Bill Veeck knew he would go down in baseball history as the Guy Who Sent a Midget Up to Bat. But that didn”t stop him from pulling off the greatest publicity stunt in the history of the game.
According to Veeck in his autobiography, Rhymes with Wreck, sending 3″ 7″ Eddie Gaedel to the plate for his lowly St. Louis Browns was the ultimate punchline in day filled with entertainment and just plain weirdness. Continue reading “The Guy Who Sent a Midget Up to Bat”