“I had been having trouble with my eyes. One day my glasses fogged up while I was pitching, but when I cleaned them and looked at the plate and saw Foxx clearly, it frightened me so much I never wore them again.”
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Lefty Gomez
Lefty Gomez, born on November 26, 1908, was a renowned baseball player from the United States. Known for his exceptional pitching skills and unique sense of humor, Gomez spent the majority of his career with the New York Yankees. He achieved great success with the Yankees, including multiple World Series championships, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame upon his retirement in 1946. more
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