Goose Goslin

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: October 16, 1900 in Salem, NJ us

Died: May 15, 1971 in Bridgeton, NJ

Buried: Baptist Cemetery, Salem, NJ

High School: Salem HS (Salem, NJ)

Debut: September 16, 1921 (Age 20-335d, 5,319th in major league history)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1938 (Age 37-344d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1968. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Goose Goslin's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Leon Allen Goslin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

66.0

8656

2735

248

.316

1482

RBI

1612

176

OBP

.387

SLG

.500

OPS

.887

OPS+

128

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	WSH		PHA	L,4-13	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 18	WSH		PHA	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
4	4	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 23	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 24	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	8	Apr 27	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 28	WSH		NYY	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	10	Apr 30	WSH	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	45	9.1	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 4	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	May 5	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	13	May 6	WSH	@	CLE	W,13-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 7	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	15	May 8	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	16	May 9	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	17	May 10	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	18	May 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 14	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 15	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 17	WSH		PHA	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	23	May 18 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
24	24	May 18 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	25	May 19	WSH		PHA	L,0-7	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
26	26	May 22 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 22 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	28	May 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 23 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 24	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 25	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	47	11.1	4	1	0	5	1
32	32	May 26	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	33	May 28	WSH		NYY	L,7-12	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	34	May 29	WSH		NYY	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	36	May 30 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	37	Jun 1	WSH		SLB	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	38	Jun 2	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	39	Jun 3	WSH		SLB	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	40	Jun 4	WSH		SLB	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
41	41	Jun 5	WSH		DET	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	42	Jun 6	WSH		DET	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	45 (2)	Jun 10	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	46	Jun 11	WSH		CLE	W,13-3	GS	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	52 (5)	Jun 18	WSH		PHA	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	53	Jun 20	WSH		BOS	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	54	Jun 21	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	55	Jun 22 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	56	Jun 22 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	57	Jun 23	WSH		BOS	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	58	Jun 26 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	59	Jun 26 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	60	Jun 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	61	Jun 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
55	62	Jun 29	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	63	Jun 30	WSH		PHA	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	64	Jul 2 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	65	Jul 2 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
59	68 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-14	GF	0		2	0	1	3	0
60	69	Jul 7	WSH	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	70	Jul 8 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	71	Jul 8 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-16	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	72	Jul 9	WSH	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	73	Jul 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
65	74	Jul 11	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	75	Jul 12	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	76	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	77	Jul 14	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
69	78	Jul 15	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
70	79	Jul 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.1	3	0	1	4	0
71	80	Jul 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	81	Jul 18	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	82	Jul 19	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
74	83	Jul 20 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	84	Jul 20 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	85	Jul 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	86	Jul 23	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	87	Jul 24	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	88	Jul 25	WSH		CHW	L,1-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	89	Jul 26	WSH		CLE	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	90	Jul 27	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	91	Jul 28	WSH		CLE	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	92	Jul 30	WSH		SLB	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	93	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	94	Aug 1	WSH		SLB	W,13-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	95	Aug 2	WSH		SLB	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	96	Aug 4 (1)	WSH		DET	L,5-10	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
88	97	Aug 4 (2)	WSH		DET	L,11-13	CG	0	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	98	Aug 5	WSH		DET	W,21-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	99	Aug 6 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
91	100	Aug 6 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	101	Aug 7	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	102	Aug 8	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	103	Aug 10	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	104	Aug 11	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	105	Aug 12	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	106	Aug 13	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-14	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
98	107	Aug 14	WSH	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	108	Aug 15	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	109	Aug 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	110	Aug 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	111	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
103	112	Aug 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	113	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	114	Aug 21	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
106	115	Aug 22	WSH	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	116	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	117	Aug 24	WSH	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
109	118	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	49	10.2	0	0	0	0	0
110	119	Aug 27	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	CG	55	14.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	120	Aug 28	WSH		BOS	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
112	121	Aug 29 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	122	Aug 29 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	123	Aug 31 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	124	Aug 31 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-13	CG	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
116	125	Sep 1	WSH		PHA	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	126	Sep 2 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	127	Sep 2 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	128	Sep 3	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	129	Sep 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	130	Sep 7	WSH		CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	131	Sep 8	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	132	Sep 9	WSH		CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
124	133	Sep 11	WSH		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	134	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
126	135	Sep 13	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	136	Sep 14	WSH		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
128	137	Sep 15 (1)	WSH		DET	L,2-16	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	138	Sep 15 (2)	WSH		DET	T,3-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	139	Sep 16	WSH		DET	W,10-9	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	140	Sep 17	WSH		DET	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	141	Sep 18 (1)	WSH		DET	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	142	Sep 18 (2)	WSH		DET	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	143	Sep 19	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	144	Sep 20	WSH		SLB	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
136	145	Sep 21	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	146	Sep 22	WSH		PHA	W,7-6	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	147	Sep 23	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	148	Sep 26	WSH		NYY	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
140	149	Sep 28 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
141	150	Sep 28 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
142	151	Sep 29	WSH		NYY	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							142gm			234	7	10	251	1