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Lefty Award
Lefty is a nickname for a person who is left-handed. Lefty may refer to: * Lefty Bates (1920–2007), American Chicago blues guitarist * Lefty Bertrand (1909–2002), Major League Baseball pitcher for one game *Steve Carlton (born 1944), American Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher *Cliff Chambers (1922–2012), American Major League Baseball pitcher *Lefty Clarke (1896–1975), Major League Baseball pitcher for one game * Lefty Driesell (born 1931), American college basketball coach * Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), American country music singer and songwriter * Lefty Gomez (1908–1989), Mexican-American Major League Baseball pitcher * Lefty Grove (1900–1975), American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher * Lefty Herring (1880–1965), American Major League Baseball player * Lefty Kreh (1925-2018), fly fisherman and photographer *Frank Killen (1870–1939), American baseball pitcher * Lefty Leifield (1883–1970), American Major League Baseball pitcher *Lefty Marr (1862–1912 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left-handed
In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subjectively preferred, is called the non-dominant hand. In a study from 1975 on 7688 children in US grades 1-6, Left handers comprised 9.6% of the sample, with 10.5% of male children and 8.7% of female children being left-handed. Handedness is often defined by one's writing hand, as it is fairly common for people to prefer to do some tasks with each hand. There are examples of true ambidexterity (equal preference of either hand), but it is rare—most people prefer using one hand for most purposes. Most of the current research suggests that left-handedness has an epigenetic marker—a combination of genetics, biology and the environment. Because the vast majority of the population is right-handed, many devices are designed for use by right-hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Marr
Charles W. "Lefty" Marr (September 19, 1862 in Cincinnati – January 11, 1912 in New Britain, Connecticut) was a professional baseball player who played outfield and third base in the Major Leagues from 1886 to 1891. He would play for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA/NL), Columbus Solons, and Cincinnati Kelly's Killers Kelly's Killers were a Major League baseball team that played in Cincinnati, Ohio during the 1891 baseball season. The team played in the American Association, which was a major league from 1882 to 1891. The team nickname By contemporary news .... See also * List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders External links 1862 births 1911 deaths Major League Baseball right fielders Major League Baseball third basemen Baseball players from Cincinnati Cincinnati Kelly's Killers players Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players Cincinnati Reds players Columbus Solons players 19th-century baseball players Evansville (minor league baseball) player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Mikey
Marion Elbridge Herrington (July 18, 1935 – November 16, 1997) (also known as Mikel Hunter Herrington), best known as Captain Mikey (and also known by the air names ''Mikel Hunter'', ''Motorcycle Mikel'', ''Lefty'', ''Hot Rocks Hunter'', and ''Oil Can Harry''), was an American disc jockey; voice-over actor, who was the national voice for Sears; and innovative radio program director, who "pioneered album-oriented rock formats at San Jose's KOME and Los Angeles' KMET", and was described as "one of the very best programmers in Top 40 radio as well as what we called progressive rock on FM." In October 2007 he was inducted into the San Jose Rocks Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame on October 1, 2008. Herrington inspired the fictional characters of program director Jeff Dugan in the 1978 movie '' FM'', and program director Andy Travis on the 1980s television sitcom ''WKRP in Cincinnati''."Deaths", ''Billboard'' (6 December 1997):64. Herringto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Williams
Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams (March 9, 1893 – November 4, 1959) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox Scandal. Career Williams was born in Aurora, Missouri, to William and Mary Williams."Lefty Williams" ''sabr.org''. He began his major league career on September 17, 1913, with the . Williams' breakthrough season came in 1915, while with the of the |
Lefty Wilkie
Aldon Jay "Lefty" Wilkie (October 30, 1914 – August 5, 1992) was a Canadian-born professional baseball player. The native of Zealandia, Saskatchewan, was a left-handed pitcher who worked in 68 games pitched, 12 as a starter, in the Major Leagues over three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1941–42; 1946). He stood tall and weighed . Wilkie's professional career began in 1937. After winning 13 games for the 1940 Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League, Wilkie was acquired by the Pirates that August. He appeared in 26 games during the 1941 season, and another 35 games in 1942. During his rookie campaign, he pitched the only shutout of his MLB career, blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 5–0 on six hits on June 9, 1941. Wilkie served in the 36th Infantry Division of the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, and was out of professional baseball from 1943 to 1945. When he returned to the Pirates in 1946, he appeared in sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Weinert
