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Dick Selma
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Richard Jay Selma (Mortimer Snerd)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- School Fresno City College
- Debut September 2, 1965
- Final Game August 9, 1974
- Born November 4, 1943 in Santa Ana, CA USA
- Died August 29, 2001 in Clovis, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Dick Selma became the leader of the "Bleacher Bums" at Wrigley Field in 1969 after coming the the Cubs in an early-season trade with the Padres. Selma went 10-8 with the Cubs and was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in the off-season.
Selma was a notorious needler, and his tongue got the best of him in 1972, when Phillies traveling secretary Eddie Ferenz, a former minor league hockey player, knocked him out onto a Newark Airport luggage carousel in response to an insult.
His son, Bart Selma, is an assistant coach at Fresno City College.
- First Baseball Card appearance 1966 Topps
