The drama of one man's superhuman courage in the face of an overwhelming handicap. A true story of a real life hero - of triumph over crushing odds. It's the story of Monty Stratton, a star major league pitcher, who loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.

*This is the screenplay, chosen by the movie goers of America in a nationwide poll, as the favorite for the year 1949.