Monty Stratton

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Monty Stratton was an American Major League Baseball pitcher whose career and life story, including his comeback after a leg amputation, were dramatized in the film "The Stratton Story."

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instanceOf Major League Baseball pitcher
human
awardReceived American League All-Star selection NERFINISHED
bats right
burialPlace Memoryland Memorial Park, Greenville, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1912-05-21
dateOfDeath 1982-09-29
earnedRunAverage 3.71
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Stratton NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork professional sports
finalMLBGameDate 1938-09-27
finalMLBTeam Chicago White Sox NERFINISHED
fullName Montgomery Ernest Stratton NERFINISHED
genreOfNotability sports biography
givenName Montgomery NERFINISHED
hasChild Dennis Stratton NERFINISHED
Monty Stratton Jr. NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Texan
hasPartIn The Stratton Story NERFINISHED
jerseyNumber 26
knownFor comeback to baseball after leg amputation
languageOfWorkOrName English
league Major League Baseball
medicalCondition right leg amputation
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago White Sox NERFINISHED
MLBDebutDate 1934-06-02
MLBDebutTeam Chicago White Sox NERFINISHED
narrativeFocusOf inspirational sports drama
notableEvent accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to right leg in 1938
notableSeason 1937 American League season NERFINISHED
notableWork inspiration for the film "The Stratton Story"
occupation baseball player
participatedIn Major League Baseball All-Star Game NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Palestine, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Greenville, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
playedFor minor league and semi-pro teams after amputation
portrayedBy James Stewart NERFINISHED
positionPlayed pitcher
residence Greenville, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
spouse Ethel Mae Stratton NERFINISHED
strikeouts 196
subjectOf The Stratton Story NERFINISHED
throws right
winLossRecord 36–23

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The Stratton Story hasCharacter Monty Stratton