Monty Stratton Notable

b. May 21, 1912 · Chicago White Sox 1934–1938

Monty Stratton played 1934 to 1938 for the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher.

He went 36 and 23 with a 3.71 earned run average, pitching 487 innings in 70 games. He struck out 196, completed 36 of his 62 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 71 games he batted .224, with 43 hits and 33 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 10 doubles.

He was an All-Star in 1937.

He was born in Wagner, TX, USA on May 21, 1912, and died on September 29, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1937

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1934	CHW	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1935	CHW	5	14	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	.143
1936	CHW	16	37	7	8	2	1	7	2	4	.216
1937	CHW	22	60	9	12	2	1	6	0	9	.200
1938	CHW	27	79	17	21	5	2	10	2	9	.266
Career	—	71	192	33	43	10	4	24	4	24	.224

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1934	CHW	0	0	1	0	0	3.1	4	2	1	0	5.40
1935	CHW	1	2	5	5	0	38.0	40	17	9	8	4.03
1936	CHW	5	7	16	14	0	95.0	117	55	46	37	5.21
1937	CHW	15	5	22	21	0	164.2	142	44	37	69	2.40
1938	CHW	15	9	26	22	2	186.1	186	83	56	82	4.01
Career	—	36	23	70	62	2	487.1	489	201	149	196	3.71

On this day & linked events

1912

Born May 21, 1912

Wagner, TX, USA

1982

Died September 29, 1982

1934

Major-league debut: Monty Stratton

Monty Stratton made a major-league debut on June 2, 1934.

1938

Final major-league game: Monty Stratton

Monty Stratton played a final major-league game on September 27, 1938.

Image: Imperial Valley Press, public domain