When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately what it was. That was a home run ball hit off me in 1933 by… — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
No one hit home runs the way Babe (Ruth) did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands. — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
I'm something like the old soak who never knew whether his wife told him to take one drink and come home at 12, or… — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
Hell, Lou (Gehrig) it took fifteen years to get you out of a game. Sometimes I'm out in fifteen minutes. — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
A lot of things run through your head when you're going in to relieve in a tight spot. One of them was, "Should I… — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul." — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base. That relay might get away and you've got another shot… — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
He's in a rut. Gehringer goes two for five on opening day and stays that way all season. — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
I want to thank all my teammates who scored so many runs and Joe DiMaggio, who ran down so many of my mistakes. — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
