Lefty Gomez Vernon Louis Gomez Bats Left Throws Left Height 6'2 Weight 173 Born November 26, 1908 Rodeo, CA Died February 17, 1989 Greenbrae, CA

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1931 22 SAH  13   8  .619   0  29  29   5   4  191.2  148   62   53   97  106      2.49  3.62  145 
 1932 23 SAH  10  14  .417   0  30  30   8   4  209.1  153   67   60   65   86      2.58  3.20  124  
 1933 24 SAH   7  18  .280   0  33  31   5   0  209.2  224  123  107   69  128  20  4.59  4.15   90  
 1934 25 SAH  12   9  .571   0  31  31  10   0  238.1  242   97   85   61  137  18  3.21  4.54  141  
 1935 26 SAH  11   9  .550   0  29  28   6   1  179.1  187   99   87   60   99  13  4.37  4.16   95  

 1936 27 SAH   3  16  .158   0  34  34   4   1  187.2  217  130  102   95   94   8  4.89  4.32   88 
 1937    BRK   4   3  .571   0   8   8   3   1   64.1   54   21   13   20   60   4  1.82          
 1937    MIL  15   5  .750   0  27  23   7   0  184.2  160   77   73   54  132  19  3.56           
 1937 28 TOT  19   8  .704   0  35  31  10   1  249.0  214   98   86   74  192  23  3.11  4.28  138  
 1938 29 MIL   7  13  .350   0  31  31   4   0  192.2  241  130  120   65  134  20  5.61  4.28   76  

 1939 30 MIL  10   9  .526   0  34  31  10   1  207.0  223  107   84   75   76  13  3.65  4.19  115  
 1941 32 MUS   6   6  .500   1  22  19   0   0  114.0  123   62   58   65   75  16  4.58  4.22   92  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons   98 110  .471   1 308 295  62  12 1978.2 1972  975  842  726 1127 131  3.83  4.08  107 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  11  12  .471   0  33  32   7   1  213.1  213  105   91   78  121  18  3.83 
 Career High  19  18  .704   1  35  34  10   4  249.0  242  130  120   97  192  23  2.49        145 
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 7 Yrs.  BRK  60  77  .438   0 194 191  41  11 1280.1 1225  599  507  467  710  63  3.56  4.01  113
 4 Yrs.  MUS  38  33  .535   1 114 104  21   1  698.1  747  376  335  259  417  68  4.32  4.23   98  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1937 MIL HAR   L     0   0  .000   0   1   1   0   0   7.0    8    3    1    1    8   0  1.29
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               0-1    0   0  .000   0   1   1   0   0   7.0    8    3    1    1    8   0  1.29
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

ALL-STAR 1931

ERA 1931-2.49-2 1932-2.58-9 1934-3.21-2 1934-3.11-6

Wins 1931-13-10 1937-19-2

Strikeouts 1931-106-2 1932-86-4 1933-128-2 1934-137-5 1935-99-10 1937-192-2

Innings Pitched 1934-238.1-4 1937-249.0-1

Complete Games 1937-10-3

Walks 1931-99-10 1936-95-2

Losses 1932-14-6 1933-18-4 1936-15-5 1938-13-10

Player of the Week, Week 14, 1932.
Perfect Game vs. Hattiesburg, 7-7-32

Transactions January 1, 1930: Drafted 1st round (1st overall) by Sahara. May 17, 1937: Traded by Brooklyn with Buddy Hassett to Milton for Johnny Mize and Johnny Rigney.

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