Bill Veeck's most outrageous idea?

Eddie Gaedel, pinch-hitter (1951)

37% (68 votes)

Dressing the White Sox in shorts (1976)

30% (56 votes)

Disco Demolition Night (1979)

27% (50 votes)

Stocking Phillies with Negro Leaguers (1942)

5% (10 votes)

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