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Originally Posted by SPORTSMEM817
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Walt Streuli, who passed away two weeks ago at age 81, had his big leagues debut on his 19th birthday, which was on the season finale of the 1954 season. He got into a total of 6 major league games in his career. (one in 1954, 2 in 1955, and 3 in 1956), but he never appeared in the majors again after May 1, 1956, at the age of 20 years, 7 months and change. His career's development fell victim to the outrageous and unnecessary "Bonus Baby" rules that were in effect from the late 1940s until the mid-1960s.