Scott Nielsen

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Scott Nielsen
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate= birth date and age|1958|12|18
debutdate=July 7
debutyear=by|1986
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=June 14
finalyear=by|1989
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=9-11
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.49
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=47
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|1986, by|1988–by|1989)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1987)
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Jeffrey Scott Nielsen (born December 15, 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during four seasons at the major league level for the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the by|1983 amateur draft. Nielsen, played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Bellingham Mariners in by|1983, and his last season with the New York Mets' Triple-A club, the Tidewater Tides, in by|1990.

Nielsen was a college baseball player at Brigham Young University.

References

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/N/Scott-Nielsen.shtml "Scott Nielsen Statistics".] "The Baseball Cube". 10 January 2008.
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nielssc01.shtml "Scott Nielsen Statistics".] "Baseball-Reference". 10 January 2008.