# Shane Halter

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{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name       = Shane Halter
| image      = 
| caption    = 
| position   = [Utility player](/source/Utility_player)
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|8}}
| birth_place = [La Plata, Maryland](/source/La_Plata%2C_Maryland), U.S.
| death_date  = 
| bats       = Right
| throws     = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate  = April 6
| debutyear  = 1997
| debutteam  = Kansas City Royals
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate  = October 3
| finalyear  = 2004
| finalteam  = Anaheim Angels
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
| stat1value = .246
| stat2label = [Home run](/source/Home_run)s
| stat2value = 45
| stat3label = [Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
| stat3value = 197
| teams      = 
* [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals) ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|1998}})
* [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets) ({{mlby|1999}})
* [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2003}})
* [Anaheim Angels](/source/Anaheim_Angels) ({{mlby|2004}})
}}
'''Shane David Halter''' (born November 8, 1969) is an American former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [utility player](/source/utility_player).

==Early life==
Halter attended [Hooks High School](/source/Hooks_High_School) in [Hooks, Texas](/source/Hooks%2C_Texas) and was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, track, and golf.  Halter played for the [Norfolk Tides](/source/Norfolk_Tides), a minor league baseball team located in [Norfolk, Virginia](/source/Norfolk%2C_Virginia).

==Major League Baseball career==
Halter played for the  [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals) (1997–1998), [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets) (1999), [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) (2000–2003), and [Anaheim Angels](/source/Anaheim_Angels) (2004). Although he was essentially a backup player, he had notable power and he was adequate defensively in all infield and outfield positions.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}

On October 1, 2000, Halter showed his versatility by playing all nine positions in a single game, joining [Bert Campaneris](/source/Bert_Campaneris) ([Kansas City Athletics](/source/Kansas_City_Athletics), September 8, 1965), [César Tovar](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Tovar) ([Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins), September 22, 1968), [Scott Sheldon](/source/Scott_Sheldon) ([Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)), September 6, 2000), and [Andrew Romine](/source/Andrew_Romine) ([Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers), September 30, 2017), in the select list of players to play all nine positions in a Major League game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/shareit/MKYy |title=Played all nine defensive positions in one game &#124; Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=2018-03-27 |archive-date=2018-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004083205/https://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/shareit/MKYy |url-status=dead }}</ref> Halter went 4 for 5 at the plate with 3 RBI, and also scored the game-winning run against the Minnesota Twins in the bottom of the ninth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200010010.shtml|title=Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score, October 1, 2000|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>

In his 644-game career, Halter [batted](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) .246, with 45 [home run](/source/home_run)s and 197 [runs batted in](/source/runs_batted_in).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
{{Baseballstats | mlb= | espn=3629 | br=h/haltesh01 | fangraphs=468}}

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Category:1969 births
Category:Living people
Category:Baseball players from La Plata, Maryland
Category:Kansas City Royals players
Category:New York Mets players
Category:Detroit Tigers players
Category:Anaheim Angels players
Category:Major League Baseball infielders
Category:Major League Baseball outfielders
Category:Texas Longhorns baseball players
Category:Charlotte Knights players
Category:Seminole State Raiders baseball players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Memphis Chicks players

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