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Lefty Shivambu
Lefty is a nickname for a person who is left-handed. The nickname is commonly given to baseball players, particularly pitchers who throw left. Lefty may refer to: American baseball players Pitchers * Lefty Bell (fl. 1948) * Lefty Bertrand (1909–2002) * Lefty Boone (1920–1976) * Randolph "Lefty" Bowe (1918–2016) * Lefty Bowers (1909–1978) * Farmer "Lefty" Brady (1893–1957) * Walter "Lefty" Calhoun (1911–1976) * Lefty Capers (1906–1961) *Steve Carlton (born 1944) * Cliff Chambers (1922–2012) * Lefty Clarke (1896–1975), pitched for one game * Frank "Lefty" Fanovich (1923–2011) *Lefty George (1886–1955) * Lefty Gervais (1890–1950) *Lefty Gomez (1908–1989), Mexican-American *Lefty Grove (1900–1975) *Lefty Harvey (1890–unknown) * Lefty Herring (1880–1965) * Lefty Hoerst (1917–2000) * Lefty Holmes (1907–1987) * Lefty Hopper (1874–1959) *Frank Killen (1870–1939) * Lefty Leifield (1883–1970) *Lefty Mellix (1896–1985) *Lefty Moses (1914†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left-handed
In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to and causing it to be stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subjectively preferred, is called the non-dominant hand. In a study from 1975 on 7,688 children in US grades 1–6, left handers comprised 9.6% of the sample, with 10.5% of male children and 8.7% of female children being left-handed. Overall, around 90% of people are right-handed. Handedness is often defined by one's writing hand. It is fairly common for people to prefer to do a particular task with a particular hand. Mixed-handed people change hand preference depending on the task. Not to be confused with handedness, ambidexterity describes having equal ability in both hands. Those who learn it still tend to favor their originally dominant hand. Natural ambidexterity (equal preference of either hand) does exist, but it is rare—mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Grove
Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove (March 6, 1900 – May 22, 1975) was an American professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox. One of the greatest pitchers in history, Grove led the American League in wins in four separate seasons, in strikeouts seven consecutive seasons, and had the league's lowest earned run average a record nine times. Over the course of the three years from 1929 to 1931, he twice won the pitcher's Triple Crown, leading the league in wins, strikeouts, and ERA, while amassing a 79–15 record and leading the Athletics to three straight AL championships. Overall, Grove won 300 games in his 17-year MLB career. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. Early life Grove was born in Lonaconing, Maryland, one of eight children of John Robert Grove (1865–1957) and Emma Catherine Beeman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Stewart
Walter Cleveland "Lefty" Stewart (September 23, 1900 – September 26, 1974) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball between 1921 and 1935. He played for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, and Cleveland Indians. Stewart gave up one of Babe Ruth's record-setting 60 home runs during the 1927 season. Stewart was a better than average hitting pitcher in his major league career. In 279 games, he posted a .204 batting average (115-for-565) with 60 runs, 48 RBI and drawing 64 bases on balls. Defensively, he was above average, recording a .973 fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a baseball positions, defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putout ... which was 18 points higher than the league average during his career. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Robinson
Charles "Lefty" Robinson (March 2, 1891 - August 14, 1974) was a Negro leagues pitcher from 1923 to 1932. He pitched and played for the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis Stars and Atlanta Black Crackers The Atlanta Black Crackers (originally known as the Atlanta Cubs and later briefly the Indianapolis ABCs) were a professional Negro league baseball team which played during the early to mid-20th century. They were primarily a minor Negro league .... References External links anBaseball-Reference Black Baseball statsanSeamheads St. Louis Stars (baseball) players Birmingham Black Barons players 1891 births 1974 deaths People from New Madrid, Missouri 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Phillips (pitcher)
John "Lefty" Phillips (born 1918) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Elite Giants The Baltimore Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues from to . The team was established by Thomas T. Wilson, in Nashville, Tennessee as the semi-pro Nashville Standard Giants on March 26, 1920. The team ... in 1939 and 1940. References External links anSeamheads Baltimore Elite Giants players 1918 births Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Tennessee Year of death missing {{Negro-league-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Pangburn
