Researching Tom Seats
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The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Seats on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Seats and the Seats Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Seats Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Seats family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Tom Seats at Find My Past.
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Seats Genealogy Databases
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Seats Forums
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Tom Seats. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tom Seats
Tom Seats
Thomas Edward Seats (September 24, 1910 – May 10, 1992) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1940) and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1945). The, left-hander was a native of Farmington, North Carolina.
Seats was 2–2 for the Tigers in 1940, and then was 10–7 for the Dodgers five years later during World War II. He made his major league debut in relief on May 4, 1940, against the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park. His first major league win came two days later, also in relief, in a 6–4 victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. He pitched his first major league shutout on May 11, 1945 against the St. Louis Cardinals at Ebbets Field. The score was 7–0.
Seats' career totals for 57 games include a 12–9 record, 20 games started, 6 complete games, 2 shutouts, 14 games finished, and 1 save. He allowed 88 earned runs in 177 innings pitched for an ERA of 4.47.
Seats died at the age of 81 in San Ramon, California.
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