Joe Cleary, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Cleary

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: County Cork, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 03-Jun-2004

Profession: baseball player

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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 5?1/3 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.