On This Day… August 19, 1951
Little Eddie Gaedel makes his Major League Baseball appearance with the St. Louis Browns in the most famous stunt ever concocted by legendary owner and showman Bill Veeck. At 3 feet and 7 inches tall, Gaedel approached home plate and Tigers pitcher Bob Cain threw four straight pitches over Gaedel's head.
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