Bill Veeck, who ran baseball teams for over four decades, was famous for his promotions and gags. After all, Veeck had signed a midget, Eddie Gaedel, who made an official plate appearance in an actual game. The Chicago White Sox, owned by Veeck in 1976, were strongly considering a move to Seattle, and the team was only 47-60 on August 8, 1976. Looking to have some fun and spice up interest in the White Sox so the team could afford to stay in Chicago, Veeck had the White Sox play in short pants in a home game, the first contest of a double-header against the Kansas City Royals. The shorts were roughly the length of Bermuda shorts and resembled softball shorts. The White Sox future Hall of Fame reliever Goose Gossage joked that if he had known the White Sox would be playing in shorts, "I would have used Nair (a well-known hair remover) on my legs." The shorts certainly didn't hurt, as Chicago won the game 5-2, with Gossage, hairy legs and all, picking up the save. The White Sox used the shorts two more times that season, but Major League teams are still dressing in longer pants. The ticket stub has been encapsulated and graded by PSA as FR 1.5.