Gaedel batting in August 1951, in his only plate appearance in baseball
Pinch hitter
Born:(1925-06-08)June 8, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: June 18, 1961(1961-06-18) (aged 36) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 19, 1951, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
August 19, 1951, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
On-base percentage
1.000
Batting average
–
Plate appearances
1
Base on balls
1
Teams
St. Louis Browns (1951)
Career highlights and awards
Shortest player in Major League Baseball history
Edward Carl Gaedel (June 8, 1925 – June 18, 1961) was the smallest player to appear in a Major League Baseball game.[1]
Gaedel gained recognition in the second game of a St. Louis Browns doubleheader on August 19, 1951.[2] Weighing 60 pounds (27 kg) and standing 3 feet 7 inches (109 cm) tall, he became the shortest player in the history of the Major Leagues. Gaedel made a single plate appearance and was walked with four consecutive balls before being replaced by a pinch-runner at first base. His jersey, bearing the uniform number "1⁄8", is displayed in the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck, in his 1962 autobiography Veeck – As in Wreck, said of Gaedel, "He was, by golly, the best darn midget who ever played big-league ball. He was also the only one."[3]
^"Veeck's latest gimmick - a midget big leaguer". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). AP photo. August 20, 1951. p. 8.
^"Browns hit all-time low; use 3-foot 7-inch player". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 20, 1951. p. 7.
^Veeck, Bill. Veeck – As in Wreck. University of Chicago. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
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