LHP, b. 1963. "The Big Unit" is the tallest major leaguer ever at 6'10". Pinch hitter, 1925-1961. When Gaedel, a 3'7" stage performer, stepped to the plate in his only Major League appearance—a stunt orchestrated by Brown's owner Bill Veeck—his strike zone measured an inch and a half. That made him both the shortest Major Leaguer ever, and also the player with the shortest career. Johnson participated in the first case in which the Court filed written opinions, Georgia v. Brailsford (1792). Like Gaedel, his service was the shortest in the history of his game. He sat on the bench for a barely more than a year. LHP, b. 1943. After arm surgery John lost some velocity, and joked that he had told his doctor "to put in a Koufax fastball. He did, but it was Mrs. Koufax's." LHP, b. 1958. Perpetual drug problems wrecked this talented reliever's career.