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Gaedel's one-day career has been the subject of programs on ESPN and MLB Network. He was mentioned by name in the lyrics of Terry Cashman's homage to 1950s baseball, "Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey, and the Duke)." His at-bat was the No. 1 choice on a 1999 list of "Unusual and Unforgettable Moments" in baseball history published by the ...
The first line is the formation of the National League (NL) in 1876, and the second is the transformation of the American League (AL) to a major league in 1901. The third line is the beginning of the expansion era in 1961.
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.
He is the second-smallest player in major league baseball history. The shortest player on record is 43-inch Eddie Gaedel , who got one plate appearance (a walk) as a 1951 publicity stunt. Five players listed at 5-3 have graced the major leagues since 1900, according to Baseball Reference, with Pompeyo Davalillo, Jess Cortazzo , Bob Emmerich ...
Baseball Shortest to play in Major League Baseball. [45] This however was a publicity stunt and Gaedel only stood once at the plate. 1925–1961 Canada: 130 cm (51 in) Lionel Giroux: Wrestling Also known as "Little Beaver". Shortest professional wrestler in the WWF at around 4'4". [46] 1935–1995 United States: 132 cm (52 in) Dylan Postl ...
The cycle itself is semi-rare in Major League Baseball (MLB), having occurred a total of 348 times, starting with Curry Foley in 1882, [5] through Weston Wilson on August 15, 2024. A natural cycle has been completed 14 times in modern MLB history, most recently by Gary Matthews Jr. of the Texas Rangers in 2006. [6]
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]
This is a summary of the evolution of names of the current professional Major League Baseball teams in the National League (organized 1876) and subsequent rival American League (established 1901), and also of selected former major and minor league teams whose names were influential, long-lasting, or both. The sources of the names included club ...