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Lefty Gomez

Birthdate:

11/26/1908

Died:

2/17/1989

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 173 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Rodeo, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

One of the top pitchers in baseball history Vernon 'Lefty' Gomez won over 20 games four times in a brilliant pitching career for the New York Yankees that lasted from 1930-1943 until he was drafted into the U.S. Military in 1944 at the age of 36. In 1934, Gomez recorded a career best 26-5, .839 pct, 2.33 ERA in 282 innings, started 33 games and completed 25 with 6 shutouts. Lefty Gomez pitched in five All-Star Games and won three of them. Gomez was rated during the 1930's as the Yankees' main pitching man and was considered as the best in baseball. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972. Vernon 'Lefty' Gomez career: 189-102, .649, 3.34 ERA, 1468 Ks in 2503 innings, 368 Games, 320 GS, 173 GC, 28 shutouts, and an outstanding .242 opponents batting average.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1930	NYY (AL)	15	6	2	5	1	2	0	60.0	66	41	37	12	28	0	22	0	1	0	5.55
1931	NYY (AL)	40	26	21	9	3	17	1	243.0	206	88	72	7	85	0	150	1	4	0	2.67
1932	NYY (AL)	37	31	24	7	1	21	1	265.1	266	140	124	23	105	0	176	0	2	0	4.21
1933	NYY (AL)	35	30	16	10	2	14	4	234.2	218	108	83	16	106	0	163	6	0	0	3.18
1934	NYY (AL)	38	33	26	5	1	25	6	281.2	223	86	73	12	96	0	158	3	0	0	2.33
1935	NYY (AL)	34	30	12	15	1	15	2	246.0	223	104	87	18	86	0	138	8	2	0	3.18
1936	NYY (AL)	31	30	13	7	0	10	0	188.2	184	104	92	6	122	0	105	2	1	0	4.39
1937	NYY (AL)	34	34	21	11	0	25	6	278.1	233	88	72	10	93	0	194	2	1	0	2.33
1938	NYY (AL)	32	32	18	12	0	20	4	239.0	239	110	89	7	99	0	129	5	1	0	3.35
1939	NYY (AL)	26	26	12	8	0	14	2	198.0	173	80	75	11	84	0	102	3	3	0	3.41
1940	NYY (AL)	9	5	3	3	0	0	0	27.1	37	20	20	2	18	0	14	3	1	0	6.59
1941	NYY (AL)	23	23	15	5	0	8	2	156.1	151	76	65	10	103	0	76	5	1	0	3.74
1942	NYY (AL)	13	13	6	4	0	2	0	80.0	67	42	38	4	65	0	41	1	2	0	4.28
1943	WSH (AL)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	4	4	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5.79
14 years		368	320	189	102	9	173	28	2503.0	2290	1091	930	138	1095	0	1468	39	19	0	3.34

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1930	NYY (AL)	15	20	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	3	0	.150	.150	SLG
1931	NYY (AL)	40	83	8	11	0	0	0	3	7	28	0	0	0	0	4	0	.133	.200	SLG
1932	NYY (AL)	37	104	9	18	2	0	0	15	6	36	0	0	0	0	5	0	.173	.218	SLG
1933	NYY (AL)	35	80	3	9	0	0	0	3	7	23	0	0	0	1	5	0	.113	.193	SLG
1934	NYY (AL)	38	99	8	13	1	0	0	4	6	30	0	0	0	1	13	0	.131	.189	SLG
1935	NYY (AL)	34	83	4	10	0	0	0	4	3	15	0	1	0	0	7	0	.120	.151	SLG
1936	NYY (AL)	31	69	1	10	1	0	0	5	3	23	0	0	0	0	8	0	.145	.181	SLG
1937	NYY (AL)	34	105	8	21	2	0	0	4	5	22	1	0	0	0	5	0	.200	.236	SLG
1938	NYY (AL)	32	86	5	13	2	0	0	7	4	18	0	0	0	0	9	0	.151	.189	SLG
1939	NYY (AL)	26	73	3	11	2	0	0	4	5	22	0	0	0	0	4	0	.151	.205	SLG
1940	NYY (AL)	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1941	NYY (AL)	23	59	5	9	1	0	0	4	3	12	0	0	0	0	4	0	.153	.194	SLG
1942	NYY (AL)	13	33	4	5	0	0	0	4	1	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	.152	.176	SLG
1943	WSH (AL)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
14 years		368	904	59	133	11	0	0	58	50	252	1	1	0	2	68	0	.147	.194	.SLG

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