Editing Monty Stratton (section)

==Legacy and life after baseball==
Stratton's comeback attempt was the subject of a 1949 film and ''[[Lux Radio Theatre]]'' episode as ''[[The Stratton Story]]'', both of which starred [[James Stewart|Jimmy Stewart]] and [[June Allyson]], with big-leaguers [[Gene Bearden]], [[Bill Dickey]], [[Merv Shea]], and [[Jimmy Dykes]] in cameo appearances. Stratton had spent most of one year in Hollywood serving as an adviser for the movie. The film was a financial success and earned an [[Academy Award]] for best original story.

The Strattons, who lived for many years on a 93-acre farm in the Ardis Heights area of Greenville, were members of Wesley Methodist Church and were also active in the Greenville community. Monty Stratton helped start the Greenville [[Little League Baseball]] program and was recognized for his efforts by the naming of Monty Stratton Field near Greenville High School.<ref name="thedeadballera.com">{{cite news| title=Ethel Stratton dead at 90| url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Siblings/Stratton.Ethel.Obit.html| work=[[Herald-Banner]]| location=Greenville| date=August 22, 2006| publisher=The Dead Ball Era| accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref>

Stratton's son Dennis died by suicide in 1964, aged 23 years.<ref>"Ex-Pitcher's Son a Suicide". ''New York Times''. 27 June 1964: 11. {{ProQuest|<!-- Insert ProQuest data here --> }} </ref>

Stratton died in Greenville, Texas, on September 29, 1982, at the age of 70 due to cancer. He was survived by his wife, Ethel; a son, Monty Jr.; two brothers; a sister; and four grandchildren.<ref name="obit">{{cite news| title=Monty Stratton, 70, Pitcher Who Inspired Movie, Is Dead| url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Stratton.Monty.Obit.html| date=September 20, 1982| work=[[The New York Times]]| accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref>  Ethel, who served for many years as a volunteer at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville, died in 2006 in [[Arlington, Texas]] at age 90.<ref name="thedeadballera.com" /> Monty and Ethel Stratton are buried at Memoryland Memorial Park in Greenville.

In Woody Allen's Radio Days, there's a parody of a short film documentary about a pitcher based on Monty.