On the 19th of August, 1951, Bill Veeck, the owner of the St. Louis Browns Baseball Team sent a 3-foot, 7-inch midget to Home Plate to bat against the Detroit Tigers. It was Veeck's greatest, most memorable stunt, and it set a historical milestone that will never be equaled. This is the story of Bill Veeck, Eddie Gaedel, and the one and only time a midget stood at home plate in a Major League baseball game with a 17-Inch Toy Baseball Bat. The following...