Hey! I Can Still Play This Game!

I was watching an old movie, yeah, a baseball movie. It starred James Stewart and June Allison. True story. It was about Monty Stratton. Stratton was a RH pitcher who pitched for the White Sox for parts of five seasons. He had a 36-23 record with a 3.71 ERA and 196 K’s. He won 15 games in 1937 and again in 38. His future with the Sox looked bright. He was 26 years old. In November of 1938, Stratton was hunting rabbits on his family farm when he fell and accidentally discharged his shotgun into his leg. It damaged a major artery enough to require amputation the next day.

Monty Stratton, White Sox.Fitted with a wooden leg, Stratton worked with the White Sox for the next two seasons as a coach…