Even the hapless St. Louis Browns had a few big baseball moments - and one of the biggest stood only 3-foot-7.
He was, of course, Eddie Gaedel, a midget sent in to bat leadoff at Sportsman's Park in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 19, 1951. Gaedel drew a walk on four pitches from Bob Cain and was promptly lifted for a pinch runner. Although he never set foot in another baseball game, he became instant legend.
The pinch-hitting midget was the brainchild of owner Bill Veeck, who tried to make up in showmanship what his team lacked in talent.