Sixty-seven years ago today, 3-foot-7 Eddie Gaedel came to bat for the St. Louis Browns. Here's my piece from the @sfchronicle on the 50th anniversary in 2001 with interviews with the living witnesses:https://t.co/gh3cDxoe06 pic.twitter.com/u7M1fwTMaV
— Tom Hawthorn 🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@tomhawthorn) August 19, 2018
Today in 1951, the St. Louis Browns send 3'7" Eddie Gaedel to the plate. Wearing the number "1/8", he walks on four pitches. pic.twitter.com/0CuccxmIrT
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) August 19, 2018
#OTD in 1951, Browns owner Bill Veeck instructs manager Zack Taylor to send 3-foot-7 Eddie Gaedel to the plate to lead off the second game of a doubleheader against the Tigers. Gaedel draws a walk in his only career plate appearance. https://t.co/uYEmDqyY6J pic.twitter.com/JZdCdGx3iQ
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) August 19, 2018
Fun Fact: Eddie Gaedel wore number "1/8" on his St. Louis Browns jersey during his legendary #MLB appearance (August 19, 1951) @UniWatch @PhilHecken #History pic.twitter.com/bByXcKZjpC
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) August 19, 2018
"Pinch-hitting for St. Louis, Number 1/8…"https://t.co/VuC9UNiV7I via @_newspapers
— Benjamin Hochman (@hochman) August 19, 2018
Eddie Gaedel tips his hat to the crowd after his one career at bat, 1951 pic.twitter.com/wzCY3KXGE1
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) August 8, 2022
It's the 70th anniversary of when Bill Veeck, the owner of the St. Louis Brown, sent Eddie Gaedel, a little person, to the plate in a major-league game. I have an unusual amount of Gaedel-related research, including this little bit from years later, where he's dressed as a beaver pic.twitter.com/U0xa6eSOKz
— Luke Epplin (@LukeEpplin) August 19, 2021
Sad! 