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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1978
Page
11
Eddie Gaedel, 3 feet 7 inches, appeared as a pinch hitter for the St. Louis Browns in 1951, in a stunt by owner Bill Veeck. The moment ended quickly with a strike and an infamoussideshow memory amid a struggling, uneventful Browns season.
The piece recalls Frank Howards all star career with the Dodgers Senators and Tigers, detailing his 382 lifetime home runs and .273 average. It recounts the 1963 World Series with Los Angeles and the famous Eddie Gaedel plate appearance. Cain describes the peculiar pitching challenge and the ensuing fallout as owners moved to bar midgets from MLB games.
The Cincinnati Reds announced the recall of six players from the Indianapolis farm club after the American Association playoffs. Outfielder Champ Summers, infielders Ron Oester and Harry Spilman, catcher Don Werner and pitchers Dan Dumoulin and Mario Soto will join the Reds. Summers led the AA with 35 home runs and 124 RBIs.
The quiz cites Joe DiMaggio with five such seasons 1938 1939 1940 1941 1948 and Yogi Berra Ted Williams Lefty O’Doul and Willard Marshall each with one. It notes 1937 as the year Joe Medwick won the NL Triple Crown and War Admiral swept racing’s Triple Crown.
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