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	16-10 / in Starts: 16-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 82 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	64 (34-20-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 82 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
J Gordon	2
G Selkirk	1
C Keller	1
J Gallagher	0

Most Driven In By
R Rolfe	2

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	297	2 (1)	Apr 21	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.36	-0.016	.98	-0.03%	-0.35	P
2	298	7 (4)	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	2.19	-0.111	8.02	-0.24%	-1.09	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	299	12 (4)	May 5	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	2.22	-0.267	7.98	-0.58%	-1.63	P
4	300	17 (4)	May 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-1	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
5	301	26 (8)	May 21	NYY		CLE	W,12-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.16	-0.015	6.12	-0.05%	-0.41	P
6	302	31 (4)	May 27 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,8-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.58	0.050	2.90	0.15%	0.62	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
7	303	37 (5)	Jun 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.250	.536	9	.60	-0.013	3.07	-0.04%	1.24	P
8	304	43 (5)	Jun 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	9	1.02	0.056	5.10	0.17%	0.52	P
9	305	48 (4)	Jun 15	NYY		CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	9	.77	0.037	2.99	0.09%	0.45	P
10	306	54 (5)	Jun 21	NYY		CHW	W,9-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.269	.321	.308	.629	9	1.34	-0.070	3.73	-0.12%	-0.86	P
11	307	61 (6)	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-0	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.333	.323	.656	9	.16	-0.007	.29	-0.01%	-0.60	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
12	308	66 (4)	Jul 2 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.294	.600	9	1.49	-0.062	3.02	-0.08%	-0.81	P
13	309	74 (7)	Jul 9 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.278	.585	9	1.05	-0.019	4.77	-0.05%	-0.23	P
14	310	79 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.302	.256	.559	9	.58	-0.017	2.15	-0.04%	-0.55	P
15	311	86 (6)	Jul 23 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-8	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.318	.256	.575	9	1.06	0.009	2.68	0.01%	0.13	P
16	312	91 (4)	Jul 30 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.298	.238	.536	9	.24	-0.020	.42	-0.02%	-0.66	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
17	313	98 (6)	Aug 6 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.280	.222	.502	9	1.03	-0.083	1.65	-0.08%	-0.66	P
18	314	103 (4)	Aug 11	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.191	.269	.213	.482	9	.98	-0.095	3.12	-0.18%	-1.09	P
19	315	107 (3)	Aug 15	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.268	.216	.484	9	2.22	-0.168	6.16	-0.28%	-0.77	P
20	316	111 (3)	Aug 20 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.276	.245	.521	9	1.27	0.102	2.38	0.11%	0.91	P
21	317	118 (6)	Aug 25 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.254	.224	.478	9	.20	-0.026	.17	-0.01%	-1.54	P
22	318	123 (4)	Aug 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.180	.242	.213	.456	9	1.69	-0.133	.21	-0.01%	-1.17	P
Sept		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
23	319	130 (6)	Sep 6	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.169	.229	.200	.429	9	1.48	-0.163	.02	0.00%	-1.67	P
24	320	136 (5)	Sep 12	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.162	.219	.191	.410	9	1.70	-0.209	.00	0.00%	-1.15	P
25	321	142 (5)	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.155	.211	.183	.394	9	1.31	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
26	322	148 (5)	Sep 24	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.151	.205	.178	.383	9	1.90	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-1.19	P
							16-10		82	73	3	11	2	0	0	4	5	0	22	0	4		1	3	0	0	.151	.205	.178	.383		1.12	-1.369	2.66	-1.28%	-12.70

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