Dick Selma
[edit] Biography
Born on November 4, 1943 in Santa Ana, California, Dick Selma (Richard Jay Selma) played for the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers and California Angels over the course of his 10 year career. Selma broke into the bigs on September 2, 1965 with the New York Mets, and put up a 4.24 ERA in 80.2 innings pitched in 1966, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dick Selma's best season was 1970, when he posted a 2.75 ERA, notched 22 saves and struck out 153 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 3.71
| 26
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 26.2
| 22
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| 30
| 7
| 4
| 6
| 4.24
| 58
| 47
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 80.2
| 84
| 11
| 39
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| 38
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 2.77
| 52
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 81.1
| 71
| 3
| 36
| 6
| 5
| 2
|
| 1968
| NY
| N
| 33
| 23
| 9
| 10
| 2.76
| 117
| 63
| 52
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 169.2
| 148
| 11
| 54
| 5
| 7
| 5
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 4.09
| 20
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 19
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 25
| 10
| 8
| 3.63
| 161
| 74
| 68
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 168.2
| 137
| 13
| 72
| 7
| 8
| 3
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 28
| 12
| 10
| 3.68
| 181
| 84
| 78
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 190.2
| 156
| 16
| 81
| 7
| 8
| 3
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 73
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 2.75
| 153
| 42
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 134.1
| 108
| 8
| 59
| 9
| 10
| 4
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3.28
| 15
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 24.2
| 21
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| 46
| 10
| 2
| 9
| 5.56
| 58
| 67
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 98.2
| 91
| 13
| 73
| 9
| 6
| 5
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5.62
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.29
| 2
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5.09
| 15
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 22
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 1
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6.39
| 17
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 25.1
| 27
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 287
| 76
| 40
| 52
| 3.54
| 664
| 357
| 320
| 11
| 6
| 30
| 814.2
| 707
| 67
| 364
| 42
| 42
| 25
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6.39
| 17
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 25.1
| 27
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 307
| 76
| 42
| 54
| 3.62
| 681
| 375
| 338
| 11
| 6
| 31
| 840
| 734
| 69
| 381
| 44
| 46
| 27
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| NY
| N
| P
| 4
| 4
| 26.2
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| P
| 30
| 7
| 80.2
| 4
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 7
| 1
| .960
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| P
| 38
| 4
| 81.1
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 0
| .958
|
| 1968
| NY
| N
| P
| 33
| 23
| 170.1
| 12
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 4
| .979
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| P
| 4
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 25
| 168.2
| 7
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 2
| .933
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| P
| 40
| 28
| 190.2
| 8
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 3
| .943
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| P
| 73
| 0
| 134.1
| 8
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 8
| 2
| .970
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| P
| 17
| 0
| 24.2
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .875
|
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| P
| 46
| 10
| 98.2
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 23
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| P
| 20
| 0
| 25.1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 307
| 76
| 840.2
| 52
| 157
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 16
| 41
| 39
| 11
| .968
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .222
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| 31
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .071
| .222
| .214
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| 43
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| NY
| N
| 39
| 58
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| .207
| .207
| .241
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| SD
| N
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .286
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 52
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .170
| .212
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 59
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 1
| .169
| .183
| .220
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 73
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .150
| .190
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| 47
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .238
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| PHI
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 304
| 203
| 13
| 35
| 0
| 7
| .172
| .195
| .217
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 76
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 324
| 203
| 13
| 35
| 0
| 7
| .172
| .195
| .217
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 76
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Mets (May 28, 1963).
- Selected by San Diego Padres from New York Mets (5th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Joe Niekro, Gary Ross and Frankie Libran (April 25, 1969).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Oscar Gamble to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Johnny Callison and a player to be named later (November 17, 1969); Chicago Cubs received Larry Colton (@January, 1970).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 8, 1973).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (May 21, 1973).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to California Angels (September 26, 1973).
- Sold by California Angels to Milwaukee Brewers (July 29, 1974).
- Returned to California Angels (August 12, 1974).
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