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 Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for six different teams from 1965 to 1988, most notably as a member of the Philadelphi ...

(born 1944), American Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher *

Cliff Chambers Clifford Day Chambers (January 10, 1922 – January 21, 2012) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 189 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. He ...

(1922–2012), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Lefty Clarke Alan "Lefty" Thomas Clarke (March 8, 1896 – March 11, 1975) was an American professional baseball player who played one game for the Cincinnati Reds in . He recorded one strike out while surrendering 7 runs (3 earned) on seven hits and tw ...

(1896–1975), Major League Baseball pitcher for one game *

Lefty Driesell Charles Grice "Lefty" Driesell (born December 25, 1931) is a retired American college basketball coach. He was the first coach to win more than 100 games at four different NCAA Division I schools, Driesell led the programs of Davidson College, t ...

(born 1931), American college basketball coach *

Lefty Frizzell William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. Frizzell released many songs that charted ...

(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 Bernard "Lefty" Kreh (February 26, 1925 – March 14, 2018) was an American fly fisherman, photographer and fly casting instructor who resided most recently in Hunt Valley, Maryland.Budryk, Peter. "So Just Who is Lefty Kreh?"http://fishwithkev.blog ...

(1925-2018), fly fisherman and photographer *

Frank Killen Frank Bissell "Lefty" Killen (November 30, 1870 – December 3, 1939) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1891–1900) with the Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Senators (NL), Pittsburgh Pi ...

(1870–1939), American baseball pitcher * Lefty Leifield (1883–1970), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

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 Cinc ...

(1862–1912), American Major League Baseball player *

Lefty O'Doul Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul (March 4, 1897 – December 7, 1969) was an American Major League Baseball player who went on to become an extraordinarily successful manager in the minor leagues. He was also a vital figure in the establishmen ...

(1897–1969), American Major League Baseball player and minor league manager * Phil Mickelson (born 1970), American professional golfer *

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 ...

(1919–1972), American Major League Baseball coach, manager, scout and executive *

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 gre ...

(1929–2008), American sports handicapper, Las Vegas casino executive, bookmaker and organized crime associate *

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 oper ...

(1926–1994), American mobster *

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 ...

(1900–1974), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

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 ...

(1898–1970), American Hall-of-Fame boxer *

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) un ...

(1889–1953), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Lefty Weinert (1900–1973), American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher *

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 Le ...

(1914–1992), Canadian Major League Baseball pitcher * Lefty Williams (1893–1959), American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher involved in the Black Sox scandal *an on-air name for American disc jockey

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'', an ...

, born Marion Elbridge Herrington (1935–1997)

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