Lefty Gomez

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Lefty Gomez was a Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees in the 1930s, known for his dominant pitching and colorful personality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
human
pitcher
allStarSelection 1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
bats left
brokeIntoMajorsWith New York Yankees NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
CyYoungEra pre-Cy Young Award era
dateOfBirth 1908-11-26
dateOfDeath 1989-02-17
familyName Gomez NERFINISHED
finalMLBTeam Washington Senators NERFINISHED
finalMLBYear 1943
fullName Vernon Louis Gomez NERFINISHED
givenName Vernon NERFINISHED
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionYear 1972
handedness left-handed pitcher
knownFor colorful personality
dominant pitching in the 1930s
league American League
memberOfSportsTeam New York Yankees NERFINISHED
Washington Senators NERFINISHED
middleName Louis NERFINISHED
MLBDebutLeague MLB NERFINISHED
MLBDebutTeam New York Yankees NERFINISHED
MLBDebutYear 1930
nickname Lefty NERFINISHED
notableEra 1930s New York Yankees dynasty NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Rodeo, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Marin, California, United States NERFINISHED
positionPlayed pitcher
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
throws left
worldSeriesChampion 1932
1936
1937
1938
1939

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