When Pete Gray was six, he was hitching a ride on the running board of a produce truck. The driver stopped suddenly, Gray fell, and his right arm got caught in the wheel spokes. Doctors had to amputate above the elbow. Most folks would figure baseball was out. Gray figured out a way. He stripped nearly all the padding out of his glove, wore it on his fingertips, and learned to catch the ball, tuck the glove away, and throw in one quick motion. In 1944 he hit .333 for Memphis and stole 68 bases. In 1945 he made it to the major leagues with the St. Louis Browns. After the season he visited military hospitals and spent time with wounded veterans and amputees. What he lost became the very thing God used to encourage others.
