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Dave Sells

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: September 18, 1946 in Vacaville, CA us

High School: Vacaville HS (Vacaville, CA)

School: Solano Community College (Fairfield, CA)

Debut: August 2, 1972 (Age 25-319d, 13,257th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 22, 1975 (Age 29-004d)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: David Wayne Sells

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

ERA

3.90

138.1

WHIP

1.540

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Team Record in Appearances: 21-30

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 42

1973 Pitching Game Log

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1973 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	11	3	Apr 8	CAL		KCR	L,5-6	5-8		99	3.1	3	1	1	2	2	0	1	2.70	4.07	16	7	1	0	0	3		1	0	1	0	0	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.20	0.026	1.85	0.02%	0.51	5t 1-- 2 out d1	8t 3 out d2
2	12	7	Apr 17	CAL	@	MIN	L,5-10	7-7		8	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.91	5.57	4	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	-0.042	.59	-0.04%	-2.53	7b 12- 1 out d3	7b 12- 2 out d6
3	13	9	Apr 20	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	9-GF		2	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	5.57	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	-0.309	4.77	-0.28%	-1.00	9b -2- 1 out tie	9b end d 1
4	14	13	Apr 24	CAL		BAL	W,6-5	7-GF(10)	W(1-0)	3	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.57	4.57	12	7	3	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.239	1.54	0.19%	1.63	7t --3 2 out d1	10t end tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	15	22	May 6	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-5	8-GF(8)		11	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.25	4.69	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
6	16	24	May 9	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-10	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.00	4.79	6	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.01	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 7
7	17	25	May 10	CAL		CHW	L,3-4	12-GF(12)		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	4.71	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.015	1.28	0.02%	0.20	12t 1-- 2 out d1	12t end d 1
8	18	27	May 12	CAL		CHW	W,6-5	4-8	W(2-0)	1	3.1	4	1	0	1	4	0	0	1.42	3.75	15	5	1	0	1	4		1	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.92	-0.093	2.61	-0.08%	-0.36	4t -2- 2 out d2	8t 12- 0 out a1
9	19	32	May 17	CAL		OAK	L,0-4	9-GF		4	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.32	3.52	5	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.11	0.003	.22	0.00%	0.43	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
10	20	35	May 20	CAL		TEX	W,4-2	8-GF	S(1)	2	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	3.30	4	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.103	1.80	0.11%	0.73	8t -2- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
11	21	37	May 23	CAL	@	CHW	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.13	3.00	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.014	.41	0.02%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
12	22	39	May 25	CAL	@	MIL	W,5-3	7-7		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	3.00	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	-0.086	2.70	-0.07%	-1.00	7b 12- 2 out a3	7b 12- 2 out a2
13	23	44	May 31	CAL	@	BOS	W,7-6	9-GF	S(2)	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	2.99	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	8.01	0.336	11.84	0.30%	0.92	9b 12- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	24	45	Jun 1	CAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	9-GF	S(3)	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	2.98	2	0	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.61	0.039	3.93	0.04%	0.41	9b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 3
15	25	47	Jun 3	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	7-GF(8)		1	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.98	2.95	5	3	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.033	.45	0.03%	0.93	7b 1-3 2 out d2	8b end d 2
16	26	49	Jun 6	CAL		DET	W,7-4	7-GF	S(4)	2	2.2	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	1.29	3.47	11	4	2	1	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.070	1.22	0.06%	-0.29	7t 12- 1 out a3	9t end a 3
17	27	55	Jun 13	CAL		BOS	W,7-5	8-GF	S(5)	6	1.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1.59	3.58	8	4	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.57	0.027	3.11	0.02%	-0.34	8t --- 1 out a2	9t end a 2
18	28	56	Jun 14	CAL		BOS	W,5-3	9-GF	S(6)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.52	3.37	3	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.95	0.135	2.51	0.10%	0.80	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
19	29	57	Jun 15	CAL		NYY	L,3-4	9-GF(10)	BL(2-1)	0	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.75	3.23	8	2	2	0	1	3		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.83	-0.093	3.88	-0.08%	0.33	9t -23 0 out a1	10t end d 1
20	30	65	Jun 22	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	7-GF	W(3-1)	6	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.59	3.20	10	4	2	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.53	0.267	2.81	0.29%	2.18	7b 1-3 1 out d2	9b end a 1
21	31	66	Jun 23	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-1	10-10		0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.57	3.30	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.03	0.003	4.26	0.00%	-0.03	10b --- 0 out tie	10b 1-- 1 out tie
22	32	70	Jun 26	CAL		KCR	W,6-5	9-GF	W(4-1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	3.29	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.032	3.10	0.05%	0.46	9t 1-3 2 out d1	9t end d 1
23	33	74	Jun 30	CAL		MIN	L,3-6	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	3.27	3	2	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.41	-0.010	1.04	-0.01%	0.25	9t 123 0 out d2	9t end d 4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	34	76	Jul 2	CAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	7-8	H(1)	1	1.1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1.44	3.62	8	2	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	0.088	6.56	0.11%	0.36	7b -2- 1 out a1	8b 123 2 out a1
