Lefty is a nickname for a person who is

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 l ...

. The nickname is commonly given to baseball players, particularly

pitchers In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws (" pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

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 Norman Otis "Lefty" Bowers (August 24, 1909 – December 6, 1978), also listed as Chuck Bowers, and Jimmy Bowers, was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Black Sox in 1926 and 1927. Career Bowers attend ...

(1909–1978) * Farmer "Lefty" Brady (1893–1957) * Walter "Lefty" Calhoun (1911–1976) * Lefty Capers (1906–1961) *

Steve Carlton Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for six different teams from 1965 to 1988, most notably as a member of the Philadelph ...

(born 1944) *

Cliff Chambers Clifford Day Chambers (January 10, 1922 – January 21, 2012) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 189 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. He t ...

(1922–2012) * Lefty Clarke (1896–1975), pitched for one game * Frank "Lefty" Fanovich (1923–2011) *

Lefty George Thomas Edward "Lefty" George (August 13, 1886 – May 13, 1955) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four seasons. He played for the St. Louis Browns in 1911, the Cleveland Naps in 1912, the Cincinnati Reds in 1915, and the Boston ...

(1886–1955) * Lefty Gervais (1890–1950) *

Lefty Gomez Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez (November 26, 1908 – February 17, 1989) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Gomez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1930 and 1943 for the New York Yankees and the Washingto ...

(1908–1989), Mexican-American *

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 ...

(1900–1975) *

Lefty Harvey Richard Harvey (1890 – death unknown), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1912 and 1921. Harvey, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, made his Negro league debut in 1912 with the Chicago Giants and St. Louis Gian ...

(1890–unknown) * Lefty Herring (1880–1965) * Lefty Hoerst (1917–2000) *

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 H ...

(1907–1987) *

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 ...

(1874–1959) *

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 Pira ...

(1870–1939) *

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. Base ...

(1883–1970) *

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 ...

(1896–1985) *

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 ...

(1914–1989) *

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 ...

(1886–1973) *

Lefty Phillips Harold Ross "Lefty" Phillips (May 16, 1919 – June 12, 1972) was an American coach, manager, scout, and front office executive in Major League Baseball. As manager of the California Angels from May 27, 1969, through the season, Phillips was ...

(born 1918) *

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 ...

(1891–1974) *

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 Bro ...

(1900–1974) * Lefty Tyler (1889–1953) *

Lefty Weinert Philip Walter "Lefty" Weinert (April 21, 1902 – April 17, 1973), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with three teams. In 1929 he tied for 6th in wins and 4th in won-loss percentage (.692) in the Southern Association, as he ...

(1900–1973) *

Lefty Wilkie Aldon Jay "Lefty" Wilkie (October 30, 1914 – August 5, 1992) was a Canadian-born professional baseball player. The native of Zealandia, Saskatchewan, was a left-handed pitcher who worked in 68 games pitched, 12 as a starter, in the Major Lea ...

(1914–1992), Canadian *

Lefty Williams Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams (March 9, 1893 – November 4, 1959) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox Scandal. Career Willi ...

(1893–1959), involved in the Black Sox scandal * Lefty York (1892–1961)

Other baseball players

* Lefty Atkinson (1904–1961) * Lefty Davis (1875–1919), outfielder *

Lefty Guise Witt Orison Guise (September 18, 1908 – August 13, 1968), nicknamed "Lefty Guise", was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher for one season (1940) with the Cincinnati Reds. He appeared in two major league games. In a ...

(1908–1968) * Lefty Houtz (1875–1959), outfielder * Lefty Marr (1862–1912) * Lefty Mills (1912–1982) *

Lefty O'Doul Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul (March 4, 1897 – December 7, 1969) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Though he spent eleven seasons in Major League Baseball, most notably for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillie ...

(1897–1969), Major League Baseball player and minor league manager *

(1919–1972), Major League Baseball coach, manager, scout and executive

Other people

Lefty Bates Lefty Bates (March 9, 1920 – April 7, 2007)Doc Rock (2007) TheDeadRockStarsClub.com. Accessed October 13, 2011. was an American Chicago blues guitarist. He led the Lefty Bates Combo and worked with the El Dorados, the Flamingos, Jimmy Reed, Joh ...

(1920–2007), American Chicago blues guitarist *

Lefty Byers Clifton Andrew "Lefty" Byers (September 6, 1905 – May 25, 2000) was an American professional basketball coach for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL). He was the NBL Coach of the Year in 1937–3 ...

(1905–2000), American basketball coach and player * Paul "Lefty" Courty (1925–2008), American basketball player *

Lefty Dizz Lefty Dizz (April 29, 1937 – September 7, 1993) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer whose recorded work was released on eight albums. As well as fronting his own band, he worked with Junior Wells, J. B. Lenoir and Hound Dog Ta ...

(1937–1993), American guitarist and singer *

Lefty Driesell Charles Grice "Lefty" Driesell (December 25, 1931 – February 17, 2024) was an American college basketball coach. He was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four different NCAA Division I schools, Driesell led the programs of Davidson ...

(1931–2024), American college basketball coach *

Lefty Frizzell William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country and honky-tonk singer-songwriter. Frizell is known as one of the most influential country music vocal stylists of all time. He has been cited as in ...

(1928–1975), American country music singer and songwriter * Maurice Bennett "Lefty" Flynn (1892–1959), American football player and actor * Lefty Hendrickson (born 1943), Canadian football player *

Lefty Kreh Bernard "Lefty" Kreh (February 26, 1925 – March 14, 2018) was an American fly fisherman, photographer and fly casting instructor who resided most recently in Hunt Valley, Maryland.Budryk, Peter. "So Just Who is Lefty Kreh?"http://fishwithkev.blo ...

(1925–2018), American fly fisherman and photographer * Lefty McFadden, namesake of the

Lefty McFadden Invitational The Lefty McFadden Invitational was a mid-season college ice hockey tournament first played in 2002. It was discontinued after 2007. History In 2002, a college ice hockey tournament was founded in honor of long-time executive Edgar "Lefty" McFad ...

college ice hockey tournament *

Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970) is an American professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf League. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six Men's major golf championships, major championships: three Masters ...

(born 1970), American professional golfer * Lefty Reid (1927–2020), Canadian curator *

Frank Rosenthal Frank Lawrence "Lefty" Rosenthal (June 12, 1929 – October 13, 2008) was an American professional sports gambler, Las Vegas casino executive, organized crime associate, and FBI informant. Rosenthal, who was once called "the greatest living expe ...

(1929–2008), American sports handicapper, Las Vegas casino executive, bookmaker and organized crime associate * Lefty Ruggiero (1926–1994), American mobster * Lew Tendler (1898–1970), American Hall-of-Fame boxer * "Lefty", an on-air name for American disc jockey

Captain Mikey Marion Elbridge Herrington (July 18, 1935 – November 16, 1997) (also known as Mikel Hunter Herrington), best known as Captain Mikey (and also known by the stage name, air names ''Mikel Hunter'', ''Motorcycle Mikel'', ''Lefty'', ''Hot Rocks H ...

, born Marion Elbridge Herrington (1935–1997)

Fictional characters

* Lefty, main character in

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. * Lefty, character in the ''

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Levsha (disambiguation) Levsha ( ("Lefty" or the "Left-Hander")) may refer to: *"The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea "The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea" (, ), ''The Tale of the Crosseyed Lefthander from Tula and the Steel ...

, the Russian title usually translated as "Lefty" or "the Left-Hander")

American baseball players

Pitchers

Other baseball players

Other people

Fictional characters

See also