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Dick Selma
Richard Jay Selma (Mortimer Snerd)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 4, 1943 in Santa Ana, CA
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1965
Final Game: August 9, 1974
Died: August 29, 2001 in Clovis, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1965 21 NYM NL 2 1 .667 3.71 4 4 0 1 1 0 26.2 22 11 11 2 9 0 26 1 0 0 108 94 1.163 7.4 0.7 3.0 8.8 2.89
1966 22 NYM NL 4 6 .400 4.24 30 7 7 0 0 1 80.2 84 47 38 11 39 5 58 3 0 4 355 85 1.525 9.4 1.2 4.4 6.5 1.49
1967 23 NYM NL 2 4 .333 2.77 38 4 12 0 0 2 81.1 71 29 25 3 36 6 52 2 0 5 341 122 1.316 7.9 0.3 4.0 5.8 1.44
1968 24 NYM NL 9 10 .474 2.76 33 23 3 4 3 0 169.2 148 63 52 11 54 5 117 5 0 7 703 109 1.191 7.9 0.6 2.9 6.2 2.17
1969 25 TOT NL 12 10 .545 3.68 40 28 7 5 2 1 190.2 156 84 78 16 81 7 181 3 1 8 791 108 1.243 7.4 0.8 3.8 8.5 2.23
1969 25 SDP NL 2 2 .500 4.09 4 3 1 1 0 0 22.0 19 10 10 3 9 0 20 0 0 0 92 86 1.273 7.8 1.2 3.7 8.2 2.22
1969 25 CHC NL 10 8 .556 3.63 36 25 6 4 2 1 168.2 137 74 68 13 72 7 161 3 1 8 699 111 1.239 7.3 0.7 3.8 8.6 2.24
1970 26 PHI NL 8 9 .471 2.75 73 0 47 0 0 22 134.1 108 42 41 8 59 9 153 4 1 10 552 146 1.243 7.2 0.5 4.0 10.3 2.59
1971 27 PHI NL 0 2 .000 3.28 17 0 9 0 0 1 24.2 21 9 9 2 8 0 15 2 0 2 102 108 1.176 7.7 0.7 2.9 5.5 1.88
1972 28 PHI NL 2 9 .182 5.56 46 10 25 1 0 3 98.2 91 67 61 13 73 9 58 5 0 6 459 65 1.662 8.3 1.2 6.7 5.3 0.79
1973 29 PHI NL 1 1 .500 5.62 6 0 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 5 5 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 32 67 1.375 6.8 1.1 5.6 4.5 0.80
1974 30 TOT AL 2 2 .500 6.39 20 0 13 0 0 1 25.1 27 18 18 2 17 2 17 2 0 4 115 54 1.737 9.6 0.7 6.0 6.0 1.00
1974 30 CAL AL 2 2 .500 5.09 18 0 12 0 0 1 23.0 22 13 13 2 17 2 15 1 0 4 102 67 1.696 8.6 0.8 6.7 5.9 0.88
1974 30 MIL AL 0 0 19.29 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13 19 2.143 19.3 0.0 0.0 7.7
10 Seasons 42 54 .438 3.62 307 76 124 11 6 31 840.0 734 375 338 69 381 44 681 27 2 46 3558 99 1.327 7.9 0.7 4.1 7.3 1.79
162 Game Avg. 7 10 .438 3.62 55 13 22 2 1 6 149 130 67 60 12 68 8 121 5 0 8 632 99 1.327 7.9 0.7 4.1 7.3 1.79
NYM (4 yrs) 17 21 .447 3.16 105 38 22 5 4 3 358.1 325 150 126 27 138 16 253 11 0 16 1507 103 1.292 8.2 0.7 3.5 6.4 1.83
PHI (4 yrs) 11 21 .344 3.93 142 10 82 1 0 26 265.2 226 123 116 24 145 19 230 11 1 18 1145 97 1.396 7.7 0.8 4.9 7.8 1.59
SDP (1 yr) 2 2 .500 4.09 4 3 1 1 0 0 22.0 19 10 10 3 9 0 20 0 0 0 92 86 1.273 7.8 1.2 3.7 8.2 2.22
CAL (1 yr) 2 2 .500 5.09 18 0 12 0 0 1 23.0 22 13 13 2 17 2 15 1 0 4 102 67 1.696 8.6 0.8 6.7 5.9 0.88
CHC (1 yr) 10 8 .556 3.63 36 25 6 4 2 1 168.2 137 74 68 13 72 7 161 3 1 8 699 111 1.239 7.3 0.7 3.8 8.6 2.24
MIL (1 yr) 0 0 19.29 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13 19 2.143 19.3 0.0 0.0 7.7
NL (9 yrs) 40 52 .435 3.54 287 76 111 11 6 30 814.2 707 357 320 67 364 42 664 25 2 42 3443 102 1.315 7.8 0.7 4.0 7.3 1.82
AL (1 yr) 2 2 .500 6.39 20 0 13 0 0 1 25.1 27 18 18 2 17 2 17 2 0 4 115 54 1.737 9.6 0.7 6.0 6.0 1.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 21 NYM NL 7 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 22 NYM NL 31 19 14 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 .071 .222 .214 .437 24 3 0 1 1 1 0 1
1967 23 NYM NL 43 23 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .091 .091 .091 .182 -47 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 24 NYM NL 39 62 58 4 12 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 20 .207 .207 .241 .448 35 14 1 0 4 0 0 1
1969 25 TOT NL 40 68 59 3 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 19 .169 .183 .220 .404 8 13 0 0 8 0 0 1
1969 25 SDP NL 4 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 64 2 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1969 25 CHC NL 36 60 52 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 .154 .170 .212 .381 1 11 0 0 7 0 0 1
1970 26 PHI NL 73 22 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .150 .190 .200 .390 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 1/53
