Carey Selph
[edit] Biography
Carey Selph (Carey Isom Selph) was born on December 5, 1901 in Donaldson, Arkansas. He made his Major League debut on May 25, 1929 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1932, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 0 home runs and 51 RBI. Selph played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 2 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1929
| STL
| N
| 25
| 51
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 7
| .235
| .316
| .294
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| CHI
| A
| 116
| 396
| 50
| 112
| 0
| 51
| .283
| .341
| .371
| 19
| 8
| 31
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 25
| 51
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 7
| .235
| .316
| .294
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 116
| 396
| 50
| 112
| 0
| 51
| .283
| .341
| .371
| 19
| 8
| 31
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 141
| 447
| 58
| 124
| 0
| 58
| .277
| .338
| .362
| 20
| 9
| 37
| 13
| 4
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
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| 1929
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 29
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1932
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 120
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
| 1932
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 95
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 124
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 120
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .910
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 30, 1931).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Jack Rothrock to St. Louis Cardinals (November 2, 1932) completing trade in which St. Louis Cardinals traded Evar Swanson to Chicago White Sox in exchange for 2 players to be named later (September 11, 1932).
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