April 26, 1945, includes the following caption: âPete Gray, one-armed outfielder of the St. Louis Browns, is shown autographing a baseball for PFC Pat Gervace, 26, of Cleveland, who lost his arm in the Battle of HĂŒrtgen Forest last December. Gervace, leaving the Brownsâ dressing room with the autographed ball, said simply, âPete Gray has shown me and my buddies the way.ââ On that day, Gray went 2-for-5 at the plate and scored a run as the Browns edged the Indians by a score of 4-3 at Clevelandâs League Park.