Lefty Gomez

Lefty Gomez
Pitcher
Born: November 26th, 1908 Rodeo , United States
Died on: February 17, 1989 in Greenbrae , United States
Suggested: Left	Threw: Left
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 29,  1930  with the  New York Yankees
Last MLB assignment
May 23,  1943  with the  Washington Senators
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Win-loss	189-102
Earned Run Average	3.34
Strikeouts	1,468
Teams
New York Yankees (1930-1942) Washington Senators (1943)
Awards
7 × All-Star (1933–1939) 5 × World Series winner (1932, 1936–1939) 2 × Triple Crown (1934, 1937)
member of
Baseball Hall of Fame
Recorded	1972
Special selection	Veterans Committee

Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez (born November 26, 1908 in Rodeo , California , † February 17, 1989 in Greenbrae , California) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the position of pitcher . His nicknames were Goofy and The Gay Castillion .

biography

The New York Yankees signed Lefty Gomez in 1929 from the San Francisco Seals, a Pacific Coast League team, for $ 35,000. The left-handed pitcher and right-handed Red Ruffing formed the throwing core of the Yankees in the 1930s. His most outstanding year was 1934, during that season he led the American League in seven categories. Among other things, he achieved 26 wins, an Earned Run Average (ERA) of 2.33 and 158 strikeouts . With 189 victories in his career, he ranks third on the all-time best of the Yankees. He won 6 World Series games without losing. In the All-Star Games , he won three times in defeat.

Difficulties with his limb have been with him throughout his career. So he had to be converted from a pitcher who worked with strength and speed to a pitcher who worked more with finesse. Gomez, who was known for his humorous nature, gave the following comment: "I still throw as hard and fast as before, only the ball reaches its target more slowly". In 1941 he threw a shutout and allowed 11 base on balls . This is the largest number of base on balls in a shutout to date. Although he wasn't very good as a batsman, he managed the first Run Batted In (RBI) in an All-Star game as well as the decisive RBI in the 1937 World Series .

After his career with the Yankees, he threw one more game with the Washington Senators in 1943 . After the defeat he was attributed in that game, he ended his career.

In 1972 the Veterans Committee elected him to the Baseball Hall of Fame . On August 2, 1987, he and Whitey Ford received a plaque in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium .

His stations as a player

• 1930–1942 New York Yankees
• 1943 Washington Senators

Web links

Commons : Lefty Gomez  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference  or  Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
• Biography of Lefty Gomez (English)
• Lefty Gomez in the Baseball Hall of Fame (English)