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

— Baseball Hall ⚾ (@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

On this day in 1934, Roberto Clemente was born.

The 15-time #AllStar was a career .362 hitter over 14 #WorldSeries games. pic.twitter.com/7RwLlC0I8I

— MLB Stat of the Day (@MLBStatoftheDay) August 18, 2018

MLB should retire number 21! The Great One, Roberto Clemente 🇵🇷was born #OTD 1934. Died tragically at age 38 in a plane crash while on humanitarian mission to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Here's Clemente's @sabr bio https://t.co/YxOkqSdJo6 pic.twitter.com/BttWfyPMvv

— SABR BioProject (@SABRbioproject) August 18, 2018

Eighty-four years ago today, The Great One was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Eighteen seasons with the @Pirates proved without a doubt that Roberto Clemente was worthy of the name. https://t.co/cCGPNfbaL8 pic.twitter.com/QW9Qxqapp7

— Baseball Hall ⚾ (@baseballhall) August 18, 2018

''Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don't, then you are wasting your time on Earth.''

Today we celebrate Roberto Clemente’s birthday. #TheGreatOne pic.twitter.com/2qD1zC1ePY

— Pirates (@Pirates) August 18, 2018

The great Roberto Clemente was born today in 1934. He has been gone for 46 years, but the meaning of his life seems more important than ever. Proud of his Puerto Rican heritage, proud of being a black man in America, open to people of all backgrounds and stations in life.

— david maraniss (@davidmaraniss) August 18, 2018