1971 27 PHI NL 18 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 470 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 28 PHI NL 47 22 20 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .200 .238 .250 .488 38 5 1 0 1 0 0 1
1973 29 PHI NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
10 Seasons 304 226 203 13 35 5 2 0 7 1 0 5 76 .172 .195 .217 .412 17 44 4 1 16 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 120 108 7 19 3 1 0 4 1 0 3 41 .172 .195 .217 .412 17 23 2 1 9 1 0
NYM (4 yrs) 120 113 103 8 17 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 41 .165 .187 .204 .391 15 21 2 1 6 1 0
PHI (4 yrs) 144 45 41 2 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 16 .195 .233 .244 .476 32 10 2 0 2 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 4 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 64 2 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 36 60 52 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 .154 .170 .212 .381 1 11 0 0 7 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 NYM NL 21 P 4 4 26.2 9 4 5 0 0 1.000 3.04 2.25 .956 2.09 0.80
1966 NYM NL 22 P 30 7 80.2 25 4 20 1 1 .960 2.68 0.80 .948 1.96 0.74
1967 NYM NL 23 P 38 4 81.1 24 7 16 1 1 .958 2.55 0.61 .958 2.00 0.78
1968 NYM NL 24 P 33 23 170.1 48 12 35 1 0 .979 2.48 1.42 .956 2.01 0.85
1969 TOT NL 25 P 40 28 190.2 35 8 25 2 2 .943 1.56 0.83 .960 1.95 0.78
1969 SDP NL 25 P 4 3 22.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.05 1.25 .960 1.96 0.78
1969 CHC NL 25 P 36 25 168.2 30 7 21 2 2 .933 1.49 0.78 .960 1.95 0.78
1970 PHI NL 26 P 73 0 134.1 33 8 24 1 3 .970 2.14 0.44 .952 1.85 0.71
1970 PHI NL 26 3B 2 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1970 PHI NL 26 1B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 8.10 8.40
1971 PHI NL 27 P 17 0 24.2 8 2 5 1 0 .875 2.55 0.41 .962 1.90 0.78
1972 PHI NL 28 P 46 10 98.2 21 3 18 0 1 1.000 1.92 0.46 .948 1.78 0.73
1973 PHI NL 29 P 6 0 8.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.62 0.83 .940 1.91 0.73
1974 TOT AL 30 P 20 0 25.1 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 2.84 0.40 .950 1.81 0.83
1974 CAL AL 30 P 18 0 23.0 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 3.13 0.44 .950 1.80 0.83
1974 MIL AL 30 P 2 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.85
10 Seasons P 307 76 840.2 216 52 157 7 9 .968 2.24 0.68 .954 1.93 0.76
1 Season 3B 2 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1 Season 1B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 8.10 8.40
10 Seasons TOT 310 76 841.2 216 52 157 7 9 .968 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.23 0.67 .922 1.93 0.80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL--7.364--9th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL--8.544--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1970 NL--73--2nd

Saves s c a p y
1970 NL--22--5th

Games Finished s c a p y
1970 NL--47--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1826), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1469), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (987), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 28, 1963: Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Mets as the 5th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

April 25, 1969: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Frankie Libran, Joe Niekro and Gary Ross.

November 17, 1969: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Oscar Gamble to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Callison. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Larry Colton (January, 1970) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

May 8, 1973: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

May 21, 1973: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

September 26, 1973: Purchased by the California Angels from the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 29, 1974: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the California Angels.

August 12, 1974: Returned to the California Angels by the Milwaukee Brewers following previous purchase.

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