Minor League team to bat midget during game

One minor league team is intent on re-living Eddie Gaedel’s moment. On Aug. 19, the independent River City Rascals will recreate the famous moment as part of its  “Salute to Bill Veeck and St. Louis Baseball History Night.” In honor of the 59th anniversary of the famous stunt where the St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sent the 3-foot-7 little person to bat against the Detroit Tigers, the team says it has signed a person who is “barely over four feet” to re-enact the moment in the bottom of the first inning. “I’m looking forward to this night as we re-live one of the most famous promotions in the history of baseball,” said Rascals president Tony Funderburg. “This is the most unique promotion I’ve been a part of.” As an added touch, the small person the Rascals hired will wear a 1/8th jersey, just like Gaedel had worn that night. Funderburg said that the team will give away 27 items, one for each out the opposing team makes, from 1951. The biggest prize is an authentic autograph of Frank Saucier, the man who Gaedel replaced that day. — CNBC