Bert Shepard Autographs
Bert Robert Shepard (June 28, 1920 – June 16, 2008) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched in one game for the Washington Senators in 1945 after having had his right leg amputated after his fighter plane was shot down in Germany during World War II while he was serving as a pilot in the Army Air Forces.
Born in Dana, Indiana, the 5'11", 185 lb left-hander taught himself to walk and then to pitch with an artificial leg while confined in the German POW camp Stalag IX C(b) in city Meiningen. The Canadian doctor and prisoner Don Errey produced the prosthesis for Bert. Shepard had been gunned down east of Hamburg on his 34th mission as a P-38 fighter pilot; his life was saved by the doctor Lieutenant Ladislaus Loidl of the German Army.
On February 21, 1945, Shepard was back in the United States and hoping to resume his pitching career. Prior to the war, he had pitched for minor leagues all across the country, including the Anaheim Aces in 1941. During spring training in 1945, he impressed Senators owner Clark Griffith enough to be hired as a pitching coach. He pitched exhibition games and batting practice as well as one regulation game, making him the first man with an artificial leg to pitch in a major league baseball game.
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Traded items with a signature of Bert Shepard
The most expensive item with a signature of Bert Shepard (Rare Bert Shepard Autographed Signed OALB Washington Senators POW PSA) was sold in May 2019 for $449.99 while the cheapest item (BERT SHEPARD (d.2008) SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD! 1945 WASHINGTON SENATORS) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2008 with an average selling price of $3.99 for an autographed item of Bert Shepard. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2019 with $449.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2009. In average, an autographed item from Bert Shepard is worth $5.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bert Shepard were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | (3) BERT SHEPARD INDEX CARD SIGNED 1945 SENATORS PSA/DNA GUARANTEE 1920-2008 | $17.00 |  |
| 1945 SENATORS: Bert Shepard, SIGNED (Heilbroner) 3x5, D.2008 | $24.99 | |
| 1945 St.Louis Browns Bert Shepard signed autograph & photo set-One Legged-RARE!* | $13.99 | |
| Bert Shepard Autograph The War Years Baseball Card (16,656 | $25.00 | |
| Bert Shepard US Baseball Player 1920 - 2008 , Original 10 x 8 Signature Piece | $11.76 | |
| Bert Shepard (1920-2008) signed 3x5 | $3.49 | |
| Bert Shepard (d. 2008) Signed Index Card - 1945 Senators - B | $3.98 | |
| Bert Shepard 1929 Washington Senator Signed 3x5 index Card | $2.99 | |
| Bert Shepard autographed 3 x 5 index card MLB Guaranteed to Pass | $4.00 | |
| Bert Shepard Washington Senators Autographed Matted Piece W/Our COA | $25.00 | |
| Bert Shepard Washington Senators Signed Cut Magazine Photo W/Our COA | $50.00 | |
| Bert Shepard Washington Senators Signed Cut Magazine Photo W/Our COA | $50.00 | |
| BERT SHEPARD ~ Signed Auto 3x5 Index Card ~ MLB ~ One Game Washington Senators | $2.99 | |
| Bert Shepard- (d.2008) Signed/Autograph/Auto Index Card Washington Nationals MLB | $5.99 | |
| SIGNED BERT SHEPARD NEWSPAPER PHOTO...BERT LOST HIS LEG IN WWII... | $9.99 | |
