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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CHC	@	ATL	W,10-9		9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 8	CHC	@	MON	W,6-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 10	CHC	@	MON	W,10-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	12 (6)	Apr 19	CHC		MON	L,1-9	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	16 (3)	Apr 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	18 (1)	Apr 26	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-3	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	22 (3)	Apr 30	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	24 (1)	May 2	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	26 (1)	May 4	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	27	May 6	CHC		SFG	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	40 (12)	May 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,11-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	43 (2)	May 24 (2)	CHC		ATL	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	45 (1)	May 27	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	50 (4)	Jun 1	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	51	Jun 2	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	53 (1)	Jun 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	55 (1)	Jun 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	57 (1)	Jun 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	59 (1)	Jun 11	CHC	@	STL	W,2-0	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	62 (2)	Jun 14	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	63	Jun 15	CHC		PIT	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	78 (14)	Jul 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	87 (8)	Jul 14 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,3-6	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	92 (4)	Jul 18	CHC		SFG	W,8-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	96 (3)	Jul 22	CHC		SDP	W,5-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	97	Jul 23	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	99 (1)	Jul 26	CHC	@	MON	L,4-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	100	Jul 27	CHC	@	MON	L,4-5	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	109 (8)	Aug 6	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	111 (1)	Aug 9	CHC		NYM	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	113 (1)	Aug 11	CHC		NYM	L,6-9	GF	2	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	119 (5)	Aug 18	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-9		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	120	Aug 19	CHC		ATL	W,8-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	123 (2)	Aug 22	CHC		HOU	L,7-9		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	127 (3)	Aug 26	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	129 (1)	Aug 28	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	131 (1)	Aug 30	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	133 (1)	Sep 2	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	137 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	139 (1)	Sep 7	CHC		NYM	W,9-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	141 (1)	Sep 9	CHC	@	STL	L,2-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	146 (4)	Sep 14	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	153 (6)	Sep 21	CHC		MON	L,5-8		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	155 (1)	Sep 24	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-1		8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
45	158 (2)	Sep 27	CHC	@	MON	W,5-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	161 (2)	Sep 30	CHC		PIT	L,9-10		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							46gm		43.2	1	7	0	8	0