Paul Arthur "Lefty" Gehrman (May 3, 1912 – October 23, 1986) was an American professional

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. He was a right-handed

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for one season (1937) with the

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. For his career, he compiled an 0–1 record, with a 2.89

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

, and 1

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in 9 innings pitched. His only

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occurred on September 15, in a 5–8 loss to the

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. Gehrman was born in Marquam, Oregon, and died in

Bend, Oregon Bend is a city in central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is located to the east of the Cascade Range, on the Deschutes River. The site became known by pioneers as a ford (cros ...

, at the age of 74.

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1912 births 1986 deaths Baseball players from Clackamas County, Oregon Cincinnati Reds players Major League Baseball pitchers Durham Bulls players Albany Senators players Syracuse Chiefs players Birmingham Barons players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Sportspeople from Bend, Oregon 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub