Pete Gray Memorabilia & Collectibles

Famous for playing in the Major League Baseball despite having only one arm, Pete Gray was a professional baseball player and appeared in the league in 1945. He was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Gray lost his right arm after a wagon accident when he was 12. However, he didn’t let his disability stop him from playing the sport. He learned how to bat using his left hand. The manner that he fielded was especially what intrigued most baseball fans. Gray would catch the ball with the use of his glove and then remove the glove so that he could hold the ball with his bare hand. 

He was in the Southern League playing for the Memphis Chicks when his contract was purchased by the St. Louis Browns. Before leaving the minors, he was the Southern League’s MVP with a batting average of .333. 

While playing for the Browns in 1945, Gray was able to post a .958 fielding average and a .218 batting average. He was able to make his first hit against the Detroit Tigers and even helped the Browns win against the Yankees in a May game by making five hits for that game.  

After that season, Gray went back to the minors and played for a number of teams including the Toledo Mud Hens, the Dallas Stars and the Elmira Pioneers.  

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