who was the shortest baseball player ever?

Answer 1

Eddie Gaedel at 3'7. He had one major league at bat which he was walked due to his strike zone being to small.

He was used as a publicity stunt to draw fans to games during rough times.

Answer 2

Eddie Gaedel 3 foot 7 inches

Answer 3

The worst baseball player ever is Bobby Ayala. He was the closer for the Mariners back in the 90's. He would blow so many saves that after a while the Mariners fans started booing him everytime he took the mound. If the Mariners had a huge lead and Ayala came in to pitch in the 9th, he would always find a way to blow the lead. Quote from Wikipedia: "...Ayala struggled mightily over the next few seasons, often blowing key saves and drawing criticism from Mariners fans and the Seattle press. Even years after his career was over, his name was still brought up to make unfavorable comparisons to struggling relief pitchers..." Career Stats: 37-44 Record 59 Saves (in 8 years) 4.78 ERA

Answer 4

Eddie Gaedel, who played one game for the Browns under general manager Bill Veeck. He was 3-foot-7

Answer 5

Eddie Gaedel, who had one plate appearance -- it was a PR stunt, but it counted, it's in the historical record -- and walked on four pitches. His strike zone was minscule, and he was under orders NOT to swing. He trotted to first and was replaced with a pinch-runner. His uniform number was 1/8.

Among real players, however, Fred Patek was 5'5". I can't think of anyone shorter.

Answer 6

I remeber reading somewhere that there was a guy that was 2'6'' or something really small like that in MLB back in the day. The coach used him to get a free walk because his zone was too small to get a stirke in.