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