Eddie Gaedel was born on Monday, June 8, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Gaedel was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 19, 1951, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Eddie Gaedel baseball stats page.
"We (Bob Swift) talked about how we're going to pitch to him (Eddie Gaedel), but there was no way we were going to get a strike over. The midget spread his feet like (Joe) DiMaggio and then he was in a crouch on top of that." - Cain, Bob. Major League Baseball Pitcher. This Was Craziest At-Bat in Major League History. Baseball Digest. February 1995. Page 16.
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Eddie GaedelEddie Gaedel Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Eddie GaedelEddie Gaedel Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1951 | 26 | Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 1 Year | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | ||
Eddie GaedelEddie Gaedel Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| Did Not Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
Eddie GaedelEddie Gaedel Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1951 Browns | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1 Year | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Eddie GaedelEddie Gaedel Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1951 St. Louis Browns | 1/8 | $100.00 | - | - |
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Edward Carl Gaedel was a Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Browns (1951). Did you know that Eddie, his nickname, appeared in exactly one Major League game and is featured on our Cups of Coffee page? Every ballplayer with a single cup of coffee is included and sortable columns make researching them as enjoyable as a real cup of coffee!

Eddie Gaedel | 1961 Nu-Card Scoops Baseball Card (#426)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Edward Carl Gaedel was the shortest (3 feet 7 inches) player and lightest player (65 pounds) in Major League Baseball history (Photo Gallery). He took the field on August 19, 1951, as part of a publicity stunt enacted by St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck.

Eddie Gaedel | The St. Louis Post Dispatch | January 7, 1986 | Page 4BBaseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Eddie Gaedel is one of only five Major League players who never played the field and walked in their only plate appearance? Those who came before Gaedel were Dutch Schirick (September 17, 1914), Bill Batsch (September 9, 1916) and Joe Cobb (April 25, 1918), all of them pinch hit for the pitcher. After Eddie, only one player, who also pinch hit for the pitcher, has ever had an identical stat line — do you know who it was? [Answer]