LEFTHANDERS IN SPORTS

Lefthanders in Professional Sports

Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig,
Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Reggie Jackson,
Tony Gwynn, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr,

So many of the worlds most famous and successful professional athletes are lefthanded,
enough to make some people believe that lefthanders have an advantage in sports.

In reality, there is a great disadvantage for lefthanders in the way sports are taught
to lefthanded children and young adults. This causes many of them to lose interest
because they have fewer opportunities to learn, to participate, and to have fun.

Read about these great lefthanders and others, and the role of lefthanders in the game

Lefthanded Quarterbacks

Lefthanders In Other Sports

Basketball and Ice Hockey have their share of lefthanded players,
but Field Hockey and Polo have banned lefthanders from play.
Read about how lefthanders fare in these sports, and in many others

Lefthanders Not In Sports

Lefthanders in Sports

Lefty Grove, Carl Hubbell, Lefty Gomez, Warren Spahn, Sandy Koufax, Steve Carlton, Tom Glavine & Randy Johnson,

This results in more Lefthanders Not In Sports than lefthanders in sports.

Lefthanded Baseball

Ken Stabler, Jim Zorn, Boomer Esiason, Steve Young
Mark Brunell, Michael Vick, and Tua Tagovailoa
Read about all the great lefthanded quarterbacks

Earl Anthony, Johnny Petaglia, Dave Davis,
Bill Allen, Mike Aulby, and Parker Bohn.
Read about all the great lefthanded bowlers