Bill Selby

Who is Bill Selby?

William Frank Selby is a former utility player from 1996 to 2003 with the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians. He also played one season in Japan for the Yokohama BayStars in 1997. Selby played in 198 total MLB games, with a .223 career batting average. Mostly used off the bench, Selby hit a career high 6 home runs in 2002 with the Indians. The most dramatic of those home runs came on July 14, when he hit a walk-off grand slam against Mariano Rivera to defeat the New York Yankees, 10-7, in the bottom of the 9th inning. It was the first walk-off home run that Rivera had allowed in his career.

Bill Selby became the sixth player in Buffalo Bisons club history to be inducted into the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame on August 25, 2007. In the Bisons’ modern era, Selby ranks first in hits, doubles, RBI and runs. He's second in games played and third in home runs. Selby was the team's MVP in 1999 and played in the 2000 Triple-A All-Star Game in Rochester, New York.