Kip Selbach Notable

b. March 24, 1872 · Washington Senators 1894–1898, Cincinnati Reds 1899, New York Giants 1900–1901, Baltimore Orioles 1902, Washington Senators 1903–1904, Boston Americans 1904–1906

Kip Selbach played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Washington Senators in 1894 and closing with the Boston Americans in 1906.

He stole 334 bases and scored 1,066 runs, with 1,807 hits and a .293 average. He finished with 44 home runs, 301 doubles, 149 triples and 785 walks.

He led the league in triples once, in 1895, with 22. He played 1,570 games in the outfield, with 3,399 putouts and 214 errors.

He was born in Columbus, OH, USA on March 24, 1872, and died on February 17, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1894	WHS	97	372	69	114	21	17	7	71	51	20	21	.306
1895	WHS	130	519	116	168	22	22	6	55	71	28	31	.324
1896	WHS	127	487	100	148	17	13	5	100	76	28	49	.304
1897	WHS	124	486	113	152	25	16	5	59	80	32	46	.313
1898	WHS	132	515	88	156	28	11	3	60	64	21	25	.303
1899	CIN	141	525	105	156	28	11	3	87	70	26	38	.297
1900	NYG	141	523	98	176	29	12	4	68	72	25	36	.337
1901	NYG	125	502	89	145	29	6	1	56	45	39	8	.289
1902	BLA	128	503	86	161	27	9	3	60	58	18	22	.320
1903	WSH	140	533	68	134	23	12	3	49	41	38	20	.251
1904	BOS/WSH	146	554	65	146	27	12	0	44	72	37	19	.264
1905	BOS	121	418	54	103	16	6	4	47	67	28	12	.246
1906	BOS	60	228	15	48	9	2	0	23	18	18	7	.211
Career	—	1612	6165	1066	1807	301	149	44	779	785	358	334	.293

On this day & linked events

1872

Born March 24, 1872

Columbus, OH, USA

1956

Died February 17, 1956

1894

Major-league debut: Kip Selbach

Kip Selbach made a major-league debut on April 24, 1894.

1906

Final major-league game: Kip Selbach

Kip Selbach played a final major-league game on June 29, 1906.

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