Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Senators Sign One-Legged Pitcher
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Baseball and Our Troops
Baseball Americana
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 17, 2021
1. Senators Sign One-Legged Pitcher / Baseball and Our Troops Marker
Senators Sign One-Legged Pitcher
Left-handed pitcher Bert Shepard lost his right leg after his plane was shot down over Germany during World War II. On August 4, 1945, he appeared in his only major league game, finishing his career with 5-1/3 innings pitched and a 1.69 ERA.
Lieutenant Bert R. Shepard and Washington manager Ossie Bluege, March 30, 1945. Associated Press. Prints and Photographs Division.
Baseball and Our Troops
a. American Expeditionary Force soldiers play outside a YMCA hut in France, ca. 1917-1918. Bain News Service.
b. Integrated U.S. Marine Corps team, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1943. Roger Smith, photographer, Office o War Information. Prints and Photographs Division
c. Emil Mrizek takes a cut during an Army Air Forces game, Amchitka Island, the Aleutians, 1943.
d. Tuskegee Warhawks at Tuskegee Army Air Base, 1945. Veterans History Project
Erected by The Library of Congress Collections; Washington Nationals Baseball Club.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports • War, World I • War, World II. In addition,
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Location. 38° 52.323′ N, 77° 0.491′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. It can be reached from the intersection of South Capitol Street Southeast and Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Walter Johnson / Baseball Music (here, next to this marker); Washington's Opening Game, 1925 / Washington Team Photograph (here, next to this marker); Sliding at Griffith Stadium (here, next to this marker); American League Pennant / All-Star Game / Baseball in the Civil War / First Printing
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 17, 2021
2. Senators Sign One-Legged Pitcher / Baseball and Our Troops Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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