Washington Senators pitcher, Lt. Bert R. Shepard
Washington Senators pitcher, Lt. Bert R. Shepard, as Manager Ossie Bluege looks on. March 30, 1945. The veteran pilot lost his lower right leg in WW2. He was the first amputee to pitch in a major league baseball game in August 1945. - (BSLOC_2014_17_168)
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11061922
Media ID
45264246
Size
3000px x 2365px
(1.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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