Midget Eddie Gaedel was sent to the plate as a pinch hitter by maverick owner Bill Veeck and instructed not to swing.
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The smallest-in-history MLB player is the 43-inch stuntman Eddie Gaedel, who played for the St. Louis Browns for only 1 game in 1951. He had the smallest strike zone in MLB history- about 1 1/2 inches!
The players have gone on strike or been locked out in 1972, 1981, and 1994. The 1994 strike lasted into the first three weeks of the 1995 season.
Hank Aaron made his Major League Debut on April 13, 1954. Hank went 0 for 5 but did not strikeout.
The minimum salary for the 2009 season is $400,000 according to major league players association.