Dave Sells
David Wayne Sells
Born: September 18, 1946
Vacaville, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 2 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Sullivan HS (Kingsport, TN)
Career: 1968-1977
Major League Statistics
Dave Sells compiled a career record of 51 wins and 40 losses, with 63 saves, and a 3.48 ERA in his 347-game pitching career with the Decatur Commodores, San Jose Bees, El Paso Sun Kings, Shreveport Captains, Salt Lake City Angels, Salt Lake City Gulls, Albuquerque Dukes and Puebla Angeles. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1977 campaign.
 Decatur Commodores |
 San Jose Bees |
 El Paso Sun Kings |
 Salt Lake City Angels |
 Shreveport Captains |
 Albuquerque Dukes |
 Salt Lake City Gulls |
 Puebla Angeles |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.18 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 43 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1969 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.57 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 112.0 | 73 | 42 | 32 | 3 | 63 | 9 | 107 | 10 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.94 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 71.0 | 70 | 53 | 39 | 6 | 60 | 5 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Angels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.00 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.0 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.80 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 65.0 | 53 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Angels | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.36 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 75.0 | 72 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Angels | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.00 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42.0 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 13 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 8 | 11 | .421 | 5.16 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 157.0 | 198 | 123 | 90 | 10 | 76 | 8 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Angeles | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22.0 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 51 | 40 | .560 | 3.48 | 347 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 637.0 | 600 | 329 | 246 | 31 | 335 | 41 | 489 | 31 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 44 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .400 | .455 | .700 | 1.155 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 56 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .222 | .250 | .481 | .731 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 57 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .357 | .357 | .571 | .929 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Angels | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 41 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Angels | 49 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .308 | .308 | .615 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 262 | 86 | 79 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | .241 | .268 | .405 | .673 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | P | 44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .227 |
| 1969 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | P | 56 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .913 | .375 |
| 1970 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | P | 57 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .882 | .263 |
| 1971 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | P | 41 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .463 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Angels | P | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .750 | .200 |
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Angels | P | 49 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .286 |
| 1974 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Angels | P | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .474 |
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1976 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 35 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 3 | .857 | 1.029 |
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Puebla Angeles | P | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .556 |
| Totals | 347 | 43 | 89 | 15 | 6 | .898 | .380 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | SFN | ||
| 1969 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | CAL | ||
| 1970 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Sun Kings | CAL | ||
| 1971 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | CAL | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Angels | CAL | ||
| 1972 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Angels | CAL | ||
| 1974 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Angels | CAL | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | CAL | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1976 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1977 | AAA | Mexican League | Puebla Angeles |
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