Francis Field Saucier (soh-SHAY; May 28, 1926 – March 3, 2025) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who played two months of the 1951 baseball season for the St. Louis Browns. He was known for being replaced by the shortest player in baseball history, Eddie Gaedel, who pinch-hit for him in a stunt devised by Browns' owner Bill Veeck in 1951, Saucier's only season in the big leagues.
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Francis Field Saucier 28 May 1926 Leslie, MO
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Died |
3 March 2025 (aged 98)
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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