People named Monty Stratton

Monty Stratton Jr. was the son of professional baseball pitcher, Monty "Gander" Franklin Pierce Stratton Sr. (1912-1982) who was best known for the five years he pitched for the White Sox, from 1934-1938. While still a pitcher, Monty Sr. lost a leg in a hunting accident and became the subject of a 1949 movie "The Monty Stratton Story" in which the elder Stratton was portrayed by actor Jimmy Stewart. Wearing a prosthetic leg, Stratton played in the minor leagues from 1946 to 1953. Monty Jr's mother was Ethel Ester (Milberger) Stratton, 1916 - 2006. His only sibling, Dennis Stratton, died at the age of 23 in 1964, ironically from a gunshot. His death was later ruled a suicide. See a photo of Monty Jr., Monty Sr., and Dennis when Monty Jr. was 8 and Dennis was 5, at Monty F Stratton Jr. Monty Jr and his wife, Patricia Maytas, who he married in 1957, had 3 children: Monty III, Susan, and Donna Kay. One of the photos in "memories" (Monty Stratton Jr Family) is from a July 26, 1969 St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper article in which the Stratton family is told to get rid of their 6 ducks. The ducks were Easter presents for his three children and Monty Jr was said to show the pluck of his famous father by fighting the order. Monty Jr had this to say about his father: “I was with my father the last week of his life,” said Monty Jr., who worked several years for McDonnell Douglas Corporation in St. Louis. “He knew what was going on. He had no fear. One night he said he hoped that in lieu of flowers or some other remembrance, perhaps some memorial could be enshrined, maybe at a children’s hospital. He thought it might serve as an inspiration to some youngster fearing a dismal future because of a loss of an arm or leg.” To learn about Monty’s father, see : Monty "Gander" Franklin Pierce Stratton Sr. Monty Jr. was a veteran of the United States Air Force. His rank was "A2C". An A2C in the Air Force is the second lowest enlisted rank in the US Air Force. Later, he worked for McDonnell Douglas Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri. He died at the age of 74 on October 18, 2012 in Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri and is buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

While hunting rabbits on his farm in 1938, Monty fell and his shotgun discharged, shooting him in his leg. As a consequence, his right leg was amputated. He was fitted with a wooden leg and returned to the White Sox as a coach and batting practice pitcher. Monty tried to enlist in World War 2 but was rejected because of his wooden leg. He continued to practice pitching - with his wife, Ethel - and was able to play on several minor league teams. A movie about him was made in 1949 - The Stratton Story, starring Jimmy Stewart as Monty and June Allyson as Ethel. Ethel died in 2006. Go to Monty Stratton: Baseball's version of profile in courage to read a comprehensive article about his life, which includes details about his family and the making of the movie about his life.

Monty E Stratton was born on October 5, 1941, and died at age 57 years old on July 19, 1999. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Monty E Stratton.