Lefty Gomez

Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez (November 26, 1908 – February 17, 1989) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Gomez played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees between 1930 and 1942 and for the Washington Senators in 1943. Considered one of the great pitchers of the day, Gomez was a seven-time All-Star and a five-time World Series Champion with the Yankees. He was also known for his colorful personality and humor throughout his career and life.

94,341

Photo Credit: deleted_account

Popularity

How popular is Lefty Gomez on the internet? The chart below shows the popularity trend over time.

Photos

View All »

View images of Lefty Gomez in our photo gallery.

Filmography

View All »

Selected Lefty Gomez film and TV show credits.

Acting Credits

1979

1979 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Honorary Captain

Self

No records found.

Pitching Stats

View All »

Major League pitching statistics for Lefty Gomez.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1930	NYY	2-5	5.55	15	6	2	0	1	60	66	41	37	28	22
1931	NYY	21-9	2.67	40	26	17	1	3	243	206	88	72	85	150
1932	NYY	24-7	4.21	37	31	21	1	1	265	266	140	124	105	176
1933	NYY	16-10	3.18	35	30	14	4	2	234	218	108	83	106	163
1934	NYY	26-5	2.33	38	33	25	6	1	281	223	86	73	96	158
1935	NYY	12-15	3.18	34	30	15	2	1	246	223	104	87	86	138
1936	NYY	13-7	4.39	31	30	10	0	0	188	184	104	92	122	105
1937	NYY	21-11	2.33	34	34	25	6	0	278	233	88	72	93	194
1938	NYY	18-12	3.35	32	32	20	4	0	239	239	110	89	99	129
1939	NYY	12-8	3.41	26	26	14	2	0	198	173	80	75	84	102
1940	NYY	3-3	6.59	9	5	0	0	0	27	37	20	20	18	14
1941	NYY	15-5	3.74	23	23	8	2	0	156	151	76	65	103	76
1942	NYY	6-4	4.28	13	13	2	0	0	80	67	42	38	65	41
1943	WSH	0-1	5.79	1	1	0	0	0	4	4	4	3	5	0
Career		189-102	-	368	320	173	28	9	-	2290	1091	930	1095	1468

Fielding Stats

View All »

Major League fielding statistics for Lefty Gomez.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1930	NYY	15	-	1	18	0	0	1.000
1931	NYY	40	-	6	43	1	1	0.980
1932	NYY	37	-	2	36	2	3	0.950
1933	NYY	35	-	4	30	4	0	0.895
1934	NYY	38	-	7	42	1	2	0.980
1935	NYY	34	-	6	49	2	2	0.965
1936	NYY	31	-	4	29	1	3	0.971
1937	NYY	34	-	3	36	3	1	0.929
1938	NYY	32	-	12	51	1	5	0.984
1939	NYY	26	-	2	33	1	0	0.972
1940	NYY	9	-	1	2	0	0	1.000
1941	NYY	23	-	6	11	2	2	0.895
1942	NYY	13	-	2	9	1	0	0.917
1943	WSH	1	-	0	4	1	1	0.800
Career		368	-	56	393	20	20	-

Batting Stats

View All »

Major League batting statistics for Lefty Gomez.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1930	NYY	15	20	1	3	0	1	0	0	9	0.150	0.150	0.150
1931	NYY	40	83	8	11	0	3	0	7	28	0.133	0.200	0.133
1932	NYY	37	104	9	18	2	15	0	6	36	0.173	0.218	0.192
1933	NYY	35	80	3	9	0	3	0	7	23	0.113	0.193	0.113
1934	NYY	38	99	8	13	1	4	0	6	30	0.131	0.189	0.141
1935	NYY	34	83	4	10	0	4	0	3	15	0.120	0.151	0.120
1936	NYY	31	69	1	10	1	5	0	3	23	0.145	0.181	0.159
1937	NYY	34	105	8	21	2	4	1	5	22	0.200	0.236	0.219
1938	NYY	32	86	5	13	2	7	0	4	18	0.151	0.189	0.174
1939	NYY	26	73	3	11	2	4	0	5	22	0.151	0.205	0.178
1940	NYY	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	0.000	0.000
1941	NYY	23	59	5	9	1	4	0	3	12	0.153	0.194	0.169
1942	NYY	13	33	4	5	0	4	0	1	12	0.152	0.176	0.152
1943	WSH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
Career		368	904	59	133	11	58	1	50	252	-	-	-

First Name	Vernon
Middle Name	Louis
Last Name	Gomez
Full Name at Birth	Vernon Louis Gomez
Other Names	Goofy
Age	80 (age at death)
Date of Birth	November 26, 1908
Birthplace	Rodeo, CA
Date of Death	February 17, 1989
Location of Death	Greenbrae, CA
Buried	Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, CA
Height	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight	173 lbs (78.5 kg)
Star Sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	American
High School	Richmond (San Francisco, CA)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	29 April 1930
Last MLB Game	30 May 1943
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1972.