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	18-5 / in Starts: 18-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	50 (21-21-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
C Keller	3
B Dickey	1
P Rizzuto	0
B Rosar	0

Most Driven In By
R Rolfe	3
J Sturm	1
F Crosetti	0

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 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	332	4 (3)	Apr 17	NYY		PHA	W,9-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.62	-0.022	1.44	-0.03%	-0.72	P
2	333	10 (5)	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.33	-0.047	3.89	-0.08%	-0.34	P
3	334	15 (4)	Apr 29	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.44	-0.119	4.71	-0.23%	-0.78	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
4	335	21 (5)	May 5	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.48	-0.013	1.56	-0.03%	-0.12	P
5	336	26 (4)	May 12	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.94	-0.025	3.23	-0.05%	-0.46	P
6	337	32 (5)	May 18	NYY		SLB	W,12-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.62	-0.121	1.17	-0.14%	-1.47	P
7	338	38 (5)	May 24	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.34	-0.069	3.36	-0.10%	-0.58	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
8	339	46 (7)	Jun 1 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	1.83	-0.113	7.80	-0.29%	-0.85	P
9	340	50 (3)	Jun 7	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	.56	-0.033	1.61	-0.06%	-0.50	P
10	341	57 (6)	Jun 16	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	2.02	-0.056	12.62	-0.21%	-0.53	P
11	342	64 (6)	Jun 24	NYY		SLB	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9	.45	-0.006	1.98	-0.02%	-0.24	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
12	343	73 (8)	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.161	.349	9	.59	-0.013	3.69	-0.05%	1.28	P
13	344	77 (3)	Jul 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,1-0	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.152	.328	9	.45	-0.023	2.33	-0.07%	-0.23	P
14	345	85 (7)	Jul 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.184	.162	.346	9	.96	0.002	6.12	0.01%	-0.42	P
15	346	92 (6)	Jul 24	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.150	.321	9	1.15	-0.099	3.41	-0.18%	-1.23	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
16	347	100 (7)	Aug 1	NYY		SLB	W,9-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.14	0.010	.09	0.00%	0.00	P
17	348	108 (7)	Aug 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.208	.156	.364	9	.84	-0.010	.50	0.00%	-0.09	P
18	349	121 (12)	Aug 17 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.196	.146	.342	9	1.44	-0.106	.04	0.00%	-0.91	P
19	350	127 (5)	Aug 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.137	.185	.137	.322	9	.71	-0.072	.02	0.00%	-1.30	P
20	351	134 (6)	Aug 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.193	.167	.360	9	.81	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.44	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
21	352	140 (5)	Sep 7	NYY		BOS	W,8-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.183	.158	.341	9	.23	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.66	P
22	353	147 (6)	Sep 15	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.153	.194	.169	.363	9	.87	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
23	354	155 (7)	Sep 27	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.153	.194	.169	.363	9						P
							18-5		66	59	5	9	1	0	0	4	3	0	12	0	4		0	1	0	0	.153	.194	.169	.363		.87	-0.870	2.43	-1.53%	-10.05

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