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| − | |name=Lefty Gomez
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| − | |position=[[Pitcher]]
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| − | |birthdate=November 26, 1908<br/>{{city-state|Rodeo|California}}
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| − | |deathdate={{death date and age|1989|2|17|1908|11|26}}<br/>{{city-state|Greenbrae|California}}
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| − | |debutdate=April 29
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| − | |debutyear={{by|1930}}
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| − | |debutteam=[[New York Yankees]]
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| − | |finaldate=May 23
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| − | |finalyear={{by|1943}}
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| − | |finalteam=[[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]]
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| − | |stat1label=[[Win (baseball)|Win-Loss record]]
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| − | |stat1value=189-102
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| − | |stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
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| − | |stat2value=3.34
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| − | |stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
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| − | |stat3value=1,468
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| − | * [[New York Yankees]] ({{by|1930}}-{{by|1942}})
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| − | * [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] ({{by|1943}})
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| − | * 7x [[MLB All-Star Game|All-Star]] selection (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939)
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| − | * 5x [[World Series]] champion ([[1932 World Series|1932]], [[1936 World Series|1936]], [[1937 World Series|1937]], [[1938 World Series|1938]], [[1939 World Series|1939]])
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| − | '''Vernon Louis Gomez''' (November 26, 1908 – February 17, 1989) was a
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| − | Mexican American [http://www.nycurve.com/lefty-gomez][http://www.umich.edu/~ac213/student_projects06/witaw/Latino%20Greats.html] left-handed [[major league baseball]] pitcher who played in the [[American League]] for the [[New York Yankees]] between 1930 and 1942. He was born in [[Rodeo, California]].
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| − | ==Early Life==
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| − | ==Baseball career==
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| − | ==After baseball==
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| − | In retirement, Gomez became a sought-after dinner speaker known for his humorous anecdotes about his playing days and the personalities he knew. He was a bit of a screwball, nicknamed "El Goofy," and delighted in playing practical jokes on everyone from teammates to umpires. He once stopped a World Series game to watch an [[fixed-wing aircraft|airplane]] fly overhead. He came up with the idea of a revolving goldfish bowl to make life easier for older goldfish. On February 2, 1972, the Veterans Committee inducted [[Lefty Gomez]] into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, only the second ever Hispanic player to be inducted.
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| − | On August 2, 1987, he and [[Whitey Ford]] were honored with plaques to be placed in Monument Park at [[Yankee Stadium]]. Gomez's plaque says he was "Noted for his wit and his fastball, as he was fast with a quip and a pitch." Despite advancing age, he was able to attend the ceremony. Although he was honored with the plaque, his uniform #11 has not been retired, and has since been worn by Joe Page, Johnny Sain, Hector Lopez, Fred Stanley, Dwight Gooden, Chuck Knoblauch, Gary Sheffield, Doug Mientkiewicz, Morgan Ensberg and Brett Gardner. In 1999, he ranked #73 on ''[[The Sporting News]]''' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the [[Major League Baseball]] All-Century Team. Vernon's memory and history is kept alive by his daughter Vernona.
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| − | ==Legacy==
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| − | * {{baseball-reference|id=g/gomezle01}}
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| − | * [http://www.cmgww.com/baseball/gomez cmgww.com] Official Website
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| − | {{succession box | title=[[List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions|American League Strikeout Champion]] | before= [[Red Ruffing]]<br/>[[Tommy Bridges]] | years=1933-1934<br/>1937 | after= Tommy Bridges<br/>[[Bob Feller]]}}
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| − | {{succession box | title=[[American League]] [[Triple crown (baseball)|Pitching Triple Crown]] | before= [[Lefty Grove]] | years=1934 & 1937 | after= [[Bob Feller]]}}
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| − | {{succession box | title=[[List of Major League Baseball ERA champions|American League ERA Champion]] | before= [[Mel Harder]]<br/>[[Lefty Grove]] | years=1934<br/>1937 | after= Lefty Grove<br/>Lefty Grove}}
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| − | | title = [[List of Major League Baseball wins champions|American League Wins Champion]]
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| − | | years = 1934<br/>1937
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| − | | before = [[Alvin Crowder|Crowder]] & [[Lefty Grove|Grove]]<br/>[[Tommy Bridges]]
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| − | | after = [[Wes Ferrell]]<br/>[[Red Ruffing]]
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