Rich Gossage

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: July 5, 1951 in Colorado Springs, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Roy J. Wasson HS (Colorado Springs, CO).

High School: Roy J. Wasson HS (Colorado Springs, CO)

School: Colorado State University-Pueblo (Pueblo, CO)

Debut: April 16, 1972 (Age 20-286d, 13,207th in major league history)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 8, 1994 (Age 43-034d)
vs. TEX 3.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2008. (Voted by BBWAA on 466/543 ballots)
View Rich Gossage's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Richard Michael Gossage

Nicknames: Goose

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.1

124

107

ERA

3.01

1002

310

1809.1

1502

WHIP

1.232

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-22 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	8 (6-2-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
E Spiezio	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	2 (1)	Apr 16 (1)	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-2	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	11 (8)	Apr 28	CHW	@	DET	L,0-12	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	16 (4)	May 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-12	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.08	P
4	4	18 (1)	May 9	CHW		DET	L,2-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
5	5	25 (6)	May 17	CHW		MIN	L,1-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	28 (2)	May 21	CHW		CAL	W,9-8	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.013	1.08	-0.02%	-0.13	P
7	7	33 (4)	May 27	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	35 (1)	May 29 (1)	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-4	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.33	-0.007	.68	-0.01%	-0.11	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	9	40 (4)	Jun 3	CHW		NYY	L,10-18	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.39	-0.008	.69	-0.01%	-0.42	P
10	10	42 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	11	44 (1)	Jun 7	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.58	-0.006	.85	-0.01%	-0.16	P
12	12	48 (3)	Jun 11 (2)	CHW		MIL	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
13	13	53 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-10	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.014	.58	-0.02%	-0.28	P
14	14	55 (1)	Jun 20	CHW	@	MIL	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	15	59 (3)	Jun 24	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	16	68 (8)	Jul 2 (1)	CHW		MIN	L,4-6	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.58	-0.013	1.59	-0.02%	-0.13	P
17	17	78 (9)	Jul 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	18	84 (5)	Jul 17	CHW	@	DET	L,1-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	19	90 (5)	Jul 23 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	20	100 (9)	Aug 5	CHW		TEX	L,5-11	1-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.68	-0.016	1.39	-0.02%	-0.13	P
21	21	105 (4)	Aug 10 susp	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-5	15-18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.54	-0.076	20.90	-0.27%	-0.31	P
22	22	115 (9)	Aug 20 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	23	116	Aug 22	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.98	-0.022	3.57	-0.05%	-0.25	P
24	24	119 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	CHW	@	MIL	L,0-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	25	121 (1)	Aug 28	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-4	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.62	-0.052	2.37	-0.12%	-1.13	P
26	26	123 (1)	Aug 30	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	27	124	Sep 1	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
28	28	128 (3)	Sep 4 (2)	CHW		MIN	L,0-4	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.031	4.49	-0.06%	-0.25	P
29	29	130 (1)	Sep 6	CHW		OAK	L,1-9	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
30	30	133 (2)	Sep 8 (2)	CHW		CAL	L,4-9	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
31	31	134	Sep 9	CHW		CAL	W,3-2	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.019	2.17	-0.03%	-0.13	P
32	32	137 (2)	Sep 12	CHW	@	KCR	W,6-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.05	-0.001	.20	0.00%	-0.12	P
33	33	142 (4)	Sep 19	CHW	@	OAK	W,8-7	13-GF(15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
34	34	145 (2)	Sep 23	CHW		TEX	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
35	35	146	Sep 24	CHW		TEX	W,7-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
36	36	154 (7)	Oct 4	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-14	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.30	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
							14-22		17	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.71	-0.285	2.56	-0.63%	-3.69

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