Pete Gray Wyshner (1915-2002)

Pete Gray Wyshner (1915-2002) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Luzerne County, dedicated 2003.

Front St. & Center St., Hanover section, Nanticoke (at athletic fields)

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The only one-armed man to play major league baseball. Born and resided in Nanticoke's Hanover section. As a child, he lost his right arm in an accident. Named Most Valuable Player of the Southern Assn. while playing for the Memphis Chicks in 1944. In 1945, he played 77 games as an outfielder for the St. Louis Browns and batted .218. His on-field exploits set an inspirational example for disabled servicemen returning from World War II.

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1891 · Map of Pennsylvania. 93 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1947 · Wilkes-Barre West, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1950 · Wilkes-Barre West, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Pennsylvania, 1927, covering the location of Pete Gray Wyshner (1915-2002), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Pennsylvania, 1927, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Pete Gray Wyshner (1915-2002)

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