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The smallest athlete to play in a professional game was Eddie Gaedel. He played Baseball and was 3 feet, 7 inches tall and weighed in at 65 pounds. He acted as a pinch-hitter in one at-bat for the St. Louis Browns on Aug. 19, 1951. He walked on 4 balls.

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