Selma, who had some ups-and-downs during his career between 1965 and 1974, was coming of one of those “down” years in 1973 when he posted a record of 1-1 for the Phils in those six appearances, with an earned run average of 5.63 over eight innings pitched.
He’d go on to split the 1974 season with the California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers, going 2-2 with an ERA at 6.39, before spending the next couple of years in the Minors for the Los Angeles Dodgers but never getting a shot back to a Big League mound, retiring before the 1977 campaign.
He had some nice years for some hard-luck teams earlier in his career, such as the 1968 New York Mets when he posted an ERA of 2.75 over 33 appearances, though sporting a record of 9-10 for the second-division team.
Sadly for him, he found himself with the new San Diego Padres in 1969, missing out on that “impossible” run the Mets had straight to a World Championship.
All told, he finished his 10-year career with a record of 42-54, with an ERA at 3.62 over 307 appearances and 840.2 innings pitched, with six shutouts and 31 saves.
