American baseball player (born 1908)

Lefty Gomez

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.

Born

1908

November 26

Died

1989

Era

1900s

Country

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Lefty, in brief

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Key dates

1908 Born
1989 Died

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The world in 1908

When Lefty arrived

april 1 The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
april 11 SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
april 14 Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 m) high downstream.
april 16 Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.

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Also born in 1908

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. 1908–1972 American pastor and politician (born 1908) Alistair Cooke 1908–2004 English-American journalist and author (born 1908) Annemarie Schwarzenbach 1908–1942 Swiss author and photographer (died 1942) Bette Davis 1908–1989 American actress (died 1989) Bill Bowes 1908–1987 English cricketer (died 1987) Billy Werber 1908–2009 American baseball player (born 1908) Eddie Tolan 1908–1967 American sprinter and educator (born 1908) Elizabeth Alexander 1908–1958 English geologist, academic, and physicist (died 1958) Enver Hoxha 1908–1985 Albanian educator and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Albania (born 1908)

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