Eddie Gaedel, number 1/8th, was the only one ever to play in the Major Leagues
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There Once was a Little Person Who Played in Major League Baseball  Mar 28, 2012 ... This man was 26 year old, 3 feet, 7 inch tall Eddie Gaedel. Gaedel was signed by Bill Veeck to a Major League contract of $15,400 .... Gaedel is one of just five people in the history of Major League Baseball to have only one plate ... the number 1/8 on the back, though his official registered number was 18.
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The Strangest At-Bat in History - Neatorama  Aug 19, 2011 ... Edward Carl Gaedel was born on June 8, 1925. ... Tens of thousands of games have been played in the history of Major League Baseball. ... as a bartender at "The Midget Club," a bar in Chicago that employed only little people. ... Gaedel wore a borrowed batboy's uniform which sported the number 1/8.
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The Peculiar Professional Baseball Career of Eddie Gaedel - SABR  Gaedel was born on June 8, 1925, to parents of normal physical stature. ... The only hint Veeck gave to the 18,000 fans in attendance for the August 19 ... an entry for a new player, Gaedel, who had the rather curious number of 1?8 printed ... his research on Central Texas blackball history, pre-MLB Texas baseball history,...
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Eddie Gaedel - Wikipedia  His jersey, bearing the uniform number " 18", 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."
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The Major League Midget | Birth.Movies.Death.  Feb 1, 2011 ... At 3 foot 7 Eddie Gaedel was the shortest person to ever play major league baseball. ... Only one midget has ever played in a major league baseball game, ... Browns double header, wearing a uniform with the number 1/8.
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Spoiler Talk: CotD (Mon)  Fikkle Fame  6 days ago ... ... homers in a game $1200: This Cub was the only man to hit more than 60 home runs in a season & not win a league title; it happened 3 times
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Quintet of first basemen accomplish rare feat | MLB.com  Dec 15, 2011 ... In 2011, the Major Leagues saw 16 players play at least 75 percent of ... Jimmie Foxx (186): Foxx hit 44 homers, drove in 130 runs, and had a ... 1998, 7, M. McGwire (216) ... and his 162 walks that year are the most ever for a first baseman. ... once or twice, set a new Major League record with 70 home runs.
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S P O R T S J O N E S - Matt Welch  It was the first real statistical research ever conducted in the baseball-mad ... Baseball in Cuba 1878-1961," "Martn Dihigo, El Maestro" and "Big League ... Most American baseball fans, no matter how enthusiastic, don't know much about the island ... Negro" Mndez, and sometimes competing against American Negro stars...
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This Date In Baseball - MLB - ESPN - ESPN.com  Jul 24, 2013 ... 1931 -- Bob Fothergill of Chicago hit a home run and a triple in an 11-run eighth inning. ... The Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, in 16. ... 1993 -- Ken Griffey Jr. tied a major league record by homering in his eighth consecutive game, but it wasn't enough for the Seattle Mariners in a 5-1 loss to the...
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Randy Velarde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Unassisted triple play (May 29, 2000). Randy Lee Velarde (born November 24, 1962) is a former American baseball infielder and ... Velarde is best known for turning the eleventh unassisted triple play in Major League ... He also became the sixth player in Major League history to amass 200 hits in a single season while...
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Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson born | Baseball Hall of Fame  George Lee Anderson's big league playing career lasted exactly one season ... his craft but also absorbing skills he would use in his future career as a manager.
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Bill White Named Nl President Ex-phillie Will Be The Highest ...  Posted: February 04, 1989 ... White, who also becomes the first black ever to head a major sports league, ... the first time, two former players will lead the major baseball leagues. ... in 1956, and was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals three years later. ... For the last 18 years, he has done the play-by-play for New York Yankees...
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June 23, 1973: Garvey forms final piece of 'The Infield' - Dodger Insider  Jun 23, 2016 ... By Mark Langill The date June 23, 1973 is famous in Dodger history ... Buckner looked like a natural at first base in 1973, making only two ... With no DH, only place to put him was 1B, well Garvey prevented that. Thus his trade for Monday. That also allowed Baker to move to left (from CF), and be a lot more...
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2cnd 99 Answers - Baseball Roundtable  Campaneris ended the 1960 season with 62 steals  and led the AL in steals .... Don Larsen, who threw the only World Series perfect game (for the Yankees) in ... On May 8, Catfish Hunter of the A's tossed a perfect game against the Twins (in Oakland). ... Name the only pitcher to hit two home runs while throwing a no-hitter.
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MLB Players Who Wore Number 34 | Baseball-Reference.com  Player, Yrs, WAR, Team (click to sort by first year)
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Ten greatest Negro Leaguers - SweetSpot- ESPN  Feb 24, 2015 ... Comparable major leaguer: I don't think there's ever been anyone ... is the only Negro League legend who got to play in the major leagues, ... Not bad for a guy who turned 47 during the 1953 season. ... Undoubtedly, like Mays he was a five-tool player. ... Bill Veeck called Gibson the best hitter he ever saw.
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Yankees Retired Numbers - New York Yankees - MLB.com  A member of the inaugural class of Hall of Fame inductees in 1936. ... Although he never led the league in a single major offensive category, he was just the third man to .... He trails only Ford (236 wins, 3,171.0IP) and Red Ruffing (231 wins,...
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10 Great Offensive Seasons in Major League History - Listverse  Jul 26, 2009 ... He lead every major offensive category in 1911 except home runs. ... Hornsby became the only man in major league baseball history to hit over 40 home runs ... for home runs in his first two full season as a major league player at 83. 3 ... He led the league in hits  230, doubles  50, triples  18, rbi's  131,...
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Historical Baseball - HomeTeamsONLINE  He was the first player who had played in the Negro leagues to pitch in the World ... and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. .... The catcher, Roy Partee of the Boston Red Sox, ran to third to cover the bag and an ... Berra is one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the...
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Foreword From the New "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball"  Apr 8, 2015 ... Sadly, he did not fit in with his teammates or the big city. ... In mid-season of 1915, after compiling a .375 career batting ... I do wear shoes. ... During the series, Jackson hit the only home run. ... I didn't have an error or make no misplay. ... maintained that he had played all out in that World Series of 1919.
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What The Great Gatsby Tells Us About Alex Rodriguez & the ...  May 31, 2009 ... Babe Ruth was considered the greatest baseball player ever, until Barry Bonds ... Bauman of the Roswell Rockets in the Class C Longhorn League in 1954. ... pumping gas at his Texaco service station, Bauman slammed 72 dingers. ... When queried about his record, Joe  who never made it to The Show...