Frank Saucier won batting titles in three minor leagues and seemed destined for an outstanding career as a major league outfielder when he joined the St. Louis Browns in 1951. But a lingering shoulder injury and service in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War limited him to 18 major league appearances over three seasons.zonadejogo

Still, when Saucier died on Monday in Amarillo, Texas, at 98, he held a record of sorts that will almost certainly never be matched. He was the only major league player removed from a game by his manager in favor of a 3-foot-7 circus performer.

His death was announced by Major League Baseball.

The Browns were one of baseball’s worst teams when Bill Veeck became their chief owner in July 1951. Hoping to give fans a reason to show up at Sportsman’s Park, which the Browns shared with the St. Louis Cardinals, Veeck announced that a celebration would take place to mark the 50th anniversary of the American League’s founding when the Browns faced the Detroit Tigers in a doubleheader on Aug. 19.

After the first game, a procession of vintage 1901 automobiles rolled out, and the baseball clown Max Patkin performed a one-man skit. Then Eddie Gaedel, standing 3-foot-7 and wearing a miniature Browns uniform with the number ⅛, popped out of a large paper cake.

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Saucier (pronounced SO-shay), who was the starting right fielder for the Browns in the second game of the doubleheader, was scheduled to lead off in the bottom of the first inning. But the Browns’ manager, Zack Taylor, who was in on the stunt, called him back. Gaedel, who had signed a one-year contract to play for the Browns without the American League office or his teammates knowing anything about it, was sent in to hit for Saucier.

ImageEddie Gaedel, a 3-foot-7 circus performer, pinch-hit for Saucier against the Detroit Tigers in St. Louis in August 1951. He had signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Browns without the American League office or his teammates knowing anything about it.Credit...Bettman, via Getty

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