Eddie Gaedel Stats

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." - Bob Cain in This Was Craziest At-Bat in Major League History (Baseball Digest : February 1995)

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Eddie Gaedel
 
 
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Birth Name:   Edward Carl Gaedel
Nickname:   Eddie
Born On:   06-08-1925
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-18-1961
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery:   St. Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park, Illinois
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   3-07
Player Weight Chart Weight:   65
First Game:   08-19-1951 (Age 26)
Last Game:   08-19-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Eddie Gaedel

Eddie Gaedel Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Eddie Gaedel

Eddie Gaedel Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 Browns 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS 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 .000 1.000 .000
Eddie Gaedel

Eddie Gaedel Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1 Year 1 0 - - 0.0 - - - - - n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
Eddie Gaedel

Eddie Gaedel Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Browns 0 0 .000 1 - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1 Year 0 0 .000 1 - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
Eddie Gaedel

Eddie Gaedel Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1951 St. Louis Browns 1/8 $100.00 - -


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