Lefty: An American Odyssey, (Paperback)

from mysterymax

Vernon "Lefty" Gomez was born in Rodeo, California in 1908. By 1942 he had a lifetime pitching record of 189 - 102. He had won 20 games in a season four times, led the American League in strikeouts three times, led the league in shutouts three times, started seven World Series games for a 6 - 0 r...

from AnnieLeo

Lefty Gomez was a very interesting person, and I really enjoyed learning about him. That said, I would have to say that this book was very dense and took a long time to get through. It was jam-packed with detail about his pitching career, friends and family. And at times, it was confusing as to w...

from Stahl-Ricco

I grew up in Novato, and was one of the lucky kids who got to meet this wonderful man and look at all the memorabilia in his home! This story is an amazing look at a man who's life spanned the depression to the first President Bush, and who's playing career spanned from Babe Ruth to Joe D. And al...

from BellaFoxx

Vernon Gomez, nicknames 'Lefty' (for obvious reasons) pitched for the NY Yankees from 1930-1942. This is rather amazing as this was the time when pitchers were in the game till their arms fell off. They virtually pitched themselves out of their careers. Vernon was the type of pitcher that would p...

from chuck_ralston

I first heard the name Lefty Gomez, while listening with my Dad to a 1956 Yankee-Dodgers World Series game: "Whitey Ford is my favorite Yankee, after Mickey Mantle." Dad replied, "When I was your age my favorite Yankee was Lefty Gomez, after Lou Gehrig." I would guess all kids learn about basebal...