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Shortest baseball player ever

Updated: 8/22/2023
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Eddie Gaedel played for the White Sox as a stunt. Technically, I guess it would be Eddie Gaedel, who was sent to bat for the St. Louis Browns. He was sent in as a 3' 7" hitter for Frank Saucier to take 4 pitches which with his shortened strike zone, everyone assumed would be called for balls. They were.

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Eddie Gaedel, all 3' 7" of him, is the shortest player to have ever played in MLB when he was sent up to pinch hit in a game between the St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1951. Click on the 'Eddie Gaedel' link on this page to read the story of his appearance in an MLB game.

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10y ago

Other than Eddie Gaedel, a midget who had one plate appearance, done as a joke; there have been a few MLB players -- all with forgettable careers -- who were listed as 5'3". Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, however, was only 5' 4"; and acquired the nickname "Wee Willie."

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Eddie Gaedel, all 3' 7" of him, is the shortest player to have ever played in MLB when he was sent up to pinch hit in a game between the St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers on August 19, 1951.

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13y ago

Muggsy Bogues, standing at 5 foot 3, was the shortest player to ever play in the NBA

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13y ago

As of 2010, David Eckstein (5'6").

Also Daniel Ray Herrera is 5'6" and I thought David Eckstein was 5'7".

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15y ago

Eddie Gaedel was a 3'7" dwarf that had one at bat with the St. Louis Browns.

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13y ago

The shortest player in all of Baseball is Chris Gates, a shortstop for the Fort Myres Miracle; the Minnesota Twins A team. He is 5'3" tall.

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15y ago

probably some jockey

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