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    Other than Jim Abbott, were there any other baseball players who were missing body parts?

    Question #100339. Asked by redsoxfan325. (Oct 18 08 7:32 PM)


    Boycie75

    		Mordecai "Three Fingers" Brown waas a hall of fame pitcher lost parts of two fingers on his pitching hand in a childhood farm machinery accident. It didn't stop him having a big league career of 239-130 and a career ERA of 2.06 (third best all-time) and election to the H.O.F. in 1949.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordecai_Brown

    Oct 18 08, 7:57 PM
    tusti

    		Pete Gray (Wyshner) was a one armed ballplayer who play the outfield for the St. Louis Browns. He only played one season (1945) and had a 218 batting average for that year.

    http://www.explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=22

    [Link added -- Zb]

    Oct 19 08, 11:17 AM

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