{{Short description|American baseball player (1901–1976)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Carey Selph |position=Third baseman |image=Carey Selph.jpg |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1901|12|5|mf=y}} |birth_place=Donaldson, Arkansas, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1976|2|24|1901|12|5}} |death_place=Houston, Texas, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 25 |debutyear=1929 |debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 18 |finalyear=1932 |finalteam=Chicago White Sox |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.277 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=0 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=58 |teams= *St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1929}}) *Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1932}}) }} '''Carey Isom Selph''' (December 5, 1901 – February 24, 1976) was an American professional baseball infielder who played two seasons in Major League Baseball.
He played college football for the Ouachita Baptist Tigers from 1922 to 1925. He was later inducted into the Ouachita Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://obutigers.com/honors/hall-of-fame/carey-selph/10 | title=Carey Selph | publisher=obutigers.com | accessdate=15 September 2024}}</ref>
Selph began his professional baseball career in {{mlby|1926}} with the Fort Smith Twins, scoring an 169 runs.<ref>{{cite book | editor = Cardinals' Media Relations | year = 2001 | title = St. Louis Cardinals 2001 Media Guide | publisher = Hadler Printing Company | pages = D-20}}</ref> He was soon acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals, and finished the season with the Syracuse Chiefs. After spending {{mlby|1928}} with the Houston Buffaloes in the Texas League, he made his major league debut in {{mlby|1929}} for the Cardinals. In 25 games, Selph played mostly as a second baseman, batting .235.
After two seasons back in the minor leagues with the Buffaloes, Selph was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago White Sox on September 30, 1931 in the Rule 5 draft. He played 116 games for the White Sox in 1932, mostly at third base, batting .283 with 51 RBI. After the season, he was traded back to the Cardinals and never played in the majors again. He played two more seasons with the Buffaloes, serving as a player-manager for them in 1933-34.
Selph was elected to the Texas League Hall of Fame in 2007.
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* [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/carey-selph/ Carey Selph] at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
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