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On This Day in Baseball History April 11, 1993: The first all-Australian battery in Major League Baseball makes history in Milwaukee. Dave Nilsson and rookie pitcher Graeme Lloyd appear together in the same game for the Brewers against the Oakland A’s. 

Second year player Dave Nilsson from Brisbane, Australia caught rookie pitcher Graeme Lloyd who hailed from Geelong, Australia. Nilsson and Lloyd were the third and fourth Australians to play in MLB after Craig Shipley who debuted in 1986 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the first Aussie in MLB Joe Quinn who debuted with the St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association (UA) way back in 1884. 

As per Baseball Reference, there have been a total of 30 Australians to play in MLB. 

For Further Reading:

Dave Nilsson career statistics from Baseball Reference.com

Graeme Lloyd career statistics from Baseball Reference.com

Players by birthplace: Australia Baseball Stats and Info from Baseball Reference

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Nine Interesting things that happened on April 14 in baseball history

Nine Interesting things that happened on April 14 in baseball history #MLB

Nine to Know: April 14 in baseball history

1910 – He ain’t heavy, he’s our president – William Howard Taft becomes the first president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington. Walter Johnson catches it, then pitches the first of his 14 Opening Day games.

1917 – Eddie Cicotteof the Chicago White Sox pitched an 11-0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns. Cicotte was famous…

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#14 - Dave Nilsson - C - Brisbane Bandits (1993-1994)

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Former Milwaukee Brewer Dave Nilsson is back in the dugout

Former Milwaukee Brewer Dave Nilsson is back in the dugout

Dave Nilsson may have found his way into baseball via cricket – a game at which his father Tim excelled as a teen growing up in the Australian State of Queensland.

But Tim saw his first baseball game in the 50’s, and became an obsessed fan of America’s National Pastime.  When son David was born in 1969, the senior Nilsson planted seeds that grew into a baseball passion that he shared with his…

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Celebrating Australia Day - MLBers born in Australia

Celebrating #AustraliaDay - MLBers born in Australia @OzDay

According to Wikipedia, “Australia Day is the official National Day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales, and the raising of the Flag of Great Britain at Sydney Cove by Governor Arthur Phillip.”

Here are the MLBers born in Australia in order of their appearance in the US…

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