Thomas Clarington Pangburn (July 20, 1886 – January 1973), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1909 and 1911. A native of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, Pangburn made his Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relativel ... debut with the Buxton Wonders in 1909. He went on to play for the St. Paul Colored Gophers in 1910 and 1911. Pangburn died in his hometown of Elizabeth in 1973 at age 86. References External links anSeamheads 1886 births 1973 deaths Date of death missing Buxton Wonders players St. Paul Colored Gophers players 20th-century African-American sportsmen {{negro-league-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Moses
Monel Moses (August 12, 1914 – November 23, 1989), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher from 1938 to 1940. A native of Farmerville, Louisiana, Moses made his Negro leagues debut in 1938 for the Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 193 .... He went on to play with the club through 1940, his final professional season. Moses died in 1989 at age 75. References External links anSeamheads 1914 births 1989 deaths Place of death missing Kansas City Monarchs players 20th-century African-American sportsmen Baseball pitchers {{Negro-league-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Mellix
Ralph Boley Mellix (April 29, 1896 – March 23, 1985), sometimes listed as "Felix", and nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mellix attended Peabody High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1934, he played for the Newark Dodgers, and in 1935 and 1943 he appeared for the Homestead Grays. Mellix died in Homewood, Pennsylvania Homewood is a borough that is located in northern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 104 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Geography Homewood is located in northern Be ... in 1985 at age 88. References External links * anSeamheads* Lefty Mellix biography froSociety for American Baseball Research (SABR) 1896 births 1985 deaths Homestead Grays players Newark Dodgers players Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Minneapolis Baseball players from Atlantic City, New Jersey 20th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Leifield
Albert Peter "Lefty" Leifield (September 5, 1883 – October 10, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns between 1905 and 1920. He batted and threw left-handed. Baseball career In 1905, Leifield was the ace of the Western League's Des Moines Underwriters, winning 26 games to help the Underwriters take the pennant. In September, Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss purchased his contract for $2,500. Leifield pitched a shutout in his major league debut. From 1906 to 1911, Leifield stayed in the Pittsburgh starting rotation, winning 15 or more games each season. In 1909, he went 19-8 to help the Pirates win the National League pennant. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1912. On July 4, 1906, in the first game of a doubleheader at Exposition Park, Leifield lost a double one-hitter to Mordecai Brown and the Chicago Cubs, 1-0 (1 of only 5 double one-hitters in major league history, 4 since 1901). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Killen
Frank Bissell "Lefty" Killen (November 30, 1870 – December 3, 1939) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1891–1900) with the Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Senators (NL), Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Beaneaters and Chicago Orphans. He was born and later died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 69. Career In 1893, Killen posted a league-best 36 victories against fourteen defeats. No left-hander in National League history has won as many games since then. He was the National League wins leader in 1893 " Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ''The Pittsburgh Post'', February 12, 1893, p. 6 (subscription required). and 1896 with Pittsburgh, leading the league in complete games and |
Lefty Hopper
Clarence Franklin "Lefty" Hopper (May 27, 1874 in Jersey City, New Jersey – September 27, 1959 in San Diego) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in two games for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brookl ... during the 1898 season. External links 1874 births 1959 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Bridegrooms players Baseball players from Jersey City, New Jersey {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Holmes
Frank "Lefty" Holmes (February 28, 1907 – December 27, 1987), also nicknamed "Sonny", "Ducky", and "Eddie", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. A native of Brunswick, Georgia, he was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Philly Holmes Leroy Holmes (December 12, 1912 – October 7, 1985), nicknamed "Philly" and "Buddy", was an American Negro league shortstop between 1937 and 1945. A native of Brunswick, Georgia, Holmes was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Lefty Holmes a ..., and played from 1929 to 1940 with multiple clubs. Holmes died in his hometown of Brunswick in 1987 at age 80. References External links anBaseball-Reference Black Baseball statsanSeamheads New York Lincoln Giants players Cuban House of David players Baltimore Black Sox players Philadelphia Stars players Washington Elite Giants players New York Cubans players Washington Black Senators players 1907 births 1987 deaths Baseball pitchers Sportspeople from Brunswick, Georgia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
