Bill Veeck sends three-foot, seven-inch Eddie Gaedel to bat for his St. Louis Browns

Bill Veeck sends three-foot, seven-inch Eddie Gaedel to bat for his St. Louis Browns

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On August 19, 1951, owner Bill Veeck sends three-foot, seven-inch Eddie Gaedel to bat for his St. Louis Browns. Gaedel, who had been signed by Veeck in perhaps his most famous publicity stunt, walks on four pitches from Detroit Tigers left-hander Bob Cain. Gaedel, who is removed for pinch-runner Jim Delsing, will be banned from


Forty-three inch tall Eddie Gaedel walks on four pitches in his only major league appearance. Bill Veeck’s idea of playing the midget was legal at the time but is later outlawed.

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Forty-three inch tall Eddie Gaedel walks on four pitches in his only major league appearance. Bill Veeck’s idea of playing the midget was legal at the time but is later outlawed.

Forty-three inch tall Eddie Gaedel walks on four pitches in his only major league appearance. Bill Veeck’s idea of playing the midget was legal at the time but is later outlawed.

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Forty-three inch tall Eddie Gaedel walks on four pitches in his only major league appearance. Bill Veeck’s idea of playing the midget was legal at the time but is later outlawed.

In Boston, the Braves score five in the 6th and roll over the Dodgers, 13 – 4. Warren Spahn picks up his 15th win and his 21st complete game. A 2nd-inning homer by Willard Marshall, off Ralph Branca, starts the scoring.

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In Boston, the Braves score five in the 6th and roll over the Dodgers, 13 – 4. Warren Spahn picks up his 15th win and his 21st complete game. A 2nd-inning homer by Willard Marshall, off Ralph Branca, starts the scoring.

Wearing uniform number 1/8, forty-three inch tall Eddie Gaedel walks on four pitches from Bob Cain in his only major league appearance. Bill Veeck’s idea of playing the midget was legal at the time but is later outlawed.

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Wearing uniform number 1/8, forty-three inch tall Eddie Gaedel walks on four pitches from Bob Cain in his only major league appearance. Bill Veeck’s idea of playing the midget was legal at the time but is later outlawed.

In Philadelphia, the Giants overcome a four-run deficit to win, 5 – 4, and cut Brooklyn’s lead to eight games. Al Corwin wins in relief, after Bobby Thomson’s two-run homer gets the Giants on the board. The Giants have won nine in a row.

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In Philadelphia, the Giants overcome a four-run deficit to win, 5 – 4, and cut Brooklyn’s lead to eight games. Al Corwin wins in relief, after Bobby Thomson’s two-run homer gets the Giants on the board. The Giants have won nine in a row.