Philip Walter "Lefty" Weinert (April 21, 1902 – April 17, 1973), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with three teams. In 1929 he tied for 6th in wins and 4th in won-loss percentage (.692) in the Southern Association, as he was 18–8 with a 3.00 ERA for the Memphis Chickasaws. He batted and threw left-handed. Weinert was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Rockledge, Florida Rockledge is the oldest city in Brevard County, Florida. The city's population was 24,926 at the 2010 United States Census, and is part of the Palm Bay−Melbourne− Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Rockledge was officially ..., and was Jewish. References External links 1902 births 1973 deaths Baseball players from Pennsylvania Brooklyn Dodgers scouts Chattanooga Lookouts players Chicago Cubs players Cleveland Indians scouts Columbus Red Birds players Indianapolis Indians players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Louisvill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Tyler
George Albert "Lefty" Tyler (December 14, 1889 – September 29, 1953) was a professional baseball pitcher from 1910 to 1921. From 1910 to 1917, Tyler played with the Boston Doves/Braves. He performed well, having an earned run average (ERA) under 3 in all but two years. In 1918, Tyler was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Larry Doyle, Art Wilson, and $15,000. Tyler did well in Chicago as well, having ERA's under 4. Tyler's career earned run average was 2.95. His brother, Fred Tyler, played in the major leagues in 1914 as a catcher. In 1914, Tyler was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on the Fourth of July. The team then went on to defeat |
Lew Tendler
"Lefty" Lew Tendler (September 28, 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 5, 1970 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American boxer. He is generally considered one of the best boxers to never have won a world title, though he was a top rated contender for both the world light and welterweight championships. The statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Tendler as the tenth ranked lightweight of all time, while ''The Ring Magazine'' founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #9.Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Lew Tendler CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30All-Time Lightweight Rankings BoxRec.com. Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Stewart
Walter Cleveland "Lefty" Stewart (September 23, 1900 in Sparta, Tennessee – September 26, 1974 in Knoxville, Tennessee) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball between 1921 and 1935. He played for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, and Cleveland Indians. Stewart gave up one of Babe Ruth's record-setting 60 home runs during the 1927 season. Stewart was a better than average hitting pitcher in his major league career. In 279 games, he posted a .204 batting average Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic. Cricket In cricket, a player's batting average is ... (115-for-565) with 60 runs, 48 RBI and drawing 64 bases on balls. Defensively, he was above average, recording a .973 fielding percentage which was 18 points higher than the league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Ruggiero
Lefty Ruggiero (born Benjamin Ruggiero; April 19, 1926 – November 24, 1994) was an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family. He is well known for his friendship and mentorship of FBI undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone. When Pistone's operation was ended on July 26, 1981, the FBI intercepted and arrested Ruggiero on August 29, 1981. In November 1982, Ruggiero was sentenced to 15 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy; he was released in April 1993 before his death from cancer. Life Early life Ruggiero was born on April 19, 1926, in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, and grew up in the Knickerbocker Village private housing development in Little Italy, Manhattan. His father, Fiori Ruggiero worked as a truck driver and his mother, Frances, was a housewife. Ruggiero had two younger siblings named Dominick and Angelina. Ruggiero joined the Bonanno family organization as a young man, serving as a street soldier under caporegime Michael Sabella. Ruggiero soon became successful in boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Rosenthal
Frank Lawrence Rosenthal (June 12, 1929 – October 13, 2008), also known as "Lefty" Rosenthal, was an American professional sports bettor, former Las Vegas casino executive, and organized crime associate. Rosenthal, who was once called "the greatest living expert on sports gambling" by ''Sports Illustrated'', is credited with bringing increased exposure to sports betting to Las Vegas in the 1970s. Rosenthal's life and career in Las Vegas served as the basis of Martin Scorsese's 1995 film ''Casino'', where he was portrayed by Robert De Niro and re-named Sam "Ace" Rothstein. Early years Illinois Frank Rosenthal was born in Chicago, Illinois, in a Jewish family and grew up in the city's West Side. As a youth, he learned sports betting in the bleachers of Wrigley Field and would often skip classes to attend Chicago sporting events. Rosenthal's father also owned racehorses, whereby he became familiar with betting odds and percentages at a young age. By the mid-1950s, Rosenthal was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Phillips
Harold Ross "Lefty" Phillips (May 16, 1919 – June 12, 1972) was an American coach, manager, scout, and front office executive in Major League Baseball. As manager of the California Angels from May 27, 1969, through the season, Phillips was the second manager in Los Angeles Angels franchise history. Early life and career A native of Los Angeles who was raised in California's Central Valley, Phillips attended Franklin High School in Stockton. He was a left-handed pitcher in his playing days but, because of a sore arm, his professional playing career consisted of fewer than five games with the Bisbee Bees of the Class D Arizona–Texas League in 1939. With his playing days behind him, Phillips worked for a railroad and, still in his early twenties, simultaneously embarked on his scouting career by joining the staff of the St. Louis Browns. After the Second World War, Phillips returned to baseball and became a highly respected scout for the Cincinnati Reds (1947–50) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
