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1994 Charles "Lefty" Edwards, saxophonist, dies at 67
1994 Mets reliever John Franco sets lefty save mark at 253 1989 Lefty Gomez, pitching great (New York Yankees), dies at 80 1981 Phillie Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters 1980 Steve Carlton (14-4) pitches most strikeouts by a lefty (2,836) 1980 White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958 1979 New York Giants Willie McCovey 513th home run is an NL lefty record 1978 George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies 1977 Paul "Goggo" Adams, cricketer, lefty very unorthodox bowler for South Africa 1974 Jim Maher, cricketer, Queensland lefty batsman victorious 1995 side 1973 Daniel Marsh, cricketer, son of Rod South Australia slow lefty since 1993 1972 Troy Corbett, cricket pace bowler, Victorian lefty since 1994-95 1972 Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez and Early Wynn 1972 Matthew Hart, cricketer, New Zealand lefty spinner 1994- 1972 Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs and William Harridge selected for Hall of Fame 1971 Matthew Minagall, cricketer, S Australian lefty wrist-spinner 1991-95 1970 Justin Langer, cricketer, gutsy Australian lefty bat 1993- 1970 Michael Bevan, cricketer, dashing NSW and Australian lefty bat 1969 Nadim Khan, cricketer, brother of Moin Pakistani lefty spinner 1993 1968 Jimmy Adams, cricketer, prolific West Indian lefty bat since 1992 1967 Gary Kirsten, cricketer, South African lefty opening batsman 1993- 1967 Asif Mujtaba, cricketer, Pakistani lefty batsman 1966 Wasim Akram, cricketer, brilliant Pakistani lefty fast bowler 1966 Phil Tufnell, cricketer, England slow lefty and slower fieldsman 1965 Keith Arthurton, cricketer, Charlestown, Nevis WI lefty bat 1964 David Brain, cricketer, Zimbabwe lefty seamer 1993- 1963 Hugh Morris, cricketer, England lefty opening batsman 1991 1963 Azeem Hafeez, cricketer, fingerless Pakistani lefty quick 1963 Warren Spahn beats Mets 6-1 for his 328th win (most by a lefty) 1962 Alan Sippy, cricketer, dashing Bombay lefty batsman of 1980's 1961 Paul Jackson, cricketer, slow lefty bowler for Victoria and Queensland 1959 Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn becomes winningest NL lefty 1959 Tim Shaw, cricketer, South African ODI slow lefty 1991 1959 Michael Roy Whitney, cricket, great NSW and Aussie lefty quick 1981-92 1958 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times 1958 Dale Long becomes 1st major league lefty catcher in 52 years 1957 Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out 1956 Graeme Wood, cricketer, Australian lefty opening batsman 1978-88 1956 Nick Cook, cricketer, England lefty slow bowler in 15 Tests 1983-89 1956 Farrukh Zaman, lefty cricket spinner, bowled 10 overs Pak vs. New Zealand 1976 1956 David Smith, cricketer, England lefty batsman in 2 Tests vs. WI 1986 1955 Malcolm Jarvis, cricket lefty paceman, Zimbabwe's 1st Test side 1955 Graeme "Jock" Edwards, cricketer, beefy New Zealand lefty batsman late 70's 1953 Iqbal Qasim, cricketer, Pakistani slow lefty in the 80's 1953 Elquemedo Willett, cricketer, WI lefty spinner early 70's 1952 Ajit De Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan lefty spinner in four Tests 1982 1952 Gary Troup, cricketer, New Zealand lefty pace bowler in 15 Tests 1976-86 1952 Wasim Raja, cricketer, bro of Rameez, Pakistani lefty bat and leggie 1951 Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan) 1951 Karsan Ghavri, cricketer, Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s 1950 Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army 1949 John Lever, cricketer, England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81 1947 Dilip Doshi, cricketer, India's main slow lefty post-Bedi 1947 Sam Gannon, cricketer, Austr lefty quick, 3 Tests vs. India 1977-78 1943 Hedley Howarth, cricketer, brother of Geoff, New Zealand lefty spinner 1969-77 1942 Roy Fredericks, cricketer, brilliant WI lefty opener 169 vs. Australia 1975 1942 Rajinder Goel, cricketer, slow lefty who didn't play for India 1942 Peter Petherick, cricketer, New Zealand slow lefty 1976-77, hat-trick on debut 1941 New York Yankee Lefty Gomez walks most (11) in a shutout (Yankees 9, St. L 0) 1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory) 1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove, 41, wins his 300th game 1941 After winning 20 straight at Fenway, Lefty Grove loses to Browns 1938 Yankees Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss 1938 Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941 1937 Barry Shepherd, cricketer, Australian lefty bat early 60's 1937 Bill Lawry, cricketer, dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit 1936 Rusi Surti, cricketer, Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969 1935 Fred Rumsey, England, cricket lefty pace bowler, 5 Tests 1964-65 1935 Bob Barber, cricketer, dashing England lefty bat in 28 Tests 1960-68 1935 Clifford Odets' "Waiting for Lefty," premieres in New York City 1934 J E F "John" Beck, cricketer, lefty bat in 8 Tests for New Zealand 1953-56 1931 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP 1931 Lefty Grove wins his 30th game of season over White Sox, 2-1 1931 Philadelphia A's Lefty Grove, loses 1-0 (Browns) after winning 16 straight 1931 Lefty Grove wins AL record tying 16th consecutive game 1930 Alf Valentine, cricketer, great West Indian lefty spinner 1929 Tony Lock, cricketer, highly successful England slow lefty bowler 1929 Alan Davidson, cricketer, mighty Australian lefty quick all-rounder 1928 Neil Harvey, cricketer, prolific Australian lefty bat of 50's 1926 Bob Berry, cricketer, England slow lefty 1950 1925 Ghulam Guard, cricketer, lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959 1925 Yankees Lefty Grove beats A's Herb Pennock 1-0 in 15 innings 1922 Bill Johnston, cricket pace bowler, mighty Australian lefty post-war 1922 Arthur Morris, cricketer, great Australian lefty opening batsman 1917 Jack Plimsoll, cricketer, South Africa lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947 1917 Martin Donnelly, cricketer, brilliant lefty bat for New Zealand post-war 1917 Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter 1917 Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway 1908 Lefty Gomez, baseball pitcher 1906 Pitts Lefty Leifield no-hits Phillies, 8-0 in 6 inning game 1905 Hedley Verity, cricketer, terrific slow lefty for England pre-WW II 1904 White Sox lefty Doc White, pitches his 5th shutout in 18 days 1902 Jack Newman, New Zealand cricket lefty pace bowler, 1932-33, later knighted 1900 Robert "Lefty" Grove, baseball pitcher, 300 game winner 1897 Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player and organized Japanese baseball 1895 Matthew Henderson, cricketer, lefty pace bowler in New Zealand's 1st Test 1891 J C "Farmer" White, cricketer, Somerset slow lefty 1909-37 1885 Wilbur 'Lefty' Good, pitcher, New York Yankees, 1905 1884 Fred Morley, cricket lefty quick (16 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng), dies 1882 Louisville Tony Mullane is 1st to pitch righty then lefty 1881 Claude Carter, South African slow lefty cricketer, 1912-22 1879 Colin Blythe, cricketer, outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I 1876 C B "Buck" Llewellyn, cricketer, South Africa lefty all-rounder 1896-1912 1870 Joe Darling, cricketer, Australian lefty batsman at turn of century 1857 Bobby Peel, cricketer, great English lefty 1884-96 |
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