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Monty Franklin Pierce Stratton (May 21, 1912 – September 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). [1] He was born in Palacios, Texas (some sources state Wagner, Texas) and lived in Greenville, Texas , for part of his life.
Monty Stratton. Position: Pitcher. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 6-5, 180lb (196cm, 81kg) Born: May 21, 1912 in Wagner, TX us. Died: September 29 1982 in Greenville, Buried: Memory Land Cemetery, Greenville, TX. Debut: (Age 22-012d, 7,732nd in major league history) 3.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER.
The Stratton Story is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. [2]
In the late 1930s, Monty Stratton of the Chicago White Sox was one of the best and most praised pitchers in major-league baseball and was about to enter the prime of his career.
Monty Franklin Pierce “Gander” Stratton was a Major League Baseball pitcher who continued to play after losing his leg in an accident. Born on May 21, 1912, in Wagner, Texas, a farming community northwest of Greenville, Stratton was the sixth of nine children born to Lee Davis and Minnie Aster Corine (McElyea) Stratton.
Stratton, whose career in the major leagues was ended by the amputation of his right leg after a hunting accident, died early Wednesday of cancer in Greenville, less than 15 miles from Wagner ...
Monty Stratton, whose attempt to make a baseball comeback after losing a leg inspired a movie, died today at Citizens General Hospital. He was 70 years old and had long been ill with cancer.