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As a publicity stunt by owner Bill Veeck, Eddie Gaedel was signed to a contract and saw action in the second game of a doubleheader on August 19, 1951. Gaedel stood 3 feet 7 inches tall and wore the number 1/8 on his jersey. He drew a 4 pitch base on balls in his only plate appearance in MLB. Details about Eddie Gaedel's MLB career can be found at the link below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel

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