Riley Seevers
Riley Seevers
Full Name:  James Riley Seevers
     Born:  November 3, 1932
     Died:  September 16, 2017, Tallahassee, Fla.


FSU Career
Baseball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  B  T  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1955      OF      5-9  165  L  R  Fr   *   Tallahassee           
1956      OF      5-9  165  L  R  So   *   Tallahassee           
1957      OF      5-9  165  L  R  Jr   *   Panama City           


Comments
Obituary for James Riley Seevers
Published in Tallahassee Democrat on Sept. 24, 2017

James Riley Seevers, 84, passed away on September 16, 2017.

He was a resident of Havana and Tallahassee FL. Riley played baseball for FSU and was the first player to hit a .400 in his day. He was a long time member of the Tallahassee Elks Lodge #937. Riley worked at Department of Transportation and retired in 1999. He enjoyed playing golf @ Havana Golf and Country Club along with hanging out with his friends at Salty Dawg, Leggett's and Shuckers Oyster Bar. He was well known and liked by all, he will be missed.

He is survived by his sister, Kathryn Bleume, daughter, Kimberly Miller, and several nieces.



FSU Statistics
Baseball
Batting Statistics
YEAR   AVG  GP  GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
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1955  .415  19  13   65  14  27   2   0   0  11   29  .446       1          .424  0  0   4    
1956  .241  19  11   58  14  14   3   0   1  10   20  .345       2          .267  0  0   3    
1957  .231  22  12   52  11  12   1   1   0   4   15  .288   6   0   5      .310  0  2   2    
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Tot   .303  60  36  175  39  53   6   1   1  25   64  .366   6   3   5   0  .337  0  2   9   0
Baseball
Game Statistics
1955
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar 11 Florida Southern Col   5  .333  1 RF   3   1   1            0   1                      0   1    0   
Mar 12 Florida Southern Col   3  .200  1 RF   2   0   0            1   0                      0            
Mar 18 Furman                 3  .429  1 RF   2   3   2 1          1   3                      0            
Mar 19 Furman                 3  .273  1 RF   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 19 Louisiana State        6a .333  1      1   0   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 21 Georgia                3  .375  1 RF   4   1   2 1          1   3      1               0   2    0   
Mar 22 Georgia                3  .381  1 RF   5   1   2            0   2                      0   1    0   
Mar 23 Amherst College        6  .417  1 RF   3   0   2            3   2                      0   2    0   
Mar 24 Amherst College        8a .440  1      1   0   1            0   1                      0   0    0   
Apr  4 Stetson                8  .414  1 RF   4   1   1            0   1                      0   0    0   
Apr  5 Stetson                1  .485  1 RF   4   2   4            0   4                      0   0    0  1
Apr  8 Wisconsin              1  .444  1 RF   3   0   0            0   0                      0   3    0   
Apr  9 Wisconsin              5a .444  1      0   1   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
Apr 12 Rollins College        5a .444  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
Apr 15 Miami                  5a .432  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
Apr 16 Miami                  1  .463  1 RF   4   0   3            1   3                  3   3   1    0   
May  2 Georgia                1  .468  1 RF   6   2   3            3   3                  1   1   1    0   
May  3 Georgia                1  .451  1 RF   4   0   1            0   1                      0   0    0   
May  6 Stetson                5a .451  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
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                                 .451 19 13  51  12  23  2  0  0  10  25  0   1  0  0  0  4   4   11   0  1
1956
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar 16 Furman                 6a .000  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 17 Furman                 5a1.000  1      2   1   2 2          2   4                      0   1    0   
Mar 20 Georgia Teachers       2a .500  1      4   1   1 1          1   2                      0   2    0  1
Mar 23 Florida Southern Col   1  .400  1 RF   4   1   1            2   1                      0   1    0   
Mar 24 Florida Southern Col   1  .308  1 RF   3   0   0            0   0                      0   2    0   
Apr  2 West Virginia          1  .368  1 RF   6   2   3        1   1   6                      0   3    0   
Apr  3 Illinois               1  .333  1 RF   5   2   1            0   1      1               0   1    0   
Apr  4 Wisconsin              8  .296  1 RF   3   0   0            0   0                      0   0    2   
Apr  5 Illinois               3a .296  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
Apr  6 Wisconsin              1a .286  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
Apr  9 Florida                9d .276  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
Apr 16 Cincinnati             1  .265  1 LF   5   2   1            0   1                  1   1   0    0   
Apr 20 Stetson                1  .270  1 LF   3   1   1            1   1      1               0   0    0   
Apr 21 Stetson                1  .275  1 LF   3   0   1            0   1                      0   0    0   
Apr 23 Georgia                1  .250  1 LF   4   0   0            0   0                      0   2    0   
Apr 27 Miami                  1  .250  1 LF   4   2   1            0   1                  1   1   1    0   
May  7 Georgia                6a .240  1      2   0   0            1   0                  1   1   3    0   
May  8 Georgia                6  .241  1 RF   4   0   1            0   1                      0   0    0   
May 11 Rollins College        9c .236  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
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                                 .236 19 11  55  12  13  3  0  1   8  19  0   2  0  0  0  3   3   16   2  1
1957
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar 19 Auburn                 5a .000  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
Mar 20 Auburn                 5a .000  1      2   0   0            0   0                      0   0    0   
Mar 29 Yale                   7a .333  1      1   1   1            0   1                      0   0    0   
Mar 30 Duke                   9a .500  1      1   0   1            0   1                      0   0    0   
Apr  2 Ithaca College         8  .250  1 RF   4   1   0            0   0                      0   0    1   
Apr  3 Ithaca College         8  .364  1 LF   3   1   2            2   2                      0   1    0  1
Apr  5 Florida                7a .385  1      2   1   1     1      0   3                      0   0    1   
Apr  6 Florida                6  .333  1 LF   2   0   0            0   0                      0   1    0   
Apr 16 Miami                  2  .316  1 LF   4   2   1            0   1                      0   0    0   
Apr 17 Miami                  1  .304  1 RF   4   1   1 1              2                      0   0    0   
Apr 20 Georgia Teachers       2  .259  1 RF   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 22 Auburn                 2  .267  1 LF   3   2   1            0   1                      0   2    0   
Apr 23 Auburn                 2  .294  1 LF   4   0   2            0   2               1  2   2   1    0   
Apr 30 Miami                  2  .263  1 LF   4   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 30 Miami                  2  .238  1 RF   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
May 31 Georgia Teachers       2  .244  1 LF   3   1   1            0   1                      0            
May 31 Duke                   9b .239  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0            
Jun  1 Duke                   6a .239  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0            
Jun  3 Duke                   6a .239  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0            
Jun  9 Connecticut            2  .229  1 RF   2   0   0            0   0               1      0            
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                                 .229 20 12  48  11  11  1  1  0   2  14  0   0  0  0  2  2   2    5   2  1