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: 27-9

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 22

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 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	324	1	Apr 5	NYY		MIL	L,1-5	9-GF		99	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.73	4	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.004	.11	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
2	325	3	Apr 8	NYY		MIL	W,2-1	8-GF	S(1)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	1.73	7	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.90	0.288	2.56	0.23%	1.03	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
3	326	4	Apr 10	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-6	7-9	BW(1-0)	1	2.0	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	5.40	3.33	11	2	3	1	1	4		2	2	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	-0.524	2.31	-0.44%	-2.65	7b 12- 1 out a2	9b 123 1 out a3
4	327	5	Apr 11	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	9-10	BL(1-1)	0	1.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	5.68	4.15	8	1	3	0	1	2		2	2	1	0	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.96	-0.367	5.56	-0.31%	-1.57	9b 12- 0 out a2	10b 123 1 out tie
5	328	9	Apr 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	9-GF	S(2)	3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.14	4.45	3	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.86	0.111	6.39	0.09%	-0.46	9b 1-- 1 out a2	9b end a 1
6	329	11	Apr 18	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	8-GF	S(3)	2	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.32	4.29	6	0	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.36	0.146	4.11	0.15%	0.96	8t 12- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
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
7	330	89	Jul 12	NYY	@	SEA	W,14-2	9-GF		84	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.86	4.45	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.54	9b --- 0 out a12	9b end a12
8	331	91	Jul 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,7-8	6-9	BS(3)	1	3.2	7	5	5	1	3	3	0	6.23	6.73	17	3	3	0	0	7		2	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.05	-0.381	.45	-0.10%	-2.57	6b 12- 1 out a4	9b 3 out tie
9	332	95	Jul 21	NYY		OAK	W,12-4	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.79	6.45	3	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out a8	9t end a 8
10	333	97	Jul 23	NYY		SEA	W,6-2	8-GF	S(4)	1	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.17	6.05	6	3	1	1	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.115	.16	0.01%	1.21	8t -2- 1 out a2	9t end a 4
11	334	98	Jul 24	NYY		CAL	W,6-5	9-GF	S(5)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.06	5.98	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.82	0.080	.51	0.01%	0.24	9t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
12	335	101	Jul 27	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	8-GF	L(1-2)	2	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	5.19	6.48	5	1	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.52	-0.186	.41	-0.02%	0.35	8b 12- 1 out tie	9b end d 1
13	336	105	Jul 31	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-3	8-GF	S(6)	3	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.74	5.84	5	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.083	.04	0.00%	1.46	8b 12- 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
14	337	107	Aug 3	NYY		BAL	L,0-1	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	5.68	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.040	.05	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
15	338	108	Aug 4	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	8-GF		0	1.1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.22	5.78	9	2	2	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	-0.209	.06	-0.01%	-0.25	8t 1-- 2 out tie	9t end d 1
16	339	111	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	L,5-9	8-GF		2	1.2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	4.70	6.30	9	2	2	0	0	2		2	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.088	.01	0.00%	-1.56	8t 12- 1 out d2	9t end d 4
17	340	116	Aug 14	NYY		TEX	W,6-5	9-GF	S(7)	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	6.07	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.16	0.165	.03	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
18	341	117	Aug 15	NYY		TEX	W,4-3	9-GF	S(8)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.32	5.93	3	1	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.43	0.274	.05	0.00%	0.52	9t 12- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
19	342	120	Aug 18	NYY		MIN	W,5-3	9-GF	S(9)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.26	5.89	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t 12- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
20	343	121	Aug 19	NYY		MIN	W,4-3	8-GF	S(10)	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.05	5.58	4	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	0.258	.01	0.00%	0.88	8t --3 2 out a1	9t end a 1
21	344	123	Aug 21	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-2	8-GF	W(2-2)	1	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.77	5.35	8	1	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	.65	0.054	.01	0.00%	1.07	8b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 4
22	345	125	Aug 24	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-5	7-GF	S(11)	2	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.48	4.96	9	3	2	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.07	0.183	.03	0.00%	0.55	7b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 2
23	346	129	Aug 29	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-5	9-GF	S(12)	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.41	4.91	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	0.121	.00	0.00%	0.69	9b -2- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
24	347	131	Aug 31	NYY		KCR	W,7-3	8-GF		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.21	4.66	6	1	3	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.070	.00	0.00%	1.66	8t -2- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
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
25	348	132	Sep 1	NYY		KCR	L,8-9	8-GF		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	3.03	4.22	8	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.093	.00	0.00%	1.03	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
26	349	133	Sep 2	NYY		KCR	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	W(3-2)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.95	4.18	4	0	3	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	0.140	.00	0.00%	0.52	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
27	350	135	Sep 4	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	9-GF	S(13)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	4.14	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.16	0.165	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
28	351	137	Sep 6	NYY	@	DET	W,3-1	7-GF(10)	W(4-2)	1	3.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.63	3.98	11	2	7	2	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	0.446	.00	0.00%	2.15	7b 1-3 2 out tie	10b end a 2
29	352	139	Sep 8	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	8-GF	S(14)	1	1.2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.53	3.74	6	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.98	0.296	.00	0.00%	0.83	8b --- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
30	353	141	Sep 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	8-GF	S(15)	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.42	3.69	6	2	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.068	.00	0.00%	1.11	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 5
31	354	146	Sep 16	NYY		DET	L,4-8	7-GF(12)	L(4-3)	4	5.1	9	5	4	3	2	0	0	2.88	3.69	28	9	5	0	0	9		1	0	0	0	0	23	1	1	1	1	0	2	1.93	-0.290	.00	0.00%	-2.10	7t -2- 2 out tie	12t end d 4
32	355	153	Sep 22	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-4	7-GF	S(16)	5	3.0	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.89	3.62	13	1	5	1	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.202	.00	0.00%	0.96	7b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 3
33	356	154	Sep 23	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-5	9-GF	S(17)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.83	3.57	3	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.53	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
34	357	155	Sep 25	NYY		CLE	W,7-5	8-GF	S(18)	1	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.77	3.47	5	1	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.112	.00	0.00%	0.75	8t 1-- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
35	358	157	Sep 27	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	9-GF	W(5-3)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.72	3.48	4	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	-0.213	.00	0.00%	-0.10	9t 1-- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
36	359	158	Sep 28	NYY		TOR	W,7-3	8-GF		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.62	3.42	7	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.32	0.039	.00	0.00%	1.03	8t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
							27-9		W-L:5-3,Sv:18,BSv:3	1.7	58.1	48	18	17	19	41	5	0	2.62	3.42	234	0.70		7%	3%	48		33	30%	3	0	0	211	7	1	4	6	0	3	1.58	1.466	.66	-0.36%	11.82

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