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 Jimmie Foxx.

Lefty Gomez

Categorized in : Running Home Moon

I don't know. I've never been on second before. by Lefty Gomez

I don't know. I've never been on second before.

new-york-yankees yankees knows

I couldn't speak enough Spanish. I couldn't make myself understoo... by Lefty Gomez

I couldn't speak enough Spanish. I couldn't make myself understood on that club.

clubs yankees speak

He (Jimmie Foxx) has muscles in his hair. by Lefty Gomez

He (Jimmie Foxx) has muscles in his hair.

pitching muscles hair

I don't want to throw him nothing. Maybe he'll just get tired of... by Lefty Gomez

I don't want to throw him nothing. Maybe he'll just get tired of waiting and leave.

yankees tired waiting

He's in a rut. Gehringer goes two for five on opening day and sta... by Lefty Gomez

He's in a rut. Gehringer goes two for five on opening day and stays that way all season.

yankees two way

I want to thank all my teammates who scored so many runs and Joe DiMaggio, who ran down so many of my mistakes.

teammate mistake running

If you don't throw it, they can't hit it. by Lefty Gomez

If you don't throw it, they can't hit it.

ifs inspirational

When I first signed with the Yankees, the regulars wouldn't talk to you until you were with the team three or four years. Nowadays the rookies get $100,000 to sign and they don't talk to the regulars.

yankees team baseball

Jimmy Foxx could hit me at midnight with the lights out. by Lefty Gomez

Jimmy Foxx could hit me at midnight with the lights out.

jimmy midnight light

No one hit home runs the way Babe 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.

leave special home way