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Scott Sheldon
Utility infielder
Born: (1968-11-28) November 28, 1968 (age 55)
Hammond, Indiana, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Professional debut
MLB: May 18, 1997, for the Oakland Athletics
NPB: March 30, 2002, for the Orix BlueWave
Last appearance
MLB: October 5, 2001, for the Texas Rangers
NPB: July 4, 2003, for the Orix BlueWave
MLB statistics
Batting average.235
Home runs8
Runs batted in33
NPB statistics
Batting average.255
Home runs34
Runs batted in83
Teams

Scott Patrick Sheldon (born November 28, 1968) is an American former professional baseball third baseman/shortstop and right-handed batter who played for the Oakland Athletics and Texas RangersofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He also played for the Orix BlueWaveofNippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

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In his 141-game MLB career from 1997 through 2001, Sheldon batted .235, with 8 home runs and 33 runs batted in. He then spent two seasons in NPB, batting .255 with 34 homers and 83 RBI.

On September 6, 2000, while playing for the Texas Rangers, Sheldon became the third player in MLB history to play all nine positions in a single game, joining Bert Campaneris (Kansas City Athletics, September 8, 1965, and César Tovar (Minnesota Twins, September 22, 1968).[1] Sheldon entered the game in the 4th inning and performed the feat in just five frames. He was later joined by Shane Halter (Detroit Tigers, October 1, 2000), and Andrew Romine (Detroit Tigers, September 30, 2017) in the list of players to play all nine positions in the same game.

References

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  1. ^ Armour, Nancy (September 7, 2000). "Ranger Plays Nine Positions in One Game". ABC News. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
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