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	21-9 / in Starts: 21-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	54 (29-15-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-17-10)

Most Driven In
G Selkirk	3
T Lazzeri	1
B Dickey	1
D Walker	0
F Crosetti	0

Most Driven In By
J DiMaggio	1

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 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	200	1	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.06	-0.141	5.22	-0.22%	-1.02	P
2	201	5 (3)	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.69	0.017	3.54	0.02%	0.05	P
3	202	10 (4)	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,10-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.56	-0.041	1.61	-0.07%	-0.88	P
4	203	14 (3)	Apr 29	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	1.02	0.022	3.48	0.04%	0.43	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	204	18 (3)	May 3	NYY		SLB	W,14-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	1.04	-0.056	3.20	-0.10%	-0.85	P
6	205	23 (4)	May 9	NYY		PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	1.03	-0.103	3.66	-0.22%	-1.41	P
7	206	30 (6)	May 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-4	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.150	.200	.350	9	1.15	0.118	5.97	0.37%	0.72	P
8	207	33 (2)	May 21	NYY	@	DET	L,9-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.190	.333	9	1.02	-0.028	5.24	-0.09%	-0.29	P
9	208	37 (3)	May 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.136	.182	.318	9	.36	-0.011	1.69	-0.03%	-0.28	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
10	209	47 (9)	Jun 5	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.120	.160	.280	9	1.06	-0.089	6.07	-0.31%	-0.75	P
11	210	51 (3)	Jun 9	NYY		SLB	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.148	.259	9	.76	-0.041	3.86	-0.13%	-0.34	P
12	211	54 (2)	Jun 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.138	.172	.310	9	1.34	-0.040	7.62	-0.14%	-0.40	P
13	212	58 (3)	Jun 19	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.121	.152	.273	9	.73	-0.107	3.86	-0.34%	-1.57	P
14	213	63 (4)	Jun 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,18-11	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.171	.314	9	.60	0.013	3.26	0.04%	0.16	P
15	214	68 (4)	Jun 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,10-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.184	.342	9	1.37	-0.108	8.18	-0.39%	-1.25	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
16	215	72 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.167	.310	9	.66	-0.037	2.91	-0.10%	-0.90	P
17	216	77 (4)	Jul 11	NYY		CLE	L,2-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.167	.310	9						P
18	217	82 (4)	Jul 15 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-4	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.159	.163	.322	9	1.00	-0.015	6.49	-0.06%	-0.10	P
19	218	88 (5)	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.170	.174	.344	9	1.18	-0.044	4.42	-0.10%	-0.04	P
20	219	95 (6)	Jul 27	NYY	@	DET	L,1-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.163	.167	.330	9	.70	-0.039	2.39	-0.08%	-0.43	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
21	220	100 (4)	Aug 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.140	.157	.160	.317	9	.87	-0.059	3.57	-0.15%	-0.76	P
22	221	105 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,7-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.170	.173	.343	9	.97	0.017	.75	0.01%	0.12	P
23	222	114 (8)	Aug 17	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.170	.173	.343	9						P
24	223	121 (6)	Aug 25	NYY		SLB	W,13-1	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		0		0	0	.145	.161	.164	.324	9	.41	-0.065	.11	-0.01%	-1.91	P
25	224	126 (4)	Aug 29	NYY		DET	W,6-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1		0	0	.143	.158	.161	.319	9	1.38	0.063	.08	0.00%	0.43	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
26	225	131 (4)	Sep 3	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.148	.150	.298	9	.38	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.99	P
27	226	134 (2)	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	T,7-7	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.148	.150	.298	9						P
28	227	137 (2)	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.127	.141	.143	.283	9	.63	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-1.27	P
29	228	144 (6)	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-7	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0	0	.123	.149	.138	.288	9						P
30	229	149 (4)	Sep 20 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.183	.162	.345	9	.80	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.67	P
31	230	154 (4)	Sep 26	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.145	.181	.159	.340	9	.99	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
							21-9		80	69	1	10	1	0	0	5	3	0	23	0	8		2		0	0	.145	.181	.159	.340		.96	-0.867	3.13	-2.03%	-13.14

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