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	19-16 / in Starts: 17-13
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 93 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	54 (34-9-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 93 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (31-18-10)

Most Driven In
B Dickey	3
F Crosetti	1
E Combs	0

Most Driven In By
L Gehrig	2

1933 Batting Game Log

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1933 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	93	1	Apr 13	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.68	-0.032	1.75	-0.05%	-1.12	P
2	94	5 (3)	Apr 18	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.48	0.005	1.57	0.01%	0.23	P
3	95	8 (2)	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.375	.000	.375	9	.93	-0.045	3.81	-0.11%	-0.56	P
4	96	13 (4)	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.73	-0.021	2.91	-0.05%	-0.24	P
May		Gtm	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
5	97	17 (3)	May 4	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.231	.000	.231	9	.66	-0.076	2.67	-0.18%	-1.68	P
6	98	22 (4)	May 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.231	.000	.231	9						P
7	99	25 (2)	May 17	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.176	.000	.176	9	.76	-0.079	2.93	-0.19%	-1.55	P
8	100	30 (4)	May 22	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.07	-0.065	4.94	-0.18%	-1.47	P
9	101	34 (3)	May 28 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.130	.000	.130	9	1.08	-0.065	5.51	-0.20%	-0.71	P
10	102	37 (2)	May 31 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-12	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.130	.000	.130	9						P
Jun		Gtm	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
11	103	39 (1)	Jun 2	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.115	.000	.115	9	.59	-0.046	3.46	-0.16%	-0.66	P
12	104	45 (5)	Jun 8	NYY	@	PHA	L,10-14	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.107	.000	.107	9	.76	-0.027	4.43	-0.09%	-0.45	P
13	105	48 (2)	Jun 10 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.103	.000	.103	9	.95	-0.028	5.76	-0.10%	-0.25	P
14	106	52 (3)	Jun 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-13	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.036	.129	.036	.165	9	1.11	0.014	5.73	0.05%	0.13	P
15	107	57 (4)	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.034	.152	.034	.186	9	.84	0.018	4.92	0.06%	0.15	P
16	108	63 (5)	Jun 24	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.061	.162	.061	.223	9	.30	-0.026	1.52	-0.08%	-0.58	P
17	109	66 (2)	Jun 27	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	.52	-0.027	2.58	-0.08%	-0.49	P
18	110	68 (1)	Jun 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.163	.077	.240	9	.44	-0.009	2.24	-0.03%	-0.81	P
Jul		Gtm	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
19	111	72 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,5-6	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.093	.170	.093	.263	9	.58	-0.006	5.53	-0.03%	-0.26	P
20	112	76 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	NYY		DET	W,11-7	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
21	113	79 (2)	Jul 11	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.184	.111	.295	9	.09	0.004	.42	0.01%	0.13	P
22	114	81 (1)	Jul 13	NYY		SLB	W,12-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.122	.189	.122	.311	9	.17	0.019	.86	0.06%	-0.26	P
23	115	86 (4)	Jul 20	NYY		CLE	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.182	.118	.299	9	.68	-0.035	3.74	-0.12%	-0.28	P
24	116	91 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.132	.193	.132	.325	9	1.94	0.077	10.49	0.25%	0.11	P
25	117	96 (4)	Jul 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-9	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.213	.143	.356	9	1.03	-0.102	11.86	-0.70%	-0.10	P
Aug		Gtm	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
26	118	99 (2)	Aug 5	NYY		PHA	L,3-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.153	.219	.153	.371	9	.98	0.034	5.44	0.11%	0.43	P
27	119	104 (4)	Aug 9	NYY		WSH	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.212	.148	.360	9	1.20	-0.064	14.40	-0.47%	-0.62	P
28	120	105	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,9-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.212	.148	.360	9						P
29	121	110 (4)	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.141	.214	.141	.355	9	.89	-0.013	2.65	-0.02%	-0.23	P
30	122	116 (5)	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.134	.205	.134	.340	9	.98	-0.093	1.37	-0.08%	-0.83	P
31	123	121 (4)	Aug 27 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.129	.197	.129	.326	9	1.26	0.036	2.11	0.04%	-0.17	P
Sept		Gtm	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
32	124	128 (6)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	9	1.31	-0.065	1.07	-0.03%	-0.56	P
33	125	134 (5)	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				0	0	.123	.210	.123	.333	9						P
34	126	139 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.202	.118	.321	9	1.00	-0.119	.03	0.00%	-1.42	P
35	127	147 (7)	Sep 27 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.113	.193	.113	.306	9	.77	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.36	P
							19-16		93	80	3	9	0	0	0	4	7	0	23	1	5		1		0	0	.113	.193	.113	.306		.82	-0.941	3.73	-2.37%	-15.48

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