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 9 | 19 | 19 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 38 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .259 | .519 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 40 | 55 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .140 | .260 | .140 | .400 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 48 | 55 | 51 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .216 | .259 | .294 | .553 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 43 | 67 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .131 | .169 | .131 | .300 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | (+) Mobile Bears | 36 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .093 | .152 | .140 | .292 | 6 | ||||||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | (+) Nashville Vols | 36 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .093 | .152 | .140 | .292 | 6 | ||||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 17 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .030 | .086 | .030 | .116 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 21 | 55 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .191 | .208 | .213 | .421 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 31 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .263 | .282 | .263 | .545 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 396 | 692 | 652 | 26 | 126 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 95 | .193 | .215 | .244 | .459 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | WISL | Green Bay Bluejays | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | IIIL | Peoria Chiefs | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 28 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .821 |
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 40 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 3 | .949 | .925 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 45 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 7 | .904 | 1.044 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 39 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 8 | .974 | .949 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 21 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 16 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.875 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 31 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .893 | .806 |
| Totals | 353 | 78 | 149 | 13 | 21 | .946 | .643 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | Wisconsin State League | Green Bay Bluejays | CLE | ||
| 1953 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Peoria Chiefs | SLN | ||
| 1954 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1955 | B | Tri-State League | Spartanburg Peaches | CLE | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1956 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | MIN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI |
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