Lefty Gomez
American baseball player (1908-1989) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 80
Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Gomez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1930 and 1943 for the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators and was a five-time World Series champion with the Yankees.
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He had the most strikeouts with 1,337 of any pitcher and the most All-Star selections with 7 of any player for the entire 1930s decade. Early on, Gomez was broadly known in major league baseball for his colorful personality and humor.
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