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Pete Gray was born on March 6, 1915 in Nanticoke Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1945, making him 30 years old when he played his first game. He played his final game on September 30, 1945 and died in Nanticoke at the age of 87 on June 30, 2002.The thing that distinguished Gray from other players was that he had lost his right arm in an accident when he was a child. He attracted the attention of the St. Louis Browns when he hit 5 home runs, hit .333 while, and stole 68 bases for Memphis of the Southern League in 1944.
The Browns signed him for the 1945 season, and in that season, he hit .218 and hit 13 doubles and 4 triples while stealing 11 bases.
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