Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton had his leg amputated

Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton had his leg amputated

On November 28, 1938 – The Chicago White Sox’s 25-year-old pitching star Monty Stratton, having compiled a 36-23 record (.610) during his five-year major league career. While hunting rabbits on his Mother’s farm in Greenville, Texas, Stratton fails to put the safety on the gun when he holsters it and he accidentally shots himself. When…