Lefty Mathis - page 10

Verdell "Lefty" Mathis

Memphis Red Sox (1940-1952)

started his career at 18 years old, in 1940...

Lefty was often called on to pitch in the big games because of his ability to pitch past the opposing batters.

Lefty's big pitch was the screwball.

Won back-to-back East-West All-Star Games 1944, 1945.