Person Record
Metadata
Name |
O'Doul, Lefty |
Notes |
O'Doul was instrumental in spreading baseball's popularity in Japan. The popular restaurant and bar he founded still operates as Lefty O'Douls Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge on Geary. |
Role |
Athlete |
Othernames |
Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul |
Born |
March 4, 1897 |
Birthplace |
San Francisco, CA |
Deceased |
Dec. 7, 1969 |
Deceased where |
San Francisco, CA |
Occupation |
Baseball player and manager As a player (left fielder): New York Yankees (1919–1922), Boston Red Sox (1923), New York Giants (1928), Philadelphia Phillies (1929–1930), Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers (1931–1933), New York Giants (1933–1934); As a manager: Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals (1937-1951) |
Titles & honors |
"All-Star (1933); World Series champion (1933); 4th highest career batting average in Major League history; National League batting champion: 1929, 1932; Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (2002)" |
Places of residence |
San Francisco, CA Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma |
Related Records
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Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California - Culbertson, Judi
Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California by Judi Culbertson and Tom Randall, 1989. Chelsea Green Publishing Company, Chelsea, Vermont. This book contains an illustrated guide to cemeteries in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas. Each chapter focuses on one cemetery and contains biographies of famous and notable people buried at that cemetery. 310 pages
Record Type: Library
