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	50-22 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	14 (6-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-5-2)

Most Driven In
E Ott	1
A Oliver	1
F GonzÃ¡lez	0

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 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	38	1	Apr 7	PIT		STL	L,6-12	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						P
2	39	3 (1)	Apr 10	PIT		STL	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						P
3	40	4	Apr 12	PIT		MON	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					1						P
4	41	7 (2)	Apr 16	PIT	@	STL	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	5	.89	0.079	1.44	0.08%	1.00	P
5	42	9 (1)	Apr 18	PIT	@	MON	L,5-6	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9						P
6	43	11 (1)	Apr 20	PIT	@	MON	W,8-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.21	-0.006	.31	-0.01%	-0.35	P
7	44	12	Apr 22	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
8	45	13	Apr 23	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
9	46	14	Apr 26	PIT		PHI	W,5-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	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
10	47	18 (3)	May 1	PIT		HOU	W,4-3	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
11	48	20 (1)	May 3	PIT	@	ATL	W,8-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
12	49	22 (1)	May 6	PIT		CIN	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.15	-0.004	.28	-0.01%	-0.16	P
13	50	24 (1)	May 8	PIT		CIN	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2						P
14	51	26 (1)	May 10 (2)	PIT		ATL	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	4						P
15	52	27	May 11	PIT		ATL	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9						P
16	53	30 (2)	May 14	PIT	@	HOU	W,6-2	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.64	-0.017	1.30	-0.02%	-0.35	P
17	54	32 (1)	May 17	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
18	55	34 (1)	May 19	PIT		LAD	W,6-5	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	1						P
19	56	37 (2)	May 22	PIT		LAD	W,11-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
20	57	41 (3)	May 29	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
21	58	42	May 30	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	6						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
22	59	46 (3)	Jun 4	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9						P
23	60	47	Jun 5	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	.52	0.011	1.46	0.02%	0.21	P
24	61	48	Jun 6	PIT		SFG	L,1-3	10-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9						P
25	62	50 (1)	Jun 8	PIT		SFG	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	2						P
26	63	51	Jun 10	PIT		SDP	W,10-7	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.38	-0.035	2.38	-0.04%	-0.10	P
27	64	54 (2)	Jun 12 (2)	PIT		SDP	W,7-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.20	-0.005	.33	-0.01%	-0.58	P
28	65	55	Jun 14	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
29	66	57 (1)	Jun 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-3	9-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	1						P
30	67	59 (1)	Jun 18	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-7	10-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
31	68	62 (2)	Jun 20	PIT	@	SDP	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	1.10	0.088	1.18	0.06%	1.06	P
32	69	64 (1)	Jun 22	PIT	@	SDP	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	.17	-0.004	.20	0.00%	-0.14	P
33	70	65	Jun 24	PIT		MON	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	6						P
34	71	67 (1)	Jun 26 (1)	PIT		MON	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	4						P
35	72	68	Jun 26 (2)	PIT		MON	L,3-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9						P
36	73	72 (3)	Jun 29	PIT	@	STL	W,9-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.32	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
37	74	74 (1)	Jul 1	PIT	@	PHI	L,6-7	8-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	9	2.33	-0.060	2.19	-0.03%	-0.24	P
38	75	77 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT		STL	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	.08	-0.002	.05	0.00%	-0.16	P
39	76	80 (2)	Jul 6	PIT		STL	W,11-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9						P
40	77	81	Jul 8	PIT		PHI	W,8-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9						P
41	78	84 (2)	Jul 10 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,12-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	2						P
42	79	86 (1)	Jul 12	PIT	@	MON	W,5-4	9-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	1.30	-0.065	1.50	-0.05%	-0.32	P
43	80	90 (3)	Jul 16	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9						P
44	81	91	Jul 17 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9						P
45	82	92	Jul 17 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9						P
46	83	98 (5)	Jul 26	PIT		HOU	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9						P
47	84	99	Jul 27	PIT		HOU	W,3-2	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	1						P
48	85	102 (2)	Jul 30	PIT	@	ATL	W,10-6	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600	9	.09	0.004	.22	0.01%	0.62	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
49	86	104 (1)	Aug 1	PIT	@	HOU	L,3-4	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9	1.69	-0.041	4.01	-0.06%	-0.14	P
50	87	108 (3)	Aug 5 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,10-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9						P
51	88	111 (2)	Aug 8	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9						P
52	89	112	Aug 9	PIT		CHC	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9						P
53	90	113	Aug 10	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	8-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9	1.38	-0.035	3.92	-0.06%	-0.10	P
54	91	116 (2)	Aug 12 (2)	PIT		NYM	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9						P
55	92	119 (2)	Aug 16	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	9-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.278	.500	9	1.87	-0.048	5.23	-0.08%	-0.18	P
56	93	124 (4)	Aug 21	PIT		SFG	L,4-5	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	1.51	-0.039	2.49	-0.04%	-0.24	P
57	94	126 (1)	Aug 23	PIT		SDP	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9						P
58	95	127	Aug 24	PIT		LAD	L,1-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9						P
59	96	129 (1)	Aug 26	PIT	@	SDP	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9	.23	0.008	.26	0.01%	0.25	P
60	97	133 (3)	Aug 31	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	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
61	98	137 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9						P
62	99	139 (1)	Sep 6	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9						P
63	100	141 (1)	Sep 8	PIT		STL	W,9-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9	.42	-0.007	.42	0.00%	-0.80	P
64	101	143 (1)	Sep 10	PIT		MON	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
65	102	146 (2)	Sep 13	PIT	@	PHI	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
66	103	147	Sep 15 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
67	104	150 (2)	Sep 17	PIT	@	MON	W,6-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9	.23	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
68	105	153 (2)	Sep 21	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
69	106	154	Sep 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	7						P
70	107	156 (1)	Sep 25	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-0	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	9	.06	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.27	P
71	108	158 (1)	Sep 28	PIT		NYM	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	9						P
72	109	162 (3)	Oct 2 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	9						P
							50-22		25	23	0	5	1	0	0	2	1	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511		.74	-0.183	1.28	-0.23%	-1.14

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