Bill Selby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bill Selby

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1970

Place of Birth: Monroeville, Alabama, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Bill Selby

  • William Frank Selby (born June 11, 1970) is a former utility player from 1996 to 2003 with the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians.
  • He also played one season in Japan for the Yokohama BayStars in 1997.
  • Selby played in 198 total MLB games, with a .223 career batting average.
  • Mostly used off the bench, Selby hit a career high 6 home runs in 2002 with the Indians.
  • The most dramatic of those home runs came on July 14, when he hit a walk-off grand slam against Mariano Rivera to defeat the New York Yankees, 10-7, in the bottom of the 9th inning.
  • It was the first walk-off home run that Rivera had allowed in his career. Bill Selby became the sixth player in (Triple-A team) Buffalo Bisons club history to be inducted into the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame on August 25, 2007.
  • In the Bisons' modern era, Selby ranks first in hits (378), doubles (90), RBI (245) and runs (217).
  • He's second in games played (370) and third in home runs (60).
  • Selby was the team's MVP in 1999 (.295, 20 homers, 85 RBI) and played in the 2000 Triple-A All-Star Game in Rochester, New York.

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