Lefty Gomez

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1928	19	-3.6	Salt Lake City	UTID	C		12	14	.462	3.48	5.06	39	28					194.0	206	109	75		61							1.376	9.6		2.8
1929	20	-7.9	San Francisco	PCL	AA		18	11	.621	3.44	4.72	41						267.0	277	140	102		108							1.442	9.3		3.6
1930	21	-8.3	St. Paul	AA	AA		8	4	.667	4.08	4.81	17	9					86.0	83	46	39		37							1.395	8.7		3.9
1930	21	-7.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	5	.286	5.55	6.15	15	6	3	2	0	1	60.0	66	41	37	12	28	3	22	1	0	0	273	1.567	9.9	1.8	4.2	3.3	0.79
1931	22	-6.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	21	9	.700	2.67	3.26	40	26	10	17	1	3	243.0	206	88	72	7	85	4	150	4	0	1	1013	1.198	7.6	0.3	3.1	5.6	1.76
1932	23	-5.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	24	7	.774	4.21	4.75	37	31	3	21	1	1	265.1	266	140	124	23	105	1	176	2	0	0	1149	1.398	9.0	0.8	3.6	6.0	1.68
1933	24	-4.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	10	.615	3.18	4.14	35	30	3	14	4	2	234.2	218	108	83	16	106	3	163	0	0	6	1027	1.381	8.4	0.6	4.1	6.3	1.54
1934	25	-3.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	26	5	.839	2.33	2.75	38	33	5	25	6	2	281.2	223	86	73	12	96	3	158	0	0	3	1142	1.133	7.1	0.4	3.1	5.0	1.65
1935	26	-2.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	15	.444	3.18	3.80	34	30	3	15	2	1	246.0	223	104	87	18	86	5	138	2	0	8	1030	1.256	8.2	0.7	3.1	5.0	1.60
1936	27	-1.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	13	7	.650	4.39	4.96	31	30	1	10	0	0	188.2	184	104	92	6	122	1	105	1	0	2	858	1.622	8.8	0.3	5.8	5.0	0.86
1937	28	-0.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	21	11	.656	2.33	2.85	34	34	0	25	6	0	278.1	233	88	72	10	93	4	194	1	0	2	1148	1.171	7.5	0.3	3.0	6.3	2.09
1938	29	0.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	18	12	.600	3.35	4.14	32	32	0	20	4	0	239.0	239	110	89	7	99	0	129	1	0	5	1034	1.414	9.0	0.3	3.7	4.9	1.30
1939	30	1.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	8	.600	3.41	3.64	26	26	0	14	2	0	198.0	173	80	75	11	84	3	102	3	0	3	831	1.298	7.9	0.5	3.8	4.6	1.21
1940	31	2.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	3	.500	6.59	6.59	9	5	3	0	0	0	27.1	37	20	20	2	18	1	14	1	0	3	134	2.012	12.2	0.7	5.9	4.6	0.78
1941	32	3.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	15	5	.750	3.74	4.38	23	23	0	8	2	0	156.1	151	76	65	10	103	3	76	1	0	5	712	1.625	8.7	0.6	5.9	4.4	0.74
1942	33	4.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	6	4	.600	4.28	4.73	13	13	0	2	0	0	80.0	67	42	38	4	65	3	41	2	0	1	355	1.650	7.5	0.5	7.3	4.6	0.63
1943	34	4.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	0	1	.000	5.79	7.71	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	4	4	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	23	1.929	7.7	0.0	9.6	0.0	0.00

1946	37	11.5	Binghamton	EL	A	NYY	0	0				1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		189	102	.649	3.34	3.92	368	320	31	173	28	10	2503.0	2290	1091	930	138	1095	34	1468	19	0	39	10729	1.352	8.2	0.5	3.9	5.3	1.34
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		38	29	.567			98	37					547.0	566	295	216		206
All Levels (17 Seasons)							227	131	.634			466	357	31	173	28	10	3050.0	2856	1386	1146	138	1301	34	1468	19	0	39	10729

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		26	15	.634	3.59	4.74	58	9					353.0	360	186	141		145							1.431	9.2		3.7
A (1 season)					Minors		0	0				1
C (1 season)					Minors		12	14	.462	3.48	5.06	39	28					194.0	206	109	75		61							1.376	9.6		2.8