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Eddie Gaedel

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (June 8, 1925-June 18, 1961)
    Birth name was Andrew Pavlou
    Nickname was 'Bruiser'
    Midget (3 feet 7 inches) signed by St Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck to pinch hit in the second game of a doubleheader vs. the Detroit Tigers (August 19, 1951)
    Had only one Major League appearance
    Walked on four pitches (all high) by Tigers pitcher Bob Cain (then replaced by a pinch runner)
    Wore uniform #1/8
    Died of a heart attack following a mugging at age 36

Why he might be annoying:

    Bill Veeck informed him a sniper was stationed on the rooftop and if he even though about swinging the bat he'd be shot.
    Cain could barely pitch to him from laughing so hard, but had the last laugh as the Tigers beat the Browns 6-2.
    American League president William Harridge felt Veeck made a mockery of baseball and voided his contract the next day.
    He did other promotions for Veeck that some considered demeaning, including a spaceman stunt.
    He became a hard drinker and was arrested for swearing at a cop, trying to convince him he was a major leaguer.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is part of major league folklore as one of the most publicized stunts in baseball history.
    After he took his base, hammed it up and was replaced he went to the dugout and stated in a thick Chicago accent, 'Man, I felt like Babe Root!'
    What kind of sniveling crook mugs a three and a half foot victim?
    Only one former major leaguer attended his funeral - Bob Cain, the man who walked him.
    Cain stated, 'I never even met him but I felt obligated to go. It kind of threw me for a loop that no other baseball people were there.'
    His uniform is in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 123 Votes: 60.98% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 93 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 37.21% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 37 Votes: 56.76% Annoying