Q: Trivia # 15 was about the pitcher Bert Shepard who pitched in one game with an amputated leg. The game was played on August 4, 1945. The pitcher that he came in to relieve also was making his only appearance in the major leagues. That pitcher gave up seven runs on five hits and three walks in one third of an inning. This gave him the highest lifetime ERA, 189.00, of any pitcher in Major League Baseball to have recorded at least one out. His one out was a strikeout of the opposing pitcher.
He was also the last native of Ireland to appear in a game until P. J. Conlon of the New York Mets debuted in 2018.
Who was he?
A: Joe Cleary
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