January 2008 Internet > Sports > Baseball Photographs
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Lot 13: Famous Eddie Gaedel at Bat (1951)
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Eddie Gaedel was the shortest major league player in history at 3' 7". He had one career at bat in a double header for the St. Louis Browns vs. the Detroit Tigers in August of 1951. He walked on 4 pitches. The number on the back of his uniform was "1/8". This is a 8" x 6" photo of him at bat printed for the 10th Anniversary of the occasion in 1961. It grades EX.
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