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Edward Carl
Gaedel (June 8, 1925 – June 18, 1961) was the
smallest player to
appear in a
Major League Baseball game.
Gaedel gained recognition in the...
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these saw Brian's
death in 1014. Brian's
campaign is
glorified in the
Cogad Gáedel re
Gallaib ("The War of the
Gaels with the Foreigners"). The
Irish Church...
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Cogad Gáedel re
Gallaib ("The War of the
Irish with the Foreigners") is a
medieval Irish text that
tells of the
depredations of the
Vikings and Uí Ímair...
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August 19, 1951, Cain was the
pitcher who
issued a base on
balls to
Eddie Gaedel, at 3 feet 7 inches (109 cm) the
shortest person to
appear in a
major league...
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leader of the
Great Heathen Army, as king of the "dark heathens", and
Cogad Gáedel re
Gallaib identifies Bárid mac Ímair, King of
Dublin as the
leader of the...
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these players, with the
exception of
Charlie Faust,
Eddie Gaedel, and Herb Washington,
first pla****
amateur baseball in an
organized sports...
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number 1⁄8.
Knowing that
Gaedel had no
strike zone to
speak of,
Veeck ordered Gaedel to keep his bat on his shoulder, and
Gaedel walked on four straight...
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Ingvar (i.e. Ivar), Ubbe and
Halfdan who,
judging from the
Irish Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib, were sons of a
Ragnall (Ragnar or a
similar name). Björn is...
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Danes written by Saxo Grammaticus, the
Primary Chronicle, and
Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib. Few
scholars still accept these texts as
reliable sources, as...
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August 19, 1951, when St.
Louis Browns owner Bill
Veeck sent
midget Eddie Gaedel to
pinch hit
during an
actual MLB game. The
stunt occurred in the second...