25	35	78	Jul 4	CAL	@	OAK	W,3-1	8-GF	S(7)	1	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	3.57	6	2	3	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.12	0.172	4.34	0.21%	0.94	8b 1-- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
26	36	82	Jul 8(2)	CAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	10-GF(10)	S(8)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	3.56	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	0.046	3.10	0.05%	0.32	10b -2- 2 out a2	10b end a 2
27	37	84	Jul 10	CAL	@	BAL	W,10-8	7-9	H(2)	1	1.1	5	4	4	1	1	0	0	2.34	3.55	10	3	0	0	0	5		1	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	0.043	3.40	0.05%	-2.59	7b -2- 2 out a1	9b 1-- 0 out a2
28	38	86	Jul 12	CAL	@	DET	L,6-7	7-GF	L(4-2)	1	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.45	3.60	9	2	3	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	-0.234	4.05	-0.27%	0.01	7b 12- 2 out d2	9b end d 1
29	39	88	Jul 14	CAL	@	DET	L,1-2	9-GF	BS(2)	1	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.45	3.68	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.29	-0.727	11.66	-0.70%	-1.67	9b 123 2 out a1	9b end d 1
30	40	92	Jul 18	CAL		CLE	L,8-10	6-9	BS(3)	3	3.0	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	2.95	3.68	15	7	2	0	1	5		1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.92	-0.372	2.96	-0.35%	-1.86	6t -2- 2 out a3	9t 1-3 2 out tie
31	41	93	Jul 19	CAL		BAL	L,1-3	11-GF(11)		0	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.12	3.73	5	2	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.42	-0.361	3.78	-0.34%	-1.38	11t -2- 1 out tie	11t end d 2
32	42	95	Jul 21	CAL		BAL	L,3-5	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.07	3.79	3	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.04	-0.013	1.48	-0.01%	0.33	9t -23 1 out d1	9t end d 2
33	43	98	Jul 26(2)	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-8	5-GF(8)		4	4.0	2	1	1	4	2	0	0	3.00	3.85	18	8	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.82	5b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 8
34	44	101	Jul 29(1)	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-7	6-GF(8)		2	2.1	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.04	3.81	10	3	2	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	0.34	6b -2- 2 out d6	8b end d 7
35	45	102	Jul 29(2)	CAL	@	KCR	L,6-7	11-GF(11)		-1	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.04	3.88	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.61	-0.184	1.92	-0.08%	-1.85	11b 12- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
36	46	112	Aug 10	CAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	6-GF	W(5-2)	11	3.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.82	3.80	14	8	2	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	0.403	.14	0.02%	2.44	6b 12- 1 out d1	9b end a 2
37	47	114	Aug 12	CAL	@	BOS	L,8-14	6-GF(8)		1	2.1	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	3.04	3.99	12	5	2	0	0	5		1	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.75	6b 1-- 2 out d9	8b end d 7
38	48	121	Aug 21	CAL		MIL	L,2-6	6-7		8	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.96	3.96	6	2	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.52	6t --- 2 out d6	7t 3 out d6
39	49	122	Aug 22	CAL		MIL	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	W(6-2)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.95	3.95	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.35	0.107	.02	0.00%	0.40	10t 12- 2 out tie	10t end tie
40	50	123	Aug 23	CAL		MIL	W,6-3	8-GF	S(9)	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	3.91	6	4	1	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.05	0.111	.00	0.00%	1.27	8t 12- 1 out a3	9t end a 3
41	51	125	Aug 25	CAL		BOS	L,0-4	9-GF		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	3.90	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.72	9t 123 2 out d4	9t end d 4
42	52	129	Aug 31	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		5	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.81	3.88	3	0	2	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.16	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.43	8b 123 1 out d3	8b end d 5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
43	53	130	Sep 1	CAL	@	CHW	L,5-7	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	3.88	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.68	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.20	8b 1-- 0 out tie	8b -2- 1 out tie
44	54	131	Sep 2	CAL	@	CHW	L,3-13	7-7		0	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	3.24	3.92	4	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.40	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-2.20	7b -23 0 out d2	7b 1-3 1 out d5
45	55	133	Sep 4	CAL		OAK	L,3-4	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.20	3.87	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.63	9t -2- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
46	56	134	Sep 5	CAL		OAK	L,8-11	9-GF		0	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	3.64	3.91	5	1	0	0	0	3		1	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.64	-0.144	.00	0.00%	-3.67	9t --3 2 out d1	9t end d 5
47	57	137	Sep 8(2)	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	6-GF	S(10)	2	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.45	3.89	11	6	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	0.530	.00	0.00%	1.96	6b 12- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
48	58	139	Sep 9(2)	CAL	@	KCR	L,3-6	5-5		0	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.71	3.93	5	1	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.288	.00	0.00%	-3.03	5b 1-- 0 out tie	5b 12- 1 out d3
49	59	143	Sep 13	CAL		KCR	L,4-5	8-8		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.68	3.92	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.18	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.84	8t 12- 1 out d5	8t 3 out d5
50	60	158	Sep 26	CAL		TEX	W,5-4	8-GF	W(7-2)	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.56	3.92	8	4	2	0	1	1		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	0.222	.00	0.00%	0.87	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
51	61	160	Sep 28	CAL		MIN	L,1-7	3-5		1	2.1	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	3.71	3.98	12	3	2	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	.43	-0.139	.00	0.00%	-2.73	3t 12- 2 out d3	5t 3 out d6
							21-30		W-L:7-2,Sv:10,BSv:3,Hld:2	1.9	68.0	72	30	28	35	25	2	5	3.71	3.98	308	2.42		1%	5%	72		69	30%	4	1	0	260	10	1	6	10	4	5	1.36	-0.034	1.67	-0.60%	-4.50

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