The Stratton Story

Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.

The Stratton Story



The movie is about Chicago White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton (Jimmy Stewart), who in the 1930s, compiled a 37-19 won-loss record in three seasons. After he became the winningest right-hander in the American League, his major league career ended prematurely when a hunting accident in 1938 forced doctors to amputate his right leg. With a wooden leg and his wife Ethel's (June Allyson) help, Stratton made a successful minor league comeback in 1946, continuing to pitch in minor leagues throughout the rest of the 1940! s and into the 1950s. Written by <graz@gol.com>





Monty Stratton was a successful pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in the 1930s. While trying out for the team in California, he meets his future wife Ethel on a blind date and they are soon married. His success is cut short however when his right leg has to be amputated as a result of a hunting accident. After a long rehabilitation, he starts to throw again, eventually making it back into professional baseball. Written by garykmcd

Genres: Biography Drama Romance Sport

Release year: 1949