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Initially, Major League Baseball struck Gaedel from its record book, as if he had not been in the game. He was relisted a year later, as a right-handed batter and left-handed thrower (although he did not play the field). [19] Eddie Gaedel finished his major league career with an on-base percentage of 1.000.
He is one of the shortest men ever to play in the NFL, he was drafted in the 1947 AAFC Draft in the Special Draft by the New York Yankees. As a track star at the University of Illinois , he won the National Collegiate Championships in the 100 and 220-yard dash, tied the world record for the 45 and 60-yard dashes (6.1 in the latter event), and ...
Charles Henry "Red" Barrett (February 14, 1915 – July 28, 1990) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 total career seasons in the National League. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. He once pitched the shortest complete game by fewest pitches (58) in history. [1]
Freddie Joseph Patek (/ ˈ p ɑː t ɛ k /; born October 9, 1944), nicknamed "the Flea" or "the Cricket", is an American former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and California Angels. At 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm) tall, he was the shortest MLB player of his time.
In 1953, sportswriter Jocko Maxwell published an article in Baseball Digest and item in Catholic Digest describing the shortest home run in baseball history. [2] Maxwell described a baseball game where Oyler, as a shortstop for the Minneapolis Millers, was crouched in the batters' box in the bottom of the ninth inning and ducked to avoid a high pitch thrown at his head. [2]
10 or more runs batted in during a game 17: Baseball Almanac: Hitting for the natural cycle: 14: Baseball Almanac: 6 singles in a 9-inning game 18: Baseball Almanac: 4 home runs in a game 18: Baseball Almanac: 6 or more runs scored in a game 19: Baseball Almanac: 7 or more runs scored in a game 1: Guy Hecker. August 15, 1886 [10] Home run on ...
In the most important inning of the season, Woonsocket takes care of Ponaganset in a "game" to earn top seed from Division II-A.
He also played one year of baseball for the Tigers as a catcher. He left the school after re-writing many of the football records: career touchdowns (59), touchdowns in a season (23), longest punt (74 yards), most yardage off interception returns in a game (119), most times leading the team in total offense (3).