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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Team Record in Appearances: 6-32 / in Starts: 0-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 31

1974 Pitching Game Log

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1974 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	57	1	Apr 5	CHW		CAL	L,2-8	8-GF		99	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.38	6	1	3	0	1	1		3	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.07	-0.011	.10	-0.01%	0.01	8t 123 1 out d4	9t end d 6
2	58	6	Apr 11	CHW	@	MIN	T,4-4	3-GF(6)		5	3.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	2.98	13	5	4	1	1	1		2	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.209	1.26	0.14%	1.91	3b 1-3 2 out d1	6b end tie
3	59	10	Apr 15	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-4	5-8		3	2.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.23	2.99	10	4	2	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.97	-0.106	2.03	-0.07%	-0.08	5b 12- 2 out a1	8b 1-3 0 out a1
4	60	11	Apr 16	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-4	7-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.17	3.36	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.006	.72	0.00%	0.11	7b 12- 1 out d2	7b 123 2 out d2
5	61	14	Apr 20	CHW		KCR	L,3-7	5-GF		3	4.2	3	1	1	3	3	0	0	1.46	3.31	19	5	5	0	4	3		0	0	1	0	0	16	2	0	0	1	0	0	.18	-0.016	.19	-0.01%	1.13	5t --- 1 out d6	9t end d 4
6	62	19	Apr 27	CHW		DET	L,3-8	5-5		6	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.92	3.55	2	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.035	1.13	-0.03%	-0.53	5t 1-- 2 out d2	5t 123 2 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	63	36	May 19	CHW		OAK	L,3-8	7-8		21	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.51	3.00	8	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.94	7t --- 0 out d8	8t 3 out d8
8	64	38	May 22(2)	CHW		TEX	L,2-8	7-8		2	1.1	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	4.02	3.22	8	2	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.20	-0.039	2.58	-0.05%	-0.30	7t -2- 1 out d1	8t 12- 2 out d2
9	65	42	May 26	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-4	6-6		3	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.02	3.60	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.074	2.39	-0.09%	-1.66	6b 12- 1 out d2	6b 123 1 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	66	46	Jun 1	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-8	5-7		5	3.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	3.86	3.70	13	4	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.007	.17	0.01%	0.48	5b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d6
11	67	50	Jun 6	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	4-GF		4	5.2	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.33	3.36	21	7	8	1	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.021	.26	0.02%	2.23	4t 12- 1 out d4	9t end d 5
12	68	53	Jun 9	CHW		BOS	L,6-10	1-6		2	4.1	3	3	3	2	3	0	0	3.77	3.24	18	5	5	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.144	1.26	-0.14%	-1.53	1t 12- 2 out d2	6t 123 0 out d1
13	69	55	Jun 12	CHW		CLE	L,1-10	4-5		2	0.1	3	4	4	2	1	1	0	4.97	3.82	6	0	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.065	.18	-0.06%	-5.03	4t -2- 2 out d5	5t 1-3 0 out d9
14	70	66	Jun 23(2)	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS-6		10	5.2	6	3	3	2	7	1	0	4.93	3.76	24	4	5	0	0	6	50			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	-0.128	2.30	-0.15%	-0.37	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out tie
15	71	69	Jun 26	CHW	@	KCR	L,1-2	8-GF(12)	L(0-1)	2	4.0	3	1	1	3	5	0	0	4.66	3.61	18	3	5	1	2	2		2	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.38	0.081	5.91	0.12%	0.92	8b 12- 1 out d1	12b end d 1
16	72	74	Jun 30(2)	CHW		MIN	L,3-6	GS-5	L(0-2)	3	4.1	6	4	4	1	3	1	0	5.02	3.74	20	7	3	0	0	6	37			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.078	1.62	-0.09%	-0.53	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	73	80	Jul 5(2)	CHW	@	DET	L,4-7	GS-2		4	1.2	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	5.24	3.65	10	2	2	0	1	5	38			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.150	1.49	-0.13%	-1.49	1b start a 3	2b 12- 2 out a1
18	74	84	Jul 9	CHW	@	MIL	L,5-6	5-GF	L(0-3)	3	4.0	6	2	2	1	2	1	0	5.18	3.81	18	4	5	0	1	6		2	2	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	-0.417	2.66	-0.37%	-0.86	5b 1-3 0 out a2	9b end d 1
19	75	87	Jul 12	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	8-GF	W(1-3)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.97	3.72	7	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.234	2.39	0.20%	0.94	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
