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- Eddie_Gaedel abstract "Edward Carl Gaedel (June 8, 1925 – June 18, 1961) was an American with dwarfism who became famous for participating in a Major League Baseball game.Gaedel (some sources say the family name may actually have been Gaedele) gained recognition in the second game of a St. Louis Browns doubleheader on Sunday, Aug. 19, 1951. Weighing 65 pounds (29.5 kg), and standing 3 feet 7 inches tall, Gaedel became the shortest player in the history of the Major Leagues. He 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 "⅛", is displayed in the Baseball Hall of Fame.St. Louis Brown's 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."Gaedel was a professional performer, belonging to the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA). Before his appearance as baseball's most-famous pinch-hitter, Gaedel's most notable gig arguably was when he was hired in 1946 by Mercury Records to portray the "Mercury man." He sported a winged hat similar to the record label's logo, to promote Mercury recordings. Some early Mercury recordings featured a caricature of him as its logo.".
- Eddie_Gaedel activeYearsEndDate "1951-08-19".
- Eddie_Gaedel activeYearsStartDate "1951-08-19".
- Eddie_Gaedel battingSide "Right".
- Eddie_Gaedel birthDate "1925-06-08".
- Eddie_Gaedel birthPlace Chicago.
- Eddie_Gaedel birthPlace Illinois.
- Eddie_Gaedel birthYear "1925".
- Eddie_Gaedel deathDate "1961-06-18".
- Eddie_Gaedel deathPlace Chicago.
- Eddie_Gaedel deathPlace Illinois.
- Eddie_Gaedel deathYear "1961".
- Eddie_Gaedel formerTeam Baltimore_Orioles.
- Eddie_Gaedel statisticLabel On-base_percentage.
- Eddie_Gaedel statisticValue "1.0".
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- Eddie_Gaedel throwingSide "Left".
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- Eddie_Gaedel bats "Right".
- Eddie_Gaedel birthDate "1925-06-08".
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- Eddie_Gaedel caption "Eddie Gaedel in his only plate appearance.".
- Eddie_Gaedel dateOfBirth "1925-06-08".
- Eddie_Gaedel dateOfDeath "1961-06-18".
- Eddie_Gaedel deathDate "1961-06-18".
- Eddie_Gaedel deathPlace Chicago.
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- Eddie_Gaedel debutdate "--08-19".
- Eddie_Gaedel debutteam "St. Louis Browns".
- Eddie_Gaedel debutyear "1951".
- Eddie_Gaedel finaldate "--08-19".
- Eddie_Gaedel finalteam "St. Louis Browns".
- Eddie_Gaedel finalyear "1951".
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- Eddie_Gaedel highlights "* Shortest player in Major League Baseball history".
- Eddie_Gaedel name "Eddie Gaedel".
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- Eddie_Gaedel number "⅛".
- Eddie_Gaedel placeOfBirth Chicago.
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- Eddie_Gaedel placeOfDeath Chicago.
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- Eddie_Gaedel position "Pinch Hitter".
- Eddie_Gaedel shortDescription "American baseball player".
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- Eddie_Gaedel team "St. Louis Browns".
- Eddie_Gaedel teams "* St. Louis Browns".
- Eddie_Gaedel throws "Left".
- Eddie_Gaedel description "American baseball player".
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- Eddie_Gaedel comment "Edward Carl Gaedel (June 8, 1925 – June 18, 1961) was an American with dwarfism who became famous for participating in a Major League Baseball game.Gaedel (some sources say the family name may actually have been Gaedele) gained recognition in the second game of a St. Louis Browns doubleheader on Sunday, Aug. 19, 1951. Weighing 65 pounds (29.5 kg), and standing 3 feet 7 inches tall, Gaedel became the shortest player in the history of the Major Leagues.".
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