Wee Willie Keeler  was one of the smallest players to play the game, standing 5 feet 4½ inches and weighing 140 pounds    One of the greatest contact hitters of all time and notoriously hard to strike out, Keeler has the best strikeout ratio in baseball history. 

<p>Wee Willie Keeler&nbsp;&nbsp;was one of the smallest players to play the game, standing 5 feet 4&frac12; inches and weighing 140 pounds&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;One of the greatest contact hitters of all time and notoriously hard to strike out, Keeler has the best strikeout ratio in baseball history.&nbsp;</p>

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