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: 39-17

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 38, Entered with runners on base: 30

1982 Pitching Game Log

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1982 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	456	1	Apr 11(1)	NYY		CHW	L,6-7	9-GF(12)	L(0-1)	99	3.1	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.70	3.02	13	2	5	1	0	4		1	0	1	1	0	12	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.25	0.070	2.78	0.05%	0.79	9t -2- 2 out tie	12t end d 1
2	457	4	Apr 13	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-3	8-GF	S(1)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.93	1.65	4	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.083	.92	0.06%	0.89	8b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 3
3	458	9	Apr 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-2	8-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1.59	2.72	6	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.007	.67	0.01%	0.50	8b --- 0 out a6	8b 3 out a6
4	459	14	Apr 25	NYY		DET	W,3-1	9-GF	S(2)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.35	2.42	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.072	1.21	0.06%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
5	460	18	Apr 30	NYY		SEA	L,3-6	8-GF	BL(0-2)	4	2.0	6	5	5	1	2	0	0	6.23	2.37	12	3	0	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.78	-0.647	1.61	-0.35%	-4.02	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end d 4
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
6	461	20	May 2	NYY		SEA	W,4-2	9-GF	S(3)	1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.59	2.41	5	1	2	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	0.069	1.46	0.04%	-0.13	9t 1-- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
7	462	21	May 3	NYY		OAK	L,2-5	8-8		0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.91	2.25	4	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	-0.166	.89	-0.09%	-1.17	8t 1-3 0 out tie	8t 3 out d3
8	463	22	May 4	NYY		OAK	L,7-9	10-12		0	2.2	1	0	0	2	6	0	0	4.73	1.89	11	0	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.23	0.487	2.62	0.24%	1.88	10t 12- 1 out tie	12t 3 out tie
9	464	24	May 7	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.40	1.81	3	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.05	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
10	465	25	May 8	NYY	@	SEA	W,9-4	8-GF	S(4)	0	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.50	1.97	7	2	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	.77	0.124	.44	0.04%	0.21	8b -2- 1 out a2	9b end a 5
11	466	26	May 9	NYY	@	SEA	W,3-0	9-GF	S(5)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.24	1.66	4	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.043	.35	0.02%	0.52	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
12	467	28	May 11	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-2	8-GF	S(6)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.79	1.56	6	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.23	0.341	1.87	0.12%	1.00	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
13	468	29	May 12	NYY	@	CAL	W,6-5	8-GF	S(7)	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.54	1.54	5	2	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.40	0.195	2.32	0.08%	-0.06	8b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 1
14	469	31	May 14	NYY	@	OAK	W,7-4	8-GF	S(8)	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.27	1.17	5	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.131	.91	0.07%	0.97	8b 1-- 1 out a2	9b end a 3
15	470	34	May 17	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-7	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	1.24	3	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
16	471	36	May 19	NYY	@	KCR	W,3-2	8-GF	S(9)	1	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.88	1.40	8	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.31	0.341	2.59	0.16%	1.00	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
17	472	38	May 22	NYY		MIN	W,1-0	9-GF	S(10)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.77	1.29	4	0	1	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.16	0.275	4.21	0.13%	0.87	9t 1-- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
18	473	39	May 23	NYY		MIN	W,4-2	8-GF	S(11)	0	2.0	1	1	1	0	5	1	0	2.89	1.50	7	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.074	1.09	0.04%	-0.02	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
19	474	41	May 26	NYY		TOR	L,0-7	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.79	1.41	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.49	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
20	475	42	May 28	NYY	@	MIN	W,10-5	8-GF	BW(1-2)	1	2.0	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.90	1.39	8	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.14	-0.182	2.22	-0.11%	0.03	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 5
21	476	44	May 30	NYY	@	MIN	W,8-6	8-9	BW(2-2)	1	1.2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.76	1.46	9	0	2	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.49	-0.044	4.18	-0.03%	0.05	8b 1-- 1 out a1	9b 3 out tie
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
22	477	46	Jun 1	NYY	@	TOR	L,2-5	8-GF(8)	BS(4)	1	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.24	1.58	5	2	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.33	-0.405	2.77	-0.29%	-2.54	8b -23 1 out a1	8b end d 3
23	478	51	Jun 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	8-9	BS(5)	6	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.31	1.67	9	3	1	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.83	-0.042	2.78	-0.03%	0.06	8b --- 0 out a1	9b 3 out tie
24	479	53	Jun 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	7-GF	S(12)	1	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.11	1.63	8	2	3	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	0.113	.85	0.04%	0.30	7b 1-- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
25	480	57	Jun 15	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	7-GF	W(3-2)	4	2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.93	1.72	9	3	3	0	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	0.211	1.46	0.08%	1.30	7t -2- 2 out d2	9t end a 1
26	481	60	Jun 19	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	8-11		3	3.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.68	1.71	12	3	6	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	0.465	1.27	0.20%	1.73	8t --- 1 out tie	11t 3 out tie
27	482	61	Jun 20	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	10-11	L(3-3)	0	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	3.05	2.02	4	0	2	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.02	-0.284	2.38	-0.14%	-1.28	10t 1-3 2 out tie	11t --- 1 out d2
28	483	64	Jun 23	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-2	7-GF	S(13)	2	2.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.87	1.99	11	1	4	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.32	0.513	2.19	0.16%	1.82	7b 12- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
