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Lefty Wright
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), American ... [...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] |
