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George Van Haltren League
8-4-2073
Swede Selstrom Second Base
Retired (1969, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .780 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 1544 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 02-28-1933
HR 247 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(104 games)
RBI 988
SB 72
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR C 
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C+ (47.1%) Range B  WS Rings 2
1B --- LF A  (91.5%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF A  (89.3%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 4
3B F  (0.9%) RF A+ (95.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1955 Minors 22 0.00 4 / 5 4 / 9 1 / 2 2 / 4 3 / 4 6 / 6 5 / 9 25 / 39
1955 Majors 22 0.00 2 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 5 / 7 14 / 16
1956 Minors 23 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 3 0 / 2 3 / 8
1956 Majors 23 0.00 3 / 4 1 / 5 9 / 9 3 / 5 5 / 6 3 / 7 3 / 4 27 / 40
1957 Majors 24 46.00 3 / 6 6 / 11 3 / 5 6 / 10 1 / 2 5 / 8 2 / 4 26 / 46
1958 Majors 25 54.00 3 / 9 1 / 7 3 / 10 6 / 9 3 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 2 17 / 54
1959 Majors 26 57.44 2 / 10 0 / 9 2 / 2 2 / 9 4 / 10 2 / 6 1 / 11 13 / 57
1960 Majors 27 46.50 1 / 7 1 / 8 1 / 5 1 / 6 2 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 7 6 / 46
1961 Majors 28 46.10 0 / 4 0 / 10 3 / 6 0 / 6 2 / 7 2 / 8 0 / 5 7 / 46
1962 Majors 29 38.20 0 / 5 0 / 9 1 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 6 1 / 7 2 / 38
1963 Majors 30 50.30 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 14 0 / 7 0 / 50
1964 Majors 31 50.30 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 10 0 / 5 0 / 50
1965 Majors 32 51.40 0 / 6 1 / 9 0 / 4 1 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 10 2 / 51
1966 Majors 33 38.00 0 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 7 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 38
1967 Majors 34 36.20 1 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 36
1968 Majors 35 33.79 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 10 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 33
1969 Majors 36 21.00 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 21
Total 0 0 0 19 / 95 15 / 116 25 / 85 23 / 88 23 / 80 22 / 104 17 / 101 144 / 669
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Swede Selstrom has retired from the Washington Diplomats
1966-04-20A trade has been completed between the Washington Diplomats and the New York Bricklayers. The New York Bricklayers receive Showboat Weber, Draft Pick - 1967 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Diplomats in exchange for Tim Bailey, Swede Selstrom.
1956-05-16The New York Bricklayers have promoted Swede Selstrom to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Glenn Wilson to the minors.
1956-04-22The New York Bricklayers have promoted Pancho Sampedro to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Swede Selstrom to the minors.
1956-03-01The New York Bricklayers have promoted Swede Selstrom to the major league team.
1955-09-08The New York Bricklayers have promoted Jose Lopez to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Swede Selstrom to the minors.
1955-08-28The New York Bricklayers have promoted Swede Selstrom to the major league team. The New York Bricklayers have sent Glenn Wilson to the minors.
1955-07-29The New York Bricklayers have sent Swede Selstrom to the minors.
1955-06-27The New York Bricklayers have promoted Swede Selstrom to the major league team.
1955-06-20The New York Bricklayers have sent Swede Selstrom to the minors.
1955-06-17The New York Bricklayers have promoted Swede Selstrom to the major league team.
1955-06-17The New York Bricklayers have sent Swede Selstrom to the minors.
1955-06-03The New York Bricklayers have promoted Swede Selstrom to the major league team.
1955-04-01The New York Bricklayers have renamed Rube Kremmel to Swede Selstrom.