FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 799
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SCHROER.
3141S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 9, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to Eddie Gaedel Day.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 9, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 9.292, to read as 2
follows:3
9.292. August nineteenth of each year shall be known 1
and designated as "Eddie Gaedel Day" in Missouri in honor of 2
Eddie Gaedel, who as a member of the St. Louis Browns on 3
August 19, 1951, becam e the shortest player to ever play 4
Major League Baseball. Eddie Gaedel is an important part of 5
baseball history and Missouri sports history. The citizens 6
of this state are encouraged to participate in events and 7
activities to celebrate Eddie Gaedel's contributions to 8
baseball history. 9