Lefty Gomez
Lefty Gomez
Full name: Vernon Louis Gomez
Born: November 26, 1908, Rodeo, California
Died February 17, 1989, Greenbrae, California
Buried at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, California
First Game: April 29, 1930; Final Game: May 30, 1943
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 173
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1972
P on TSN All-Star Team (1934 and 1938)
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Lefty Gomez
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1930 NY A 15 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 3 0 0 .150 .150 .150 0.0 1930 NY A
1931 NY A 40 83 8 11 0 0 0 3 7 28 0 4 0 0 .133 .200 .133 0.0 1931 NY A
1932 NY A 37 104 9 18 2 0 0 15 6 36 0 5 0 0 .173 .218 .192 0.0 1932 NY A
1933 NY A 35 80 3 9 0 0 0 3 7 23 1 5 0 0 .112 .193 .112 0.0 1933 NY A
1934 NY A 38 99 8 13 1 0 0 4 6 30 1 13 0 0 .131 .189 .141 0.0 1934 NY A
1935 NY A 34 83 4 10 0 0 0 4 3 15 0 7 0 1 .120 .151 .120 0.0 1935 NY A
1936 NY A 31 69 1 10 1 0 0 5 3 23 0 8 0 0 .145 .181 .159 0.0 1936 NY A
1937 NY A 34 105 8 21 2 0 0 4 5 22 0 5 1 0 .200 .236 .219 0.0 1937 NY A
1938 NY A 32 86 5 13 2 0 0 7 4 18 0 9 0 0 .151 .189 .174 0.0 1938 NY A
1939 NY A 26 73 3 11 2 0 0 4 5 22 0 4 3 0 0 .151 .205 .178 0.0 1939 NY A
1940 NY A 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1940 NY A
1941 NY A 23 59 5 9 1 0 0 4 3 12 0 4 1 0 0 .153 .194 .169 0.0 1941 NY A
1942 NY A 13 33 4 5 0 0 0 4 1 12 0 1 1 0 0 .152 .176 .152 0.0 1942 NY A
1943 WAS A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1943 WAS A
Total 368 904 59 133 11 0 0 58 50 252 2 68 5i 1 1 .147 .194 .159 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1932 NY A Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1932 NY A
1936 NY A Daily Splits 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1936 NY A
1937 NY A Daily Splits 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 1937 NY A
1938 NY A Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1938 NY A
1939 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1939 NY A
Total Splits 7 20 3 3 0 0 0 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .227 .150 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1933 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1933 AL
1934 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1934 AL
1935 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1935 AL
1937 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1937 AL
1938 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1938 AL
Total Splits 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1930 NY A 15 6 2 0 3 1 60 66 273 12 41 37 28 22 8 0 1 0 2 5 5.55 -0.8 1930 NY A
1931 NY A 40 26 17 1 10 3 243 206 1013 7 88 72 85 150 13 1 4 0 21 9 2.67 3.6 1931 NY A
1932 NY A 37 31 21 1 3 1 265.1 266 1149 23 140 124 105 176 16 0 2 0 24 7 4.21 -0.5 1932 NY A
1933 NY A 35 30 14 4 3 2 234.2 218 1027 16 108 83 106 163 11 6 0 0 16 10 3.18 1.0 1933 NY A
1934 NY A 38 33 25 6 5 1 281.2 223 1142 12 86 73 96 158 11 3 0 0 26 5 2.33 5.5 1934 NY A
1935 NY A 34 30 15 2 3 1 246 223 1030 18 104 87 86 138 22 8 2 0 12 15 3.18 1.8 1935 NY A
1936 NY A 31 30 10 0 1 0 188.2 184 858 6 104 92 122 105 11 2 1 0 13 7 4.39 0.2 1936 NY A
1937 NY A 34 34 25 6 0 0 278.1 233 1148 10 88 72 93 194 10 2 1 0 21 11 2.33 6.8 1937 NY A
1938 NY A 32 32 20 4 0 0 239 239 1034 7 110 89 99 129 13 5 1 0 18 12 3.35 3.2 1938 NY A
1939 NY A 26 26 14 2 0 0 198 173 831 11 80 75 84 102 9 3 3 0 12 8 3.41 1.9 1939 NY A
1940 NY A 9 5 0 0 3 0 27.1 37 134 2 20 20 18 14 1 3 1 0 3 3 6.59 -1.4 1940 NY A
1941 NY A 23 23 8 2 0 0 156.1 151 712 10 76 65 103 76 4 5 1 0 15 5 3.74 0.1 1941 NY A
1942 NY A 13 13 2 0 0 0 80 67 355 4 42 38 65 41 5 1 2 0 6 4 4.28 -1.0 1942 NY A
1943 WAS A 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 23 0 4 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.79 -0.3 1943 WAS A
Total 368 320 173 28 31 9 2503 2290 10729 138 1091 930 1095 1468 136 39 19 0 189 102 3.34 20.1 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1932 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 9 36 0 2 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1.00 1932 NY A
1936 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 1 0 0 0 15.1 14 72 1 8 8 11 0 9 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 4.70 1936 NY A
1937 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 2 0 0 0 18 16 70 1 3 3 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1.50 1937 NY A
1938 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 9 29 0 3 3 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3.86 1938 NY A
1939 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 1939 NY A
Total Splits 7 7 4 0 0 0 50.1 51 213 2 17 16 15 0 31 4 0 1 0 0 9 1 2 3 6 0 2.86 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1933 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.00 1933 AL
1934 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 13 2 4 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 1934 AL
1935 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 23 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 1935 AL
1937 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1937 AL
1938 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 1938 AL
Total Splits 5 5 0 0 0 0 18 11 68 2 6 5 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 2.50 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1930 NY A P 15 1 18 0 0 1.000
1931 NY A P 40 6 43 1 1 .980
1932 NY A P 37 2 36 2 3 .950
1933 NY A P 35 4 30 4 0 .895
1934 NY A P 38 7 42 1 2 .980
1935 NY A P 34 6 49 2 2 .965
1936 NY A P 31 4 29 1 3 .971
1937 NY A P 34 3 36 3 1 .929
1938 NY A P 32 12 51 1 5 .984
1939 NY A P 26 2 33 1 0 .972
1940 NY A P 9 1 2 0 0 1.000
1941 NY A P 23 6 11 2 2 .895
1942 NY A P 13 2 9 1 0 .917
1943 WAS A P 1 0 4 1 1 .800
Total P 368 56 393 20 20 .957
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1932 NY A Daily P 1 1 1 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
1936 NY A Daily P 2 2 1 15.1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1937 NY A Daily P 2 2 2 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1938 NY A Daily P 1 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.000
1939 NY A Daily P 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 7 7 4 50.1 1 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1933 AL Daily P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1934 AL Daily P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1935 AL Daily P 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1937 AL Daily P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1938 AL Daily P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 5 5 0 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
Sold by New York Yankees to Boston Braves (January 25, 1943 ).
Released by Boston Braves (May 19, 1943 ).
Signed by Washington Senators (@May 21, 1943 ).
Released by Washington Senators (July 15, 1943 ).
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