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	4-11 / in Starts: 2-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 23 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	16 (10-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 23 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
L Gehrig	1

Most Driven In By
E Combs	1

1930 Batting Game Log

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1930 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	1	10 (9)	Apr 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,8-11	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.025	1.48	-0.02%	-0.20	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
2	2	15 (4)	May 5	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.67	-0.062	2.37	-0.05%	-0.64	P
3	3	19 (3)	May 10	NYY		DET	W,14-5	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.76	-0.087	.97	-0.07%	0.44	P
4	4	23 (3)	May 16	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	1.16	-0.015	2.26	-0.02%	-0.06	P
5	5	28 (4)	May 21 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.56	-0.031	1.47	-0.05%	-0.35	P
6	6	34 (5)	May 26	NYY		WSH	L,7-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.37	-0.019	1.22	-0.04%	-0.32	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
7	7	42 (7)	Jun 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-8	7-GF(10)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	3.06	-0.123	7.15	-0.17%	-0.61	P
8	8	47 (4)	Jun 11	NYY	@	DET	L,7-13	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.92	-0.024	2.36	-0.04%	-0.21	P
9	9	49 (1)	Jun 13	NYY	@	DET	W,10-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9						P
10	10	53 (3)	Jun 19	NYY		DET	W,5-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.06	-0.053	4.17	-0.13%	-0.73	P
11	11	59 (5)	Jun 23 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,6-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						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	12	69 (9)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,4-15	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	.22	-0.006	.95	-0.02%	-0.27	P
13	13	87 (17)	Jul 18	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-14	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	.61	-0.019	1.13	-0.02%	-0.28	P
14	14	92 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	1						P
15	15	96 (3)	Jul 26	NYY	@	DET	L,8-12	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9						P
							4-11		23	20	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	3		0		0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300		1.09	-0.464	2.29	-0.62%	-3.22

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