Pete Gray lost his right arm after falling off a produce truck when he was just 6 years old, but that did not stop him from pursuing a career in baseball.
Gray taught himself to throw from the outfield by quickly removing his glove and placing it under the stub of his right arm after making a catch. He then transferred the ball to his left hand, doing all of this one motion.
After playing for Trois-Rivieres in the Canadian-American League in 1942, Gray played two seasons with Memphis of the Southern Association. In 1944, he batted .333 with 5 HR and 60 RBI in 129 games and was named Southern Association MVP.
The next year he made his Major League debut as an outfielder for the St. Louis Browns.
OTD in 1945, Gray had perhaps his finest performance in the big leagues, going 4-for-7 with 3 runs scored in a 13-inning loss to the Red Sox.
Gray went on to play in 77 games in his lone MLB season.