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: 20-19

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 17

1993 Pitching Game Log

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1993 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	928	2	Apr 7	OAK		DET	W,12-7	7-7		99	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	1.99	4	19	10	3	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.009	.23	0.01%	0.50	7t --- 0 out a6	7t 3 out a6
2	929	8	Apr 15	OAK	@	DET	L,2-3	8-8	H(1)	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.49	3	13	10	5	2	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	0.145	2.35	0.11%	0.52	8b --- 0 out a1	8b 3 out a1
3	930	11	Apr 20	OAK		NYY	W,9-7	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.65	3	15	10	2	4	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	0.137	1.94	0.09%	0.50	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
4	931	14	Apr 24	OAK		CLE	L,3-10	9-GF		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.24	4	13	9	1	2	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
5	932	16	Apr 27	OAK		BOS	W,7-2	7-GF	S(1)	2	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2.13	10	46	30	7	3	3	5	2	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	.62	0.077	.45	0.03%	1.48	7t 12- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
6	933	18	Apr 30	OAK	@	CLE	W,8-2	9-9	W(2-0)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.99	3	14	11	3	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86	0.143	1.31	0.06%	0.53	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 3 out tie
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
7	934	24	May 6	OAK	@	BOS	W,6-3	7-7	H(2)	5	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.83	3	10	7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	0.115	1.47	0.05%	0.73	7b -2- 1 out a2	7b 3 out a2
8	935	26	May 8	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-2	8-9		1	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	2.29	6	31	19	7	1	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.006	.31	0.00%	0.13	8b --- 0 out a4	9b 12- 1 out a4
9	936	30	May 12	OAK		TEX	W,8-7	6-8	BS(1)	3	2.1	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	0.73	2.58	11	42	25	5	6	6	1	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.99	0.054	1.19	0.02%	0.23	6t --- 0 out a1	8t --- 1 out a1
10	937	33	May 15	OAK		SEA	W,2-1	9-GF	W(3-0)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.68	2.84	3	15	7	1	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.12	0.137	1.34	0.05%	0.50	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
11	938	37	May 20	OAK	@	KCR	W,4-1	6-9		4	3.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.55	2.99	12	45	23	5	5	2	6	3	2	0		2	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.75	0.356	.89	0.11%	2.85	6b -23 1 out d1	9b --- 1 out tie
12	939	40	May 23	OAK	@	CHW	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	L(3-1)	2	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.08	3.17	3	14	7	3	0	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.80	-0.359	2.57	-0.20%	-1.44	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
13	940	42	May 26	OAK		MIN	L,11-12	7-8	H(3)	2	1.2	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	1.96	3.10	8	36	21	5	4	2	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.021	.64	0.01%	-0.24	7t --- 0 out a3	8t 1-- 2 out a2
14	941	45	May 30	OAK		TOR	L,11-13	6-7	BS(2)	3	1.2	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	2.25	3.84	8	34	18	5	3	0	4	2	0	0		1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	-0.117	1.04	-0.05%	-0.98	6t 1-- 1 out a2	7t 3 out tie
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
15	942	49	Jun 4	OAK	@	TOR	L,3-4	10-GF(12)	L(3-2)	4	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.45	3.72	9	34	21	5	2	2	4	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.17	0.108	1.53	0.03%	0.45	10b 12- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
16	943	52	Jun 7	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-3	8-8	L(3-3)	2	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.78	3.96	5	23	10	3	1	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.20	-0.243	1.06	-0.07%	-0.91	8b --- 0 out tie	8b 12- 2 out d1
17	944	57	Jun 13	OAK	@	MIN	W,7-6	6-7		5	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.63	3.90	6					2	4	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	0.151	.46	0.02%	0.90	6b --3 2 out tie	7b 3 out tie
18	945	62	Jun 18	OAK		KCR	W,10-9	6-7	W(4-3)	4	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.49	3.78	5					3	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.119	.33	0.02%	1.10	6t -23 2 out d1	7t 3 out d1
19	946	65	Jun 21	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-3	8-8	H(4)	2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.42	3.76	3	7	6	2	0	1	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.87	0.082	.64	0.02%	0.28	8b --- 1 out a1	8b 3 out a1
