7/11/2002: Baseball team lets nobody in

elSicomoro · 07-11-2002, 11:32 AM

Yes...good ol' Bill Veeck:

--Sent Eddie Gaedel (wearing the number 1/8...that's "one-eighth") up to bat for the St. Louis Browns in 1951. He walked on four pitches.

--Had the Chicago White Sox play in shorts during a game in 1976.

--And of course, Disco Demolition Night in Chicago in 1979. It forced the Sox to forfeit the second game of a double-header.

Love him or hate him, the guy was a genius.

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07-11-2002, 11:32 AM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Yes...good ol' Bill Veeck: --Sent Eddie Gaedel (wearing the number 1/8...that's "one-eighth") up to bat for the St. Louis Browns in 1951. He walked on four pitches. --Had the Chicago White Sox play in shorts during a game in 1976. --And of course, Disco Demolition Night in Chicago in 1979. It forced the Sox to forfeit the second game of a double-header. Love him or hate him, the guy was a genius.

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