Lefty Gomez: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1972

Born: November 26, 1908

c. 1927: Signed by San Francisco Seals

1929: Purchased by New York Yankees

Debut: April 29, 1930 (Yankees)

1931: Yankees pulled out most of his teeth hoping it would strengthen him

1932: Yankees win World Series

1933: Married Broadway star June O’Dea

1934: Won Triple Crown (26 wins, 2.33 ERA, 158 Strikeouts)

1936-39: Yankees win World Series

1937: Won Triple Crown (21 wins, 2.33 ERA, 194 Strikeouts)

1940: Suffered major arm injury

1941: Yankees win World Series

1942: Yankees win Pennant

1942: Began working at General Electric

1943: Purchased by Boston Braves

1943: Signed by Washington Senators

1972: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vet’s Committee)

1987: Received plaque at Monument Park in Yankee Stadium

1989: Died

1999: Nominee for All-Century Team

Accomplishments:

6x World Champion

7x All Star

2x Triple Crown Winner

189-102 record

3.34 ERA

173 CG

28 SHO

368 games-320 starts

2503 IP

1468 Strikeouts

1.352 WHIP

Led league in wins: 2x

Won 15+ games: 7x

Won 20+ games: 4x

26 wins (1934)

Led league ERA: 2x

Sub 3.50 ERA: 7x

Sub 3.00 ERA: 3x

10+ CG: 9x

15+ CG: 6x

20+ CG: 4x

25+ CG: 2x

Led league CG (25): 1934

Led league in SHO: 3x

Led league in IP (281.2): 1934

200+ IP: 7x

250+ IP: 3x

Led league in Strikeouts: 3x

Led league in WHIP (1.133): 1934

Postseason: 6-0 record, 2.86 ERA, 7 games, 4 CG, 50.1 IP, 1.311 WHIP (5 World Series)