20	76	89	Jul 14	CHW		BAL	W,3-1	8-GF	S(1)	1	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.78	3.76	7	2	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.29	0.192	3.65	0.18%	0.92	8t 12- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
21	77	90	Jul 15	CHW		DET	W,3-2	8-GF	W(2-3)	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.67	3.69	4	1	2	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	0.249	3.35	0.21%	1.05	8t -23 2 out tie	9t end tie
22	78	98	Jul 26	CHW	@	TEX	L,6-10	7-GF(8)		10	1.2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.69	3.66	8	3	3	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	.08	-0.014	.13	-0.01%	-0.71	7b 12- 1 out d5	8b end d 5
23	79	101	Jul 28(2)	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-3	5-GF(8)		1	3.1	2	0	0	3	4	0	0	4.42	3.61	14	2	3	0	0	2		2	0	1	1	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	.78	0.140	1.63	0.18%	1.68	5b 12- 2 out d1	8b end d 1
24	80	104	Jul 31	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-14	7-7		2	0.1	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.85	3.66	6	1	0	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.174	1.08	-0.08%	-3.59	7b -23 0 out tie	7b 123 1 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	81	106	Aug 2	CHW		OAK	L,2-3	8-GF		1	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.75	3.65	4	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.076	1.26	0.07%	0.89	8t 12- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
26	82	109	Aug 4(2)	CHW		TEX	W,13-10	4-6		1	2.1	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.71	3.64	13	2	3	1	1	4		1	1	2	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.08	-0.100	.88	-0.05%	-0.62	4t --3 1 out d2	6t 1-3 2 out d1
27	83	110	Aug 5	CHW		TEX	L,8-13	5-GF		0	4.2	5	2	1	1	5	0	0	4.52	3.46	20	4	5	0	1	5		1	1	1	0	0	18	3	0	1	0	1	0	.24	-0.071	.21	-0.04%	-0.62	5t 1-- 1 out d3	9t end d 6
28	84	113	Aug 8	CHW		CAL	L,4-6	8-8	BL(2-4)	2	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.76	3.50	4	0	1	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.69	-0.458	2.09	-0.21%	-1.77	8t -2- 1 out a1	8t 12- 2 out d1
29	85	123	Aug 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-9	6-7		9	2.0	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	4.89	3.54	12	0	5	1	0	4		2	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	.33	-0.066	.20	-0.02%	-1.63	6b -23 0 out d2	7b 3 out d5
30	86	124	Aug 19	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-6	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.86	3.53	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.004	.06	0.00%	0.32	8b -2- 1 out d3	8b --3 2 out d3
31	87	130	Aug 25(2)	CHW		CLE	W,8-5	4-7	W(3-4)	5	2.2	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.81	3.55	13	3	3	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	.64	-0.017	.20	0.00%	-0.03	4t --- 2 out a4	7t 123 1 out a4
32	88	131	Aug 27	CHW		BOS	L,1-6	7-GF		1	2.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.78	3.49	11	5	2	0	1	3		2	1	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	.16	-0.049	.06	-0.01%	-0.64	7t 12- 2 out d3	9t end d 5
33	89	134	Aug 30	CHW		NYY	L,5-8	7-7	L(3-5)	2	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.78	3.49	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.41	-0.250	.40	-0.02%	-1.50	7t 12- 0 out a2	7t -23 0 out a1
34	90	135	Aug 31	CHW		NYY	L,6-18	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.72	3.46	3	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t 12- 0 out d11	9t end d12
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	91	145	Sep 10	CHW	@	MIN	L,7-8	14-GF(15)	L(3-6)	9	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.79	3.50	5	0	1	0	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.03	-0.263	.07	0.00%	-0.72	14b -2- 2 out tie	15b end d 1
36	92	151	Sep 15	CHW		CAL	L,2-6	5-GF		4	4.2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.52	3.41	16	3	6	0	2	3		2	1	3	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	.21	0.026	.00	0.00%	2.03	5t 1-3 1 out d3	9t end d 4
37	93	160	Sep 28	CHW	@	OAK	L,5-6	6-GF(8)		12	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.38	3.36	10	3	4	1	0	2		2	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.134	.00	0.00%	1.69	6b 12- 1 out d1	8b end d 1
38	94	161	Sep 29	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-3	6-6		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.36	3.36	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.38	6b 12- 1 out d1	6b 1-3 2 out d1
39	95	163	Oct 2	CHW		KCR	W,5-4	8-GF(12)	W(4-6)	2	4.2	2	0	0	5	5	0	0	4.13	3.37	19	6	1	0	0	2		2	0	1	1	0	13	0	0	2	2	0	1	2.56	0.657	.00	0.00%	3.25	8t -23 1 out d1	12t end tie
							6-32		W-L:4-6,Sv:1,BSv:1	2.6	89.1	92	45	41	47	64	4	2	4.13	3.37	397	1.02		4%	9%	90	42	55	35%	13	5	0	338	12	0	7	9	4	6	.98	-0.658	1.18	-0.50%	-2.87

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