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: 23-17

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 14

1987 Pitching Game Log

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1987 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	726	28	May 5	SDP		PIT	L,8-10	7-7		99	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	0	18.00	11.87	5	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.182	.15	-0.02%	-1.52	7t --- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d3
2	727	29	May 6	SDP		STL	L,0-3	8-8		0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	13.50	6.37	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.54	-0.050	.07	0.00%	-0.52	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d3
3	728	33	May 10	SDP		CHC	W,14-2	6-6		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.57	5.87	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.017	.04	0.00%	0.43	6t 12- 2 out a5	6t 3 out a5
4	729	35	May 13	SDP	@	PIT	L,5-9	5-5		2	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.13	5.50	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	-0.095	.13	0.00%	-0.50	5b 1-3 2 out tie	5b 3 out d1
5	730	37	May 15	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-7	5-5		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9.00	4.54	2	0	1	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.037	.03	0.00%	-0.55	5b 12- 2 out d3	5b 3 out d4
6	731	41	May 19	SDP	@	NYM	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.40	5.07	8	2	4	1	0	0		2	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.36	0.000	.09	0.00%	0.94	7b 12- 0 out tie	8b end d 1
7	732	42	May 20	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-10	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	7.50	5.37	6	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-1.52	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 7
8	733	43	May 22	SDP		MON	W,5-3	8-GF	S(1)	1	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.63	4.62	9	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.58	0.143	.10	0.00%	0.97	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
9	734	45	May 24	SDP		MON	L,1-2	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.00	4.54	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.72	0.036	.04	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
10	735	49	May 29	SDP		NYM	L,4-5	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.50	3.97	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.036	.01	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
11	736	51	May 31	SDP		NYM	W,1-0	8-GF	S(2)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.97	3.67	4	2	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.09	0.216	.03	0.00%	0.71	8t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
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
12	737	57	Jun 7	SDP	@	ATL	L,12-13	7-8	BS(1)	6	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.46	3.49	7	0	3	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.78	-0.156	.01	0.00%	-0.04	7b -23 1 out a1	8b 3 out d1
13	738	58	Jun 8	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-4	8-GF	S(3)	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.40	7	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.92	0.333	.02	0.00%	0.97	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
14	739	65	Jun 16	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	8-GF	S(4)	7	2.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.65	2.87	7	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.50	0.277	.03	0.00%	0.97	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
15	740	67	Jun 18	SDP		SFG	W,3-1	8-GF	S(5)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.37	2.77	7	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.86	0.143	.03	0.00%	0.97	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
16	741	74	Jun 26	SDP		ATL	W,5-1	8-GF	S(6)	7	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.18	2.92	5	3	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.58	0.062	.01	0.00%	1.38	8t 12- 1 out a4	9t end a 4
17	742	75	Jun 27	SDP		ATL	W,8-4	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.08	2.64	4	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.014	.01	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
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
18	743	81	Jul 4	SDP	@	MON	L,3-4	9-GF	L(0-1)	6	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.45	3.23	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.06	-0.359	.03	0.00%	-0.76	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
19	744	82	Jul 5	SDP	@	MON	W,3-2	8-GF	W(1-1)	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.25	2.95	7	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.34	0.316	.04	0.00%	1.04	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 1
20	745	85	Jul 8	SDP	@	CHC	L,8-12	8-GF(8)		2	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.59	2.95	3	1	2	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.48	-0.124	.00	0.00%	-2.55	8b 12- 2 out d1	8b end d 4
21	746	86	Jul 10	SDP	@	PIT	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	L(1-2)	1	2.2	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.67	3.09	12	0	9	2	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	-0.085	.01	0.00%	0.19	9b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
22	747	89	Jul 16	SDP		STL	W,9-8	8-9	BS(2)	5	2.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.79	3.15	10	4	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.31	-0.014	.03	0.00%	-0.03	8t --- 0 out a1	9t 3 out tie
23	748	91	Jul 18	SDP		STL	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	W(2-2)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.70	3.24	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.99	0.134	.02	0.00%	0.48	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
24	749	92	Jul 19	SDP		STL	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	L(2-3)	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.90	3.58	4	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	-0.305	.01	0.00%	-0.52	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
25	750	96	Jul 23	SDP		PIT	W,2-1	9-GF	S(7)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	3.57	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.44	0.139	.04	0.00%	0.43	9t 12- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
26	751	100	Jul 28	SDP	@	CIN	L,7-8	9-GF		4	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.87	3.67	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.39	-0.339	.02	0.00%	-1.00	9b 123 2 out tie	9b end d 1
27	752	102	Jul 30	SDP	@	CIN	W,12-8	8-GF		1	1.2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.73	3.39	8	2	2	1	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	0.051	.00	0.00%	1.07	8b 1-- 1 out a4	9b end a 4
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
28	753	107	Aug 5	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-3	8-GF	S(8)	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.62	3.25	4	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.047	.00	0.00%	1.04	8b 1-3 2 out a4	9b end a 4
29	754	108	Aug 6	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-4	9-GF	S(9)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.55	3.24	4	0	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.57	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.53	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
30	755	110	Aug 8	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	W(3-3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.48	3.23	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.79	0.134	.01	0.00%	0.48	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
31	756	111	Aug 9	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	9-GF	S(10)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.41	3.17	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.52	0.159	.03	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
32	757	117	Aug 14(2)	SDP		CIN	W,15-8	8-GF		4	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	2.75	3.48	10	1	8	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.006	.00	0.00%	-1.03	8t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 7
33	758	119	Aug 18	SDP	@	PHI	W,9-4	10-GF(11)	W(4-3)	3	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	3.40	8	4	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.150	.00	0.00%	1.04	10b --- 0 out tie	11b end a 5
34	759	123	Aug 22	SDP	@	NYM	W,8-3	8-GF	S(11)	3	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.49	3.29	8	1	5	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.96	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 5
35	760	126	Aug 26	SDP		MON	L,5-6	9-9	BS(3)	3	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.84	3.28	6	2	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	-0.297	.00	0.00%	-2.14	9t 1-- 0 out a3	9t 3 out tie
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
36	761	140	Sep 10	SDP		HOU	W,8-7	9-GF	BW(5-3)	14	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.80	3.27	2	1	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.06	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.55	9t 123 1 out a1	9t end tie
37	762	148	Sep 19	SDP	@	HOU	W,2-1	10-12		8	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.63	3.16	9	4	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.79	0.402	.00	0.00%	1.45	10b --- 0 out tie	12b 3 out tie
38	763	151	Sep 23	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-4	8-9	BS(5)	3	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.70	3.17	10	2	6	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.48	-0.045	.00	0.00%	0.05	8b --- 0 out a1	9b 3 out tie
39	764	155	Sep 27	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-4	8-GF(8)	BL(5-4)	3	1.0	1	3	3	4	2	0	0	3.18	3.32	8	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.36	-0.679	.00	0.00%	-2.51	8b --- 0 out a2	8b end d 1
40	765	160	Oct 2	SDP		LAD	L,3-10	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.12	3.27	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
							23-17		W-L:5-4,Sv:11,BSv:6	2.6	52.0	47	18	18	19	44	4	0	3.12	3.27	217	0.71		12%	0%	17		27	37%	3	2	0	193	13	1	6	5	3	4	1.78	0.232	.02	-0.02%	3.89

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