20	947	67	Jun 23	OAK	@	SEA	L,7-8	8-9	BS(3)	1	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.67	4.32	5	22	10	3	0	0	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	-0.245	.83	-0.07%	-0.74	8b --- 1 out a1	9b 1-- 1 out tie
21	948	71	Jun 29	OAK		CAL	W,8-7	7-8	H(5)	5	0.2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.93	4.51	4	14	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.006	.39	0.00%	0.08	7t --- 2 out a2	8t 1-- 1 out a2
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
22	949	75	Jul 3	OAK		NYY	W,5-4	7-7	H(6)	3	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.21	4.49	3	13	8	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	-0.148	1.35	-0.07%	-1.71	7t 1-- 1 out a3	7t 1-- 2 out a1
23	950	79	Jul 6	OAK		CLE	L,8-11	8-9	L(4-4)	2	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	3.45	4.66	6	26	16	4	2	3	1	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	-0.234	1.49	-0.11%	-1.75	8t 12- 2 out d1	9t -2- 1 out tie
24	951	85	Jul 15	OAK	@	NYY	W,8-3	9-GF		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.34	4.61	3	9	6	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.008	.05	0.00%	0.51	9b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
25	952	87	Jul 17	OAK	@	NYY	L,5-9	5-5		1	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.52	4.85	4	16	11	6	2	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.034	.08	-0.01%	-0.49	5b --- 0 out d3	5b 3 out d4
26	953	88	Jul 18	OAK	@	NYY	L,6-13	7-7		0	0.2	7	6	6	1	1	1	0	5.17	5.25	10	34	18	4	2	6	2	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	.35	-0.152	.11	-0.03%	-6.80	7b 1-3 1 out d1	7b 3 out d9
27	954	91	Jul 21	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-2	8-8		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.01	5.12	4	16	12	2	3	0	3	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.055	.20	0.01%	0.53	8b 12- 0 out a5	8b 3 out a4
28	955	93	Jul 23	OAK	@	BOS	L,5-6	10-GF(10)	L(4-5)	1	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.18	5.02	4	21	14	3	2	0	3	1	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	-0.351	.46	-0.03%	-0.79	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
29	956	96	Jul 26	OAK	@	CAL	W,11-4	7-7		2	1.0	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	5.29	4.87	5	23	13	3	4	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.46	7b --- 0 out a8	7b 3 out a7
Aug				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
30	957	102	Aug 1	OAK		TEX	W,9-5	6-6		5	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.19	4.86	3	13	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.006	.01	0.00%	0.26	6t --- 1 out a6	6t 3 out a6
31	958	109	Aug 9	OAK	@	CHW	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.05	4.70	3	15	7	2	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.032	.02	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
32	959	115	Aug 15	OAK		MIN	L,5-12	6-8		5	3.0	5	2	2	0	3	1	0	5.12	4.75	13	56	38	9	7	3	7	3	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	1	0	1	0	0	.01	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.51	6t --- 0 out d8	8t 3 out d9
33	960	118	Aug 18	OAK		MIL	W,2-1	8-8	H(7)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.08	4.73	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.10	0.105	.00	0.00%	0.44	8t 12- 2 out a1	8t 3 out a1
34	961	119	Aug 20	OAK	@	DET	W,7-6	7-8		1	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.83	4.67	7	37	22	6	3	4	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.56	0.058	.00	0.00%	1.43	7b 1-- 0 out a5	8b 3 out a5
35	962	124	Aug 24(2)	OAK	@	MIL	L,6-7	6-7	H(8)	3	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.68	4.52	5	17	11	6	0	1	2	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	0.151	.00	0.00%	0.97	6b 12- 2 out a2	7b 3 out a2
36	963	126	Aug 26	OAK	@	MIL	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.81	4.80	3					1	2	0	0	0		2	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-2.07	8b 12- 1 out d2	8b end d 5
37	964	127	Aug 27	OAK		DET	L,4-13	7-8		0	1.0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.91	4.90	8	24	12	4	2	1	5	2	1	0		3	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-2.50	7t 123 2 out d3	8t 123 2 out d6
Sep/Oct				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
38	965	158	Sep 29	OAK	@	TEX	L,6-11	7-GF(8)		32	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.70	4.79	7	35	23	4	3	2	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.004	.00	0.00%	1.01	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
39	966	161	Oct 2	OAK		CAL	L,2-6	8-GF		2	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.53	4.65	6	36	23	9	1	3	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.023	.00	0.00%	0.02	8t 1-- 1 out d3	9t end d 4
							20-19		W-L:4-5,Sv:1,BSv:3,Hld:8	2.9	47.2	49	24	24	26	40	6	1	4.53	4.65	213	842	59%	16%	9%	0.83		22%	8%	0		29	45%	6	1	0	184	9	3	2	3	2	0	1.16	0.063	.59	0.00%	-4.41

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