Editing Shane Halter

{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name       = Shane Halter
| image      = 
| caption    = 
| position   = [[Utility player]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|8}}
| birth_place = [[La Plata, 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 (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value = .246
| stat2label = [[Home run]]s
| stat2value = 45
| stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value = 197
| teams      = 
* [[Kansas City Royals]] ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|1998}})
* [[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|1999}})
* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2003}})
* [[Anaheim Angels]] ({{mlby|2004}})
}}
'''Shane David Halter''' (born November 8, 1969) is an American former [[Major League Baseball]] [[utility player]].

==Early life==
Halter attended [[Hooks High School]] in [[Hooks, Texas]] and was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, track, and golf.  Halter played for the [[Norfolk Tides]], a minor league baseball team located in [[Norfolk, Virginia]].

==Major League Baseball career==
Halter played for the  [[Kansas City Royals]] (1997–1998), [[New York Mets]] (1999), [[Detroit Tigers]] (2000–2003), and [[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]] ([[Kansas City Athletics]], September 8, 1965), [[César Tovar]] ([[Minnesota Twins]], September 22, 1968), [[Scott Sheldon]] ([[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], September 6, 2000), and [[Andrew Romine]] ([[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 [[Batting average (baseball)|batted]] .246, with 45 [[home run]]s and 197 [[runs batted in]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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