It is one of the most unforgettable, if not one of the most unusual, images in major league baseball history. Eddie Gaedel, all 3-foot-7 and 65 pounds of him, crouched over in the batter's box, ...

ST. LOUIS – A showman looking to put butts in the seats of his baseball stadium. A diminutive entertainer searching for a place to fit in. Together, the two men pulled off one of the greatest stunts ...

The man who died with little fanfare this week (June 17) in 1961 has the highest on-base percentage in Major League Baseball history — 1,000 percent, meaning he reached base in every one of his plate ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Bill DeWitt Jr. was 9 years old when Bill Veeck needed a favor. It was August 1951, and Veeck, the St. Louis Browns’ owner and ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Eddie Gaedel with other Browns baseball players in the dugout in 1951, featured in "Lost Treasures of St. Louis." Photo by ...

ELBURN, Ill. (WLS) -- Eddie Gaedel's Pub and Grill has pulled back the curtain and reopened their bar that has been closed to diners and drinkers since mid-March. The indoor dining room is now open to ...

Not the St. Louis Browns because they don’t exist anymore, but this is kinda close: On July 17, the Farmington Browns Baseball Club will retire Eddie Gaedel’s famous number 1/8 in ceremonies between ...

One of the most famous promotional stunts in major league history (though it was just another day at the office for Bill Veeck). The St. Louis Browns owner, who would later mastermind several infamous ...

Hello everyone I’m Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. Baseball promotions are common place these days, from Wolf Wednesdays, when you can bring you dog to the ballgame, to thirsty Thursdays, ...