What promotions or stunts is Bill Veeck responsible for?
If I could just get a list of all the promotions he did, you get an easy best answer.
You, sir, are ignorant then.
Dear ma’am. If I were able to google it so easily, I wouldn’t be here. I just need a straight up list of them. The only things I can find all have unnecessary storytelling that I don’t have time for. My fault for trying to be efficient and finally getting a nice list of what he’s done out there.
First owner to have his players names on back of uniforms
Exploding scoreboard for home runs
Signed a midget to one day contract
Demolition Disco night
Started 10 cent beer nights
Had White Sox wear white sox during ‘59 World Series
Took a shower in bleachers
White Sox wore shorts as uniform pants during part of a season
Lost a leg during WWII - used a wooden leg
Wrote "Veeck as in Wreck"
stupid ones
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The most famous is signing the midget, Eddie Gaedel, to a one day contract and having him bat in a game. He walked.
Veeck also started Ladie’s Day promotions, exploding fireworks in the scoreboard and many others.
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You could google the list as easily as I could, so I won’t go there.
The first ones that comes to mind is Eddie Gaedel. I think he was involved in Disco Demolition Night, too.
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First owner to have his players names on back of uniforms
Exploding scoreboard for home runs
Signed a midget to one day contract
Demolition Disco night
Started 10 cent beer nights
Had White Sox wear white sox during ‘59 World Series
Took a shower in bleachers
White Sox wore shorts as uniform pants during part of a season
Lost a leg during WWII - used a wooden leg
Wrote "Veeck as in Wreck"
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