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: 17-13

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 9

1992 Pitching Game Log

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1992 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	898	2	Apr 8	OAK		KCR	W,4-3	7-9	BS(1)	99	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	5.40	11.18	7	24	15	4	3	1	4	0	2	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	-0.118	2.49	-0.11%	-0.37	7t 1-- 2 out a1	9t 1-- 1 out tie
2	899	4	Apr 10	OAK		CHW	W,6-5	8-8	H(1)	1	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.00	15.28	2	16	11	3	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.061	1.25	-0.07%	-0.86	8t --- 1 out a2	8t --- 2 out a1
3	900	7	Apr 13	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-1	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.00	12.12	4	15	8	3	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.007	.16	0.01%	0.49	9b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
4	901	14	Apr 20	OAK		CAL	W,4-3	7-8		6	2.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.60	8.38	8	31	17	2	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.23	0.096	2.46	0.12%	0.91	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
5	902	17	Apr 24	OAK	@	MIN	L,5-6	10-GF(10)	L(0-1)	3	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	5.06	9.16	4	19	10	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2.56	-0.364	5.45	-0.47%	-1.41	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
6	903	19	Apr 26	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-8	7-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	8.45	2	7	5	2	1	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.009	.39	0.01%	0.67	7b -2- 1 out d4	7b 3 out d4
7	904	21	Apr 29	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		2	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.68	7.42	4	12	8	2	1	2	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.012	.21	0.01%	0.95	7b 1-3 2 out d4	8b end d 3
8	905	22	Apr 30	OAK	@	DET	W,10-6	7-9	H(2)	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.89	6.21	8	30	21	5	3	2	5	2	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.092	1.31	0.11%	1.23	7b 123 2 out a4	9b 1-3 2 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
9	906	26	May 4	OAK		TOR	L,3-7	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.61	5.88	3	9	5	0	2	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.07	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
10	907	27	May 5	OAK		TOR	L,1-5	8-8		0	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.09	6.96	4	17	7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.201	1.37	-0.22%	-2.52	8t 1-- 1 out d1	8t 3 out d4
11	908	31	May 9	OAK		NYY	W,5-3	8-9	H(3)	3	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.86	6.64	4	19	13	3	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	-0.021	5.43	-0.02%	0.00	8t 12- 2 out a2	9t 12- 1 out a2
12	909	35	May 15	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		5	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.65	6.67	3	15	8	0	2	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.016	.91	0.02%	0.25	8b --- 1 out d1	8b end d 1
13	910	38	May 18	OAK	@	BAL	W,8-4	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.38	6.08	3	14	9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.017	.41	0.02%	0.49	9b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
14	911	39	May 19	OAK	@	BAL	W,5-3	7-8	H(4)	0	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.68	6.53	5	14	10	2	3	0	4	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.014	2.11	0.02%	-0.41	7b --- 2 out a2	8b 3 out a1
15	912	44	May 25	OAK		CLE	L,6-10	9-GF		5	1.0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	4.02	6.68	6	23	13	6	0	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.051	.46	-0.07%	-1.55	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 4
16	913	48	May 30	OAK		BAL	L,6-7	9-GF		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.78	6.20	4	18	12	3	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.78	0.033	1.64	0.04%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
17	914	49	May 31	OAK		BAL	L,2-4	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3.57	6.07	5	14	10	4	1	0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.003	.15	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	915	54	Jun 6	OAK	@	CHW	W,6-4	8-8	H(5)	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.44	5.84	2	8	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	0.069	3.69	0.11%	0.38	8b --- 0 out a2	8b --- 2 out a2
19	916	57	Jun 9	OAK	@	MIL	W,6-1	8-GF		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.10	5.54	7	27	19	5	2	4	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.032	.54	0.05%	0.94	8b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 5
20	917	59	Jun 12	OAK		TEX	W,6-5	8-10		2	2.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.74	5.17	9	36	24	6	5	3	3	1	1	0		1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.09	0.360	7.15	0.74%	1.39	8t 1-- 1 out tie	10t 3 out tie
21	918	62	Jun 15	OAK		MIL	W,3-2	6-8		2	2.2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	2.45	5.28	11	38	19	3	3	4	4	1	0	0		1	1	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.056	3.10	0.09%	0.81	6t --3 1 out tie	8t 3 out d1
22	919	65	Jun 19	OAK	@	CAL	W,12-8	8-9		3	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.04	5.30	7	20	11	3	2	4	2	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	.36	-0.030	1.01	-0.05%	-1.75	8b -2- 1 out a6	9b 12- 1 out a4
23	920	70	Jun 24	OAK		SEA	W,7-2	9-GF		4	1.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.25	5.13	7	22	15	4	3	2	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.002	.40	0.00%	-0.55	9t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 5
24	921	74	Jun 28	OAK		MIN	L,2-10	7-8		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.03	4.91	7	26	18	5	2	3	3	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.91	7t --- 0 out d10	8t 3 out d9
25	922	75	Jun 29	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-4	8-9		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.84	4.87	9	21	16	2	1	1	7	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	0.238	7.54	0.37%	0.96	8b --- 0 out tie	9b 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
26	923	79	Jul 4	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-8	7-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.76	4.74	3	10	6	2	2	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.09	0.00%	0.47	7b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
27	924	81	Jul 6	OAK	@	CLE	W,13-4	7-8		1	2.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.60	4.54	9	38	23	8	6	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.031	.83	0.05%	0.94	7b --- 0 out a5	8b 3 out a5
28	925	84	Jul 9	OAK	@	TOR	L,3-4	9-GF	L(0-2)	2	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.80	4.59	5	13	7	1	1	0	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.35	-0.363	8.49	-0.55%	-0.94	9b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
29	926	88	Jul 16	OAK		DET	W,4-0	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.72	4.57	4	21	12	6	2	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.012	.96	0.02%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
30	927	90	Jul 18	OAK		DET	L,2-5	8-9		1	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.84	4.78	7	30	19	3	3	2	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.046	.50	-0.07%	-0.31	8t --- 0 out d2	9t 1-- 2 out d3
							17-13		W-L:0-2,BSv:1,Hld:5	2.5	38.0	32	13	12	19	26	5	2	2.84	4.78	163	607	62%	15%	11%	0.63		17%	13%	0		13	15%	4	2	0	139	2	0	4	2	2	0	.96	-0.150	2.29	0.17%	2.98

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