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	8-5 / in Starts: 8-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 35 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	34 (17-9-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 35 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
P Rizzuto	1
J Gordon	1
J DiMaggio	1
B Rosar	1
E Kearse	0

Most Driven In By
B Hassett	3
T Henrich	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	355	3 (2)	Apr 16	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-5	GS-5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	2.61	0.071	7.74	0.13%	0.36	P
2	356	11 (7)	Apr 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.42	-0.011	1.76	-0.03%	-0.10	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	357	25 (13)	May 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.16	-0.053	5.81	-0.16%	-0.48	P
4	358	32 (6)	May 23	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.92	-0.029	4.37	-0.08%	-0.18	P
5	359	38 (5)	May 29	NYY		WSH	W,16-1	CG	5	5	3	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.429	.385	.813	9	.07	0.014	.38	0.05%	2.15	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
6	360	45 (6)	Jun 5	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.333	.708	9	1.19	-0.056	6.86	-0.20%	-1.20	P
7	361	59 (13)	Jun 19	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.278	.316	.278	.594	9	.84	0.026	3.80	0.07%	0.07	P
8	362	65 (5)	Jun 26	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	9	1.62	-0.054	6.89	-0.14%	-0.53	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
9	363	76 (10)	Jul 5 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.227	.488	9	.69	-0.069	3.76	-0.23%	-0.89	P
10	364	82 (5)	Jul 13	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.192	.415	9	1.59	-0.184	9.33	-0.65%	-2.20	P
11	365	90 (7)	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.172	.200	.172	.372	9	.38	-0.044	1.44	-0.10%	-0.71	P
12	366	98 (7)	Jul 29 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360	9	.61	-0.017	.61	-0.01%	-0.21	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
13	367	111 (12)	Aug 14	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.152	.328	9	.36	-0.026	.17	-0.01%	-0.52	P
							8-5		35	33	4	5	0	0	0	4	1	0	12	0	1		1	1	0	0	.152	.176	.152	.328		.95	-0.432	4.13	-1.35%	-4.46

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