Joe Cleary
Joe Cleary | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Cork, Ireland | December 3, 1918|
Died: June 3, 2004 Yonkers, New York | (aged 85)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 4, 1945, for the Washington Senators | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 4, 1945, for the Washington Senators | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 189.00 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
Joseph Christopher Cleary (December 3, 1918 – June 3, 2004), nicknamed "Fire", was a Major League Baseball pitcher for one game in 1945. The right-hander was born in Cork, and he was the last native of Ireland to appear in a major league game until P. J. Conlon debuted for the New York Mets on May 7, 2018. He also holds the major league record for the highest ERA of any pitcher who retired a batter.
Cleary pitched one game in relief for the Washington Senators on August 4, 1945. In the 4th inning of game 2 of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, he gave up 8 baserunners (5 hits and 3 walks) and 7 earned runs in just 1⁄3 of an inning. World War II amputee Bert Shepard came in to relieve and pitched the final 51⁄3 innings, giving up just one run.
In Cleary's short MLB career he had a 0–0 record with 1 strikeout and an ERA of 189.00.
He died at the age of 85 in Yonkers, New York.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1918 births
- 2004 deaths
- Washington Senators (1901–60) players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Ireland
- Orlando Senators players
- Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Jersey City Giants players
- Gainesville G-Men players
- Charleston Rebels players
- Augusta Tigers players
- Anniston Rams players
- Greensburg Green Sox players