Banned In Hollywood » Eddie Gaedel http://www.bannedinhollywood.com This was supposed to be a celebrity blog... thank god it's not Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:42:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Eddie Gaedel, Shortest Man To Ever Play Major League Baseball http://www.bannedinhollywood.com/eddie-gaedel-shortest-man-to-ever-play-major-league-baseball/ http://www.bannedinhollywood.com/eddie-gaedel-shortest-man-to-ever-play-major-league-baseball/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:33:42 +0000 Brotha Jonze http://www.bannedinhollywood.com/?p=9951 37 eddie gaedel pinch hitting for st louis browns photograph c10125965jpeg Eddie Gaedel, Shortest Man To Ever Play Major League BaseballWhile Jonathan Broxton blew yet another Dodger game last night against the St. Louis Cardinals after walking Albert Pujols, Vin Scully attempted to entertain viewers by doing a miniature segment on the shortest baseball player to ever play the game – Eddie Gaedel.

At 3′7″ and just 65 lbs, Eddie Gaedel made his first and only appearance in baseball with the St. Louis Browns on August 19, 1951 – a publicity stunt for the Falstaff Brewing Corporation.

Little Eddie adorned in elf slippers and a jersey with the number “â…›” on the back walked on four straight balls in his only Major League appearance.

For more on the life of Eddie Gaedel, head to ESPN, bur before you go, check out the Eddie Gaedel gallery below.

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