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

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

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,6-7	GF	13	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 13	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (4)	Apr 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-2		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 25	NYY		DET	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 30	NYY		SEA	L,3-6	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (1)	May 2	NYY		SEA	W,4-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	21	May 3	NYY		OAK	L,2-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	22	May 4	NYY		OAK	L,7-9		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	24 (1)	May 7	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	25	May 8	NYY	@	SEA	W,9-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	26	May 9	NYY	@	SEA	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	28 (1)	May 11	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	29	May 12	NYY	@	CAL	W,6-5	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	31 (1)	May 14	NYY	@	OAK	W,7-4	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	34 (2)	May 17	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	36 (1)	May 19	NYY	@	KCR	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	38 (1)	May 22	NYY		MIN	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	39	May 23	NYY		MIN	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	41 (1)	May 26	NYY		TOR	L,0-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	42	May 28	NYY	@	MIN	W,10-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	44 (1)	May 30	NYY	@	MIN	W,8-6		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	46 (1)	Jun 1	NYY	@	TOR	L,2-5	GF	5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	51 (4)	Jun 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	53 (1)	Jun 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	57 (3)	Jun 15	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	60 (2)	Jun 19	NYY		BAL	W,4-3		12	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	61	Jun 20	NYY		BAL	L,3-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	64 (2)	Jun 23	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-2	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	67 (2)	Jun 26	NYY		CLE	W,4-3		10	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	70 (2)	Jun 30	NYY		MIL	L,7-9		11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	72 (1)	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	73	Jul 3	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-6	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	76 (2)	Jul 6	NYY	@	SEA	W,8-7		9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	77	Jul 7	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	81 (3)	Jul 11	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	82	Jul 15	NYY		OAK	W,2-1	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	83	Jul 16	NYY		OAK	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	86 (2)	Jul 19	NYY		SEA	W,5-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	88 (1)	Jul 21	NYY		SEA	L,5-6		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	94 (5)	Jul 27	NYY		DET	W,6-5	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	95	Jul 28	NYY		DET	W,8-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	100 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,2-14	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	101	Aug 4 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	107 (5)	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		TEX	W,8-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	108	Aug 9	NYY	@	DET	W,9-7	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	110 (1)	Aug 11	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	112 (1)	Aug 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	114 (1)	Aug 15	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-6		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	115	Aug 16 (1)	NYY		KCR	W,2-0	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	116	Aug 16 (2)	NYY		KCR	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	119 (2)	Aug 20	NYY		TOR	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	121 (1)	Aug 22	NYY		TOR	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	122	Aug 23	NYY		TOR	W,4-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	150 (27)	Sep 21 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,8-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	157 (6)	Sep 28	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
56	159 (1)	Sep 30	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							56gm		93.0	2	6	0	8	1