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Some other disabled players...

Three-Finger Brown - Nickname said it all. Hall of Famer, mostly for the Chicago Cubs.

Lew Brissie - Leg blown to bits in World War II (he was the only survivor of his infantry unit) and surgically reconstructed, though slightly shorter than his good leg. Tried out for Philadelphia Athletics (he'd met Connie Mack before the war and Mack had been impressed with his arm, inviting him for a postwar tryout) and actually made the team. Went 16-11 in his rookie season (and also batted .267, remarkable for a pitcher); pitched for the A's and the Cleveland Indians for seven seasons, later becoming an effective enough middle reliever (we'd call him that today). Most memorable for taking a screaming liner from Ted Williams off his rebuilt leg, going down in a heap on the mound, with both teams surrounding him to see if he could make it back up, and barking at Williams, "Goddammit, Ted, why didn't you hit the ball to right field like you're supposed to do?"

Monty Stratton - Chicago White Sox pitcher lost his leg in a hunting accident. Pitched with an artificial leg in an exhibition game to prove he could do it; the exhibition was put on to raise money for his medical care. The White Sox signed him to a minor league contract after he'd become a coach for awhile, and he actually went 18-8 pitching in the Texas League. Yes, that was James Stewart you saw playing him in The Monty Stratton Story (June Allyson played his wife).