Dave Nilsson
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David ("Dave") Wayne Nilsson (born December 14, 1969 in Brisbane, Australia) was an Australian baseball player who played as catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1992 to 1999. Arguably the most successful Aussie in major league history, he was an all-star in 1999, and ended his career on October 3, 1999 with 837 games played, 789 hits, 105 home runs and a .284 career batting average. Before this time he played for the Brisbane Bandits and Melbourne Reds in the now-defunct Australian Baseball League. He later left the US to return to Australia.
Nilsson represented Australia at the Olympics on several occasions, and has been involved in the strategic direction of the sport in Australia.
[edit] Trivia
- On April 13, 1994, Nilsson and Graeme Lloyd formed the first all-Australian battery in an MLB game.
- On May 19, 1996, Nilsson becomes the first Milwaukee Brewer to hit two home runs in the same inning (the 6th, vs. Minnesota Twins, in a 12-1 victory)
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Categories: 1969 births | Living people | Australian baseball players | Atlanta Braves players | Milwaukee Brewers players | National League All-Stars | Olympic competitors for Australia | Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic silver medalists for Australia | People from Brisbane | Chunichi Dragons players | Non-Japanese baseball players in Japan
