# Scott Sheldon

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{{short description|American baseball player}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Scott Sheldon
|image=
|position=[Utility infielder](/source/Utility_infielder)
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1968|11|28}}
|birth_place=[Hammond, Indiana](/source/Hammond%2C_Indiana), U.S.
|debutdate=May 18
|debutyear=1997
|debutteam=Oakland Athletics
|debutleague = MLB
|debut2date=March 30
|debut2year=2002
|debut2team=Orix BlueWave
|debut2league = NPB
|finaldate=October 5
|finalyear=2001
|finalteam=Texas Rangers
|finalleague = MLB
|final2league = NPB
|final2date=July 4
|final2year=2003
|final2team=Orix BlueWave
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.235
|stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
|stat2value=8
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in)
|stat3value=33
|stat2league = NPB
|stat21label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat21value=.255
|stat22label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
|stat22value=34
|stat23label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in)
|stat23value=83
|teams=
*[Oakland Athletics](/source/Oakland_Athletics) ({{mlby|1997}})
*[Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2001}})
*[Orix BlueWave](/source/Orix_Buffaloes) ({{npby|2002}}–{{npby|2003}})
}}
'''Scott Patrick Sheldon''' (born November 28, 1968) is an American former professional baseball [third baseman](/source/third_baseman)/[shortstop](/source/shortstop) and right-handed batter who played for the [Oakland Athletics](/source/Oakland_Athletics) and [Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) of [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB). He also played for the [Orix BlueWave](/source/Orix_Buffaloes) of [Nippon Professional Baseball](/source/Nippon_Professional_Baseball) (NPB).

==Career==
In his 141-game MLB career from 1997 through 2001, Sheldon [batted](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) .235, with 8 [home run](/source/home_run)s and 33 [runs batted in](/source/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](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)), Sheldon became the third player in MLB history to play all nine positions in a single game, joining [Bert Campaneris](/source/Bert_Campaneris) ([Kansas City Athletics](/source/Kansas_City_Athletics), September 8, 1965, and [César Tovar](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Tovar) ([Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins), September 22, 1968).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=100624&page=1|title=Ranger Plays Nine Positions in One Game|last=Armour|first=Nancy|date=September 7, 2000|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=21 December 2015}}</ref> Sheldon entered the game in the 4th inning and performed the feat in just five frames. He was later joined by [Shane Halter](/source/Shane_Halter) ([Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers), October 1, 2000), and [Andrew Romine](/source/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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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
{{baseballstats| espn=3655| br=s/sheldsc01|fangraphs=1011856 |brm=sheldo001sco }}

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Category:American expatriate baseball players in Canada
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Category:Altoona Curve players
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Category:Clear Lake High School (Texas) alumni
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Category:Indianapolis Indians players
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Category:Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen
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Category:Oakland Athletics players
Category:Oklahoma RedHawks players
Category:Orix BlueWave players
Category:Southern Oregon A's players
Category:Sportspeople from Hammond, Indiana
Category:Texas Rangers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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