Lefty Gomez

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 173lb (188cm, 78kg)

Born: November 26, 1908 in Rodeo, CA us

Died: February 17, 1989 in Greenbrae, CA

Buried: Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, CA

High School: Richmond HS (Richmond, CA)

Debut: April 29, 1930 (Age 21-154d, 7,083rd in major league history)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: May 30, 1943 (Age 34-185d)
vs. CHW 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 5 BB, 3 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1972. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Lefty Gomez's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: Vernon Louis Gomez

Nicknames: Goofy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.7

189

102

ERA

3.34

368

320

2503.0

1468

WHIP

1.352

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-0 / in Starts: 7-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1932	WS g2	Sep 29	NYY		CHC	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.49	-0.039	26.37	-1.10%	-0.62	P
1936 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	1936	WS g2	Oct 2	NYY	@	NYG	W,18-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.17	-0.023	9.27	-0.79%	0.05	P
3	1936	WS g6	Oct 6	NYY	@	NYG	W,13-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.04	0.063	95.27	4.06%	0.65	P
1937 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1937	WS g1	Oct 6	NYY		NYG	W,8-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.70	0.035	36.37	1.32%	0.25	P
5	1937	WS g5	Oct 10	NYY	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.78	0.005	27.05	0.11%	-0.18	P
1938 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1938	WS g2	Oct 6	NYY	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.83	-0.046	42.33	-1.46%	-0.43	P
1939 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1939	WS g3	Oct 7	NYY	@	CIN	W,7-3	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.010	16.25	-0.27%	-0.11	P
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