Scott Sheldon
| Scott Sheldon | |
|---|---|
| Utility infielder | |
| Born: November 28, 1968 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 runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 33 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 34 |
| Runs batted in | 83 |
| 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 Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played for the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career
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
- ^ Armour, Nancy (September 7, 2000). "Ranger Plays Nine Positions in One Game". ABC News. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1968 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Altoona Curve players
- Baseball players from Lake County, Indiana
- Clear Lake High School (Houston, Texas) alumni
- Edmonton Trappers players
- Houston Cougars baseball players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Madison Muskies players
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Nashville Sounds players
- Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen
- Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen
- Oakland Athletics players
- Oklahoma RedHawks players
- Orix BlueWave players
- Southern Oregon A's players
- Sportspeople from Hammond, Indiana
- Texas Rangers players