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Lefty Gomez

Baseball player (1908-1989)

  • Fame48.6
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia3K
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Lived 1908–1989, aged 81United States
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    11 languages
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  • Era
    1908–1989
    Aged 81
Summary
Updated 2026-06-25

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. 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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48.6
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Historical9.7
Source confidence65.0
Completeness55.0
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