29	484	67	Jun 26	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	9-11		2	2.2	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.72	2.03	10	4	1	0	0	0		1	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	2.98	0.308	1.57	0.10%	1.50	9t 1-- 1 out d1	11t 3 out tie
30	485	70	Jun 30	NYY		MIL	L,7-9	8-11		3	3.1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.55	2.00	11	2	4	0	0	3		1	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.80	0.301	.86	0.09%	1.70	8t 1-- 2 out d2	11t 3 out tie
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
31	486	72	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	8-GF	S(14)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.45	1.95	6	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	0.232	.72	0.07%	1.00	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 2
32	487	73	Jul 3	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-6	8-GF	S(15)	0	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.40	2.02	6	0	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.050	.43	0.02%	0.60	8b --- 2 out a1	9b end a 4
33	488	76	Jul 6	NYY	@	SEA	W,8-7	7-9	BS(6)	2	2.1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.45	2.24	9	2	3	1	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	-0.074	1.08	-0.03%	-0.73	7b 1-- 2 out a2	9b 3 out tie
34	489	77	Jul 7	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-3	8-GF	S(16)	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.40	2.15	4	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.134	.91	0.06%	0.78	8b -2- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
35	490	81	Jul 11	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	7-GF(8)	L(3-4)	3	2.0	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	2.47	2.28	7	1	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.035	.69	-0.01%	0.62	7b -2- 0 out tie	8b end d 1
36	491	82	Jul 15	NYY		OAK	W,2-1	8-GF	W(4-4)	3	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.40	2.23	6	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.76	0.188	1.19	0.05%	0.75	8t --- 1 out d1	9t end a 1
37	492	83	Jul 16	NYY		OAK	W,6-2	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.37	2.24	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.014	.07	0.00%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
38	493	86	Jul 19	NYY		SEA	W,5-3	9-GF	S(17)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.34	2.21	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.035	.32	0.01%	0.26	9t --- 1 out a2	9t end a 2
39	494	88	Jul 21	NYY		SEA	L,5-6	8-10	BS(7)	1	3.0	2	1	1	0	5	0	0	2.37	2.09	11	1	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.11	0.125	1.14	0.04%	0.47	8t --- 0 out a1	10t 3 out tie
40	495	94	Jul 27	NYY		DET	W,6-5	8-GF	S(18)	5	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.31	2.12	6	2	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.75	0.186	1.30	0.05%	0.16	8t -2- 1 out a2	9t end a 1
41	496	95	Jul 28	NYY		DET	W,8-7	8-GF	S(19)	0	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.25	2.12	7	0	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.33	0.279	1.21	0.09%	0.98	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
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
42	497	100	Aug 3(2)	NYY		CHW	L,2-14	9-GF		5	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.34	2.31	4	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out d11	9t end d12
43	498	101	Aug 4(1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-2	8-GF	S(20)	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.28	2.28	8	2	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.096	.35	0.02%	1.36	8t 1-- 0 out a3	9t end a 4
44	499	107	Aug 8(2)	NYY		TEX	W,8-5	9-GF	S(21)	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.26	2.23	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.039	.21	0.01%	0.67	9t -2- 1 out a3	9t end a 3
45	500	108	Aug 9	NYY	@	DET	W,9-7	8-GF	S(22)	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.20	2.16	6	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	0.232	.54	0.05%	1.00	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 2
46	501	110	Aug 11	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	10-11		1	1.2	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.16	2.17	8	1	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.36	0.461	1.35	0.09%	1.69	10b 1-3 1 out tie	11b 3 out tie
47	502	112	Aug 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	8-GF	S(23)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.10	2.14	6	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	0.341	.40	0.04%	1.00	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
48	503	114	Aug 15	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-6	7-8	BL(4-5)	1	0.2	3	4	4	2	1	0	0	2.52	2.19	7	0	1	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.04	-0.727	.57	-0.08%	-3.79	7b 1-- 2 out a1	8b 1-- 1 out d2
49	504	115	Aug 16(1)	NYY		KCR	W,2-0	8-GF	S(24)	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.48	2.18	4	1	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.141	.17	0.01%	0.92	8t 12- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
50	505	116	Aug 16(2)	NYY		KCR	W,4-3	9-GF	S(25)	-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.45	2.16	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.12	0.160	.38	0.02%	0.49	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
51	506	119	Aug 20	NYY		TOR	W,4-2	8-GF	S(26)	3	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.40	2.14	8	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.99	0.191	.44	0.03%	0.98	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 2
52	507	121	Aug 22	NYY		TOR	W,3-1	8-GF	S(27)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.34	2.13	6	3	1	0	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.09	0.212	.31	0.02%	1.36	8t 1-- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
53	508	122	Aug 23	NYY		TOR	W,4-3	9-GF	S(28)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.33	2.13	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.32	0.169	.52	0.02%	0.52	9t 1-- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
Sept				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
54	509	150	Sep 21(1)	NYY		CLE	L,8-9	9-GF	BS(9)	28	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.30	2.11	6	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	4.14	-0.252	.00	0.00%	-0.17	9t 1-3 0 out a1	9t end d 1
55	510	157	Sep 28	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-4	8-GF	S(29)	6	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	2.12	7	3	2	1	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.86	0.241	.00	0.00%	0.99	8b 12- 0 out a3	9b end a 2
56	511	159	Sep 30	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-5	9-GF	S(30)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.23	2.13	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.95	0.091	.00	0.00%	0.50	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
							39-17		W-L:4-5,Sv:30,BSv:9	1.6	93.0	63	23	23	28	102	5	0	2.23	2.13	356	0.64		7%	0%	62		41	32%	5	3	0	321	12	2	5	9	2	2	2.14	4.989	1.31	1.28%	22.27

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