Eddie Gaedel

There's a player who has his jersey hanging at the Baseball Hall of Fame. His on-base percentage was an unbelievable 1.000, but this isn't the reason why jersey number "1/8" is in the Hall.

Eddie Gaedel played one game for the St. Louis Browns and had one at bat. Gaedel was a dwarf signed by the Browns in 1951 to help out sales. With legitimate contract in hand, he took his at bat measuring 3'7". This made his strike zone a meager inch and a half in height. The opposing pitcher that day, Detroit Tigers' pitcher Bob Cain, threw four straight balls, all high. Gaedel took his base and was replaced by pinch-runner Jim Delsing. The 18,369 fans in attendance gave Gaedel a standing ovation.