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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1994 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1994 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	SEA	@	TOR	L,2-8		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 12	SEA		MIN	W,12-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 17	SEA		MIL	W,8-3		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 22	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-6	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20 (4)	Apr 27	SEA		NYY	L,2-12	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (2)	Apr 30	SEA		BAL	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	27 (3)	May 6	SEA	@	DET	L,4-9		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (1)	May 8	SEA	@	DET	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	31 (1)	May 10	SEA	@	CHW	L,2-16	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	34 (2)	May 14	SEA		CAL	W,10-7		11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	39 (4)	May 19	SEA		TEX	W,5-4	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	42 (2)	May 22	SEA		TEX	W,8-2		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	44 (1)	May 24	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-10		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	48 (3)	May 29	SEA	@	MIL	L,8-9		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	52 (3)	Jun 3	SEA		TOR	L,6-9		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	57 (4)	Jun 8	SEA		CLE	L,3-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	58	Jun 10	SEA		OAK	L,3-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	61 (2)	Jun 13	SEA	@	TEX	L,9-17	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	62	Jun 14	SEA	@	TEX	W,7-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	67 (4)	Jun 19	SEA	@	KCR	L,9-12	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	69 (1)	Jun 21	SEA	@	CAL	L,2-7	GF	10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	72 (2)	Jun 24	SEA		CHW	L,2-6		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	77 (4)	Jun 29	SEA		DET	W,9-4		6	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	79 (1)	Jul 2	SEA	@	NYY	W,12-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	81 (1)	Jul 4	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	85 (3)	Jul 8	SEA	@	BOS	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	88 (2)	Jul 14	SEA		NYY	L,8-13	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	91 (2)	Jul 17	SEA		NYY	L,4-14	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	92	Jul 18	SEA		BAL	W,7-5		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	94 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	SEA	@	BOS	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
31	96 (1)	Jul 24	SEA	@	BOS	L,2-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	100 (3)	Jul 29	SEA	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	102 (1)	Jul 31	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	105 (2)	Aug 4	SEA	@	CAL	W,4-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	107 (1)	Aug 6	SEA	@	KCR	W,11-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	109 (1)	Aug 8	SEA	@	TEX	W,14-4	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							36gm		47.1	2	2	0	4	1