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Gray was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania . He was right-handed until he lost his right arm when he slipped while riding on the running board of a truck. 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. Before reaching the major leagues in 1945 , where he played Left and Center Field , 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 . He played in 77 games for the St. Louis Browns , with 234 at-bats, a .218 Batting Average , 13 RBIs , and 5 Stolen Base s. There would not be another one-armed player in the major leagues until Jim Abbott joined the California Angels as a pitcher in 1989 . Actor Keith Carradine portrayed Peter Gray in ''A Winner Never Quits'', a 1986 made-for-TV movie based on his life. EXTERNAL LINK |
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