World War II took part of Shepard's leg but not his desire to pitch in big leagues

Authors :: Caple, Jim
Source :: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. August 5, 1995, p805K3810
Publication Year :: 1995
Abstract: ST. PAUL, Minn. _ Two days before the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, 25-year-old Bert Shepard of the Washington Senators pitched 5 1/3 innings of relief, holding the Red […]

Subjects :: Washington Senators -- Personalities
World War II, 1939-1945
Baseball teams -- Personalities
Baseball players -- Behavior
Amputees -- Behavior
Shepard, Bert -- Behavior

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