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Vanity Plate
Lefty Gomez was the pitching ace on the New York
Yankees staff in the 1930s. His lifetime record
was 189 wins and 102 losses (1930-1943), and he
was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972. Aside from
being a great pitcher, he was also a great prankster
and his teammates called him "Goof".
This is Lefty's license plate from 1956. Vanity
license plates were not too common in those days.
When he was driving to Yankee Stadium from his home
in Connecticut, a lot of drivers on the road probably
tried to figure out what comedian was in the car
in front of them. Little did many of them know it
was the only man to win six games and lose none
in World Series play -- the great Lefty Gomez. 
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