- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMonty Franklin Pierce Stratton
- Nickname
- Gander
- Height6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- Monty Stratton was born on May 21, 1912 in Celeste, Texas, USA. Monty is known for The Stratton Story (1949). Monty died on September 29, 1982 in Greenville, Texas, USA.
- Made major league debut on 2 June 1934 (only appearance that season).
- In November 1938, lost his leg following a rabbit hunt. He fell, and a pistol discharged a bullet into his right leg, which was later amputated.
- Pitcher with the Chicago White Sox, 1934-1938.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 768-770. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
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