Baseball’s amazing Pete Gray - 1945 film

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Author: bobster855
Found: May 10, 2009

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Pete Gray is one of the most remarkable players in baseball history. In 1945, he reached the major leagues despite having only one arm - his right arm was lost in a childhood accident. This rare footage, taken in Yankee Stadium, showed how he batted, fielded and threw. From Wikipedia: Pete Gray was born as Peter Wyshner in the mining town of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. He was right-handed until he lost his right arm, at age 6, when he slipped while riding on a farmer’s wagon and his right arm was caught in the spokes. The arm had to be amputated above the elbow. Gray's enthusiasm for baseball led him to learn to bat and field one-handed, catching the ball in his glove and then quickly removing his glove and transferring the ball to his hand in one motion. His speed and placehitting ability made him a successful minor league outfielder. Gray attained a batting average of .333 and a stolen-base record of 63; as a result, he was named the 1944 Southern League Most Valuable Player. During his career, Gray played for semi-pro teams including the Trois Rivieres Renards of the Canadian-American League, the Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association and the Brooklyn Bushwicks. The St. Louis Browns purchased his contract in 1945 from the Memphis Chicks. Wearing uniform number 14, Gray played left and center field for the Browns. He appeared in 77 games, batting .218 with a .958 fielding percentage in center field. He played competently in the outfield, transferring the ball from glove to hand with remarkable quickness. He collected his first major league hit (a single) against the Detroit Tigers on April 17, 1945. On May 19 the one-armed rookie realized his boyhood dream of playing in Yankee Stadium, collecting five hits and two RBI as the Browns swept the Yankees. Against the odds, Gray also proved to be an accomplished bunter. In order to bunt, he would plant the knob of the bat against his side. Then he would slide his hand about a third of the way up th...
Language: English
Category: Home Video
Tags: pete gray, st. louis, st. louis browns, yankee stadium, baseball, 1945
Country: United States


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