Lefty Gomez
Lefty Gomez
Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomezwas an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Gomez played in Major League Baseballbetween 1930 and 1943 for the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators. Gomez was a five-time World Series champion with the Yankees. He was also known for his colorful personality and humor throughout his career and life...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth26 November 1908
CountryUnited States of America
american-athlete babe ball gain hit home pause runs suddenly
No one hit home runs the way Babe did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands.
baseball might shots
One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base. That relay might get away and you've got another shot at him.
yankees play guy
You just can't imagine the kind of guy he was without seeing him play. He was a circus, a play, a movie, all rolled into one.
tired pet goldfish
I've got a new invention. It's a revolving bowl for tired goldfish.
yankees new-york-yankees knows
I don't know. I've never been on second before.
letting-go yankees balls
I was never nervous when I had the ball, but when I let go I was scared to death.
eye yankees glasses
I had been having trouble with my eyes. One day my glasses fogged up while I was pitching, but when I cleaned them and looked at the plate and saw Foxx clearly, it frightened me so much I never wore them again.
yankees new-york-yankees
Only triple I ever got.
yankees clubs speak
I couldn't speak enough Spanish. I couldn't make myself understood on that club.
baseball team years
When I first signed with the Yankees, the regulars wouldn't talk to you until you were with the team three or four years. Nowadays the rookies get $100,000 to sign and they don't talk to the regulars.
secret clean clean-living
The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield.
careers balls pitching
I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul."
guy pitching made
I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous.
games yankees victory
We lost 14 straight. Then we had a game rained out and it felt so good we had a victory dinner.