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	22-12 / in Starts: 22-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 115 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	70 (38-24-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 115 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (39-24-13)

Most Driven In
T Henrich	2
M Hoag	1
J Powell	1
T Lazzeri	0

Most Driven In By
R Rolfe	5
J DiMaggio	2
L Gehrig	1
F Crosetti	0

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 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	231	1	Apr 20	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.94	-0.034	2.34	-0.05%	-0.25	P
2	232	5 (3)	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.40	-0.039	1.21	-0.07%	-0.50	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
3	233	10 (4)	May 4	NYY	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.29	0.028	1.02	0.06%	-0.42	P
4	234	14 (3)	May 8	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-4	GS-9	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	1.17	0.023	4.01	0.05%	0.07	P
5	235	18 (3)	May 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.66	-0.096	1.77	-0.16%	-1.35	P
6	236	21 (2)	May 17	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	.60	0.017	2.49	0.04%	0.26	P
7	237	25 (3)	May 22	NYY		SLB	W,14-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.227	.261	.227	.488	9	.34	-0.006	1.17	-0.01%	-0.85	P
8	238	29 (3)	May 26	NYY		DET	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9	.47	-0.001	2.28	0.00%	-0.36	P
9	239	33 (3)	May 30	NYY		PHA	W,13-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.281	.233	.515	9	.18	0.073	.90	0.22%	0.97	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	240	37 (3)	Jun 3	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.294	.250	.544	9	.68	-0.009	3.89	-0.03%	-0.05	P
11	241	41 (3)	Jun 7	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.270	.229	.499	9	.62	-0.050	3.30	-0.16%	-0.46	P
12	242	45 (3)	Jun 12	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	1.20	-0.079	5.34	-0.21%	-0.89	P
13	243	49 (3)	Jun 16	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.233	.195	.428	9	.63	-0.066	3.43	-0.21%	-1.02	P
14	244	52 (2)	Jun 20 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9	1.06	-0.109	6.71	-0.41%	-1.18	P
15	245	58 (5)	Jun 26	NYY		DET	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.88	-0.047	6.07	-0.20%	-0.48	P
16	246	61 (2)	Jun 30	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	.70	-0.074	3.61	-0.23%	-1.13	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
17	247	65 (3)	Jul 4	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.170	.200	.170	.370	9	.59	0.046	3.10	0.15%	0.24	P
18	248	70 (4)	Jul 11 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9	.77	-0.041	3.94	-0.13%	-0.74	P
19	249	73 (2)	Jul 15	NYY	@	DET	W,13-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.213	.186	.400	9	.24	0.003	1.49	0.01%	-0.13	P
20	250	77 (3)	Jul 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.200	.175	.375	9	.72	-0.070	3.41	-0.20%	-1.36	P
21	251	83 (5)	Jul 24	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.188	.164	.353	9	1.96	-0.213	12.13	-0.79%	-1.50	P
22	252	87 (3)	Jul 28	NYY		DET	L,1-8	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.197	.162	.359	9	.97	0.018	5.54	0.06%	0.13	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
23	253	93 (5)	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.155	.189	.155	.344	9	1.50	-0.135	9.77	-0.53%	-0.81	P
24	254	103 (9)	Aug 13	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.153	.208	.153	.361	9	.64	0.047	.89	0.04%	0.56	P
25	255	106 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.222	.171	.393	9	.24	0.018	.46	0.02%	0.27	P
26	256	112 (5)	Aug 22	NYY		PHA	W,4-1	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.217	.167	.384	9	.86	-0.043	.71	-0.02%	-0.72	P
27	257	115 (2)	Aug 26	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.241	.207	.449	9	1.09	0.149	.83	0.07%	1.62	P
28	258	119 (3)	Aug 30	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.244	.212	.456	9	1.09	-0.011	.34	0.00%	0.16	P
Sep/Oct		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
29	259	124 (4)	Sep 4	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.234	.202	.436	9	.42	-0.052	.20	-0.01%	-1.43	P
30	260	134 (9)	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.237	.207	.444	9	.63	-0.015	.03	0.00%	-0.32	P
31	261	138 (3)	Sep 16	NYY		CLE	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1		0	0	.189	.230	.200	.430	9	.33	0.024	.02	0.00%	0.47	P
32	262	142 (3)	Sep 20	NYY		DET	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.223	.194	.417	9	.77	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.99	P
33	263	147 (4)	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.234	.206	.440	9	.86	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
34	264	155 (7)	Oct 1	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.200	.236	.219	.455	9	1.96	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.32	P
							22-12		115	105	8	21	2	0	0	4	5	0	22	0	5		4		1	0	.200	.236	.219	.455		.74	-0.803	2.60	-2.71%	-11.85

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