Lefty Gomez - SOLD by Bombers

On January 25, 1943, the Yankees sell futureHall of Famer Lefty Gomez to the rival Boston Braves. Gomez will never pitch ina game for the Braves, who decided to release the veteran southpaw. Gomez willeventually sign with the Washington Senators.Gomezwill make 1 start for the Senators, and never pitch again allowing 3 runs over4.2 innings. Years before Joe DiMaggio came out of SF, theBay Area produced Vernon Louis Gomez, a talented and colorful left-handedhurler. "Lefty" starred for the Yankees during the 1930s and early1940s, teaming with Red Ruffing to form one of the best pitching duos inbaseball history. Gomez posted a 6-0 record in the Fall Classic, winning fiverings with the Yankees. Originally a hard thrower, Gomez suffered arm injuriesin 1933, 1936 and 1939, eventually re-tooling himself as a finesse pitcher. Heenjoyed a 165-89 record for the Yankees for the decade of the 1930s, finishingin the top ten in MVP voting three times.He won the triple crown twice, 7X All Star, 2xEra Title he will eventually be inducted into the hall of fame in 1972, The Mel Ott Podcast features multiple at batsagainst Lefty and we have dozens of Classic Radio Broadcasts including the 36& 39 World Series as well as multiple All Star Games from the 30’sfeaturing Lefty who ironically is the last pitcher to go 6 innings of an allstar game , there is also a great full featured interview you don’t want tomiss!