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: 28-4

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 19, Entered with runners on base: 18

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 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	424	2	Apr 11	NYY		TEX	W,5-1	9-GF		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	-1.40	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.012	.10	0.01%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
2	425	5	Apr 15	NYY	@	TOR	W,6-3	8-GF	S(1)	3	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	0.46	5	2	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.078	1.06	0.03%	0.24	8b 123 2 out a4	9b end a 3
3	426	6	Apr 17	NYY	@	TEX	W,2-1	8-GF	S(2)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.15	5	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.19	0.238	2.70	0.09%	0.63	8b 1-- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
4	427	10	Apr 21	NYY		DET	W,2-0	8-GF	S(3)	3	1.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.00	0.35	7	0	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.98	0.141	1.53	0.07%	0.92	8t 1-- 1 out a2	9t end a 2
5	428	12	Apr 24	NYY		TOR	W,4-2	8-GF	S(4)	2	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	1.23	2.46	7	2	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.84	0.041	1.44	0.02%	-0.74	8t 1-- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
6	429	15	Apr 27	NYY	@	DET	W,3-1	9-GF	S(5)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	2.48	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.084	.92	0.04%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
May				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	430	21	May 3(2)	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-0	9-GF	S(6)	5	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.96	1.85	4	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.35	0.160	2.72	0.08%	0.79	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
8	431	24	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	8-GF	S(7)	2	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.82	1.87	5	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.42	0.136	1.21	0.07%	1.31	8b 12- 1 out a3	9b end a 3
9	432	28	May 10	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-2	8-GF	S(8)	3	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.69	2.29	9	1	4	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.085	.95	0.04%	0.94	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
10	433	29	May 12	NYY		OAK	W,4-1	8-GF	S(9)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.63	2.04	4	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.109	.78	0.05%	0.75	8t -2- 2 out a1	9t end a 3
11	434	31	May 14	NYY		OAK	W,9-5	7-GF	BW(1-0)	1	2.1	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	0.54	1.40	9	1	0	0	0	2		1	1	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.063	.91	-0.03%	0.10	7t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end a 4
12	435	32	May 16	NYY		SEA	W,7-5	8-GF	S(10)	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.49	1.29	6	2	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.30	0.141	1.04	0.07%	0.92	8t 1-- 1 out a2	9t end a 2
13	436	34	May 18	NYY		KCR	W,2-1	8-GF	S(11)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.46	1.28	4	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.03	0.205	1.56	0.10%	0.65	8t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
14	437	42	May 27	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	8-GF	L(1-1)	8	1.2	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0.84	1.57	10	3	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.17	-0.271	2.83	-0.15%	-0.83	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
15	438	43	May 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	9-GF	S(12)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.81	1.53	3	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.093	.83	0.04%	0.92	9b -23 0 out a4	9b end a 3
16	439	44	May 30	NYY	@	CLE	W,1-0	8-GF	S(13)	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.75	1.52	4	0	3	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	0.324	1.84	0.15%	0.93	8b 1-- 1 out a1	9b 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
17	440	46	Jun 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	9-GF	S(14)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.74	1.53	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	0.040	1.25	0.02%	0.21	9b 1-- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
18	441	47	Jun 2	NYY		BAL	W,5-3	8-GF(11)	W(2-1)	0	3.1	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0.65	1.95	16	0	8	1	1	2		3	1	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.90	0.104	3.00	0.06%	1.06	8t 123 2 out tie	11t end tie
19	442	51	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	9-GF	S(15)	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.63	2.01	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.16	0.065	3.22	0.04%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
20	443	52	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	8-GF	S(16)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.59	1.92	6	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	0.132	1.46	0.08%	0.89	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
21	444	54	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-5	8-GF	S(17)	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.56	1.89	5	4	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.093	.82	0.06%	1.08	8b -2- 1 out a3	9b end a 3
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
22	445	67	Aug 21	NYY		KCR	L,0-4	8-8		72	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.55	1.90	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.005	.15	0.00%	0.41	8t 12- 2 out d4	8t 3 out d4
23	446	69	Aug 23	NYY		KCR	W,8-0	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.53	1.86	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a8	9t end a 8
24	447	72	Aug 26	NYY		MIN	W,3-2	8-GF	BW(3-1)	2	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.76	1.90	9	3	3	0	3	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	-0.014	1.04	0.00%	-0.11	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
25	448	74	Aug 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.74	1.86	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.66	0.032	.30	0.01%	1.40	9b 12- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
26	449	77	Aug 31	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-0	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.72	1.78	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.48	9b --- 0 out a7	9b end a 7
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
27	450	79	Sep 2	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-4	8-GF(8)	BL(3-2)	1	1.0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0.70	1.69	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2.32	-0.546	2.96	-0.42%	-1.52	8b --- 0 out a1	8b end d 1
28	451	82	Sep 5	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	9-GF	S(18)	2	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.68	1.87	5	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.68	0.181	3.98	0.12%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
29	452	84	Sep 7	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	9-GF	S(19)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.66	1.84	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.065	1.08	0.05%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
30	453	87	Sep 11	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	8-GF	S(20)	3	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.63	1.83	6	1	4	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.76	0.115	1.35	0.12%	1.23	8t 1-3 0 out a4	9t end a 3
31	454	105	Oct 2	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-0	8-GF		20	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.60	1.88	8	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.91	8b --- 0 out a8	9b end a 9
32	455	107	Oct 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-5	6-7		1	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	0.77	2.06	7	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.09	6b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
							28-4		W-L:3-2,Sv:20,BSv:3	1.8	46.2	22	6	4	14	48	2	1	0.77	2.06	173	0.73		2%	5%	22		27	22%	5	1	1	156	1	1	1	5	1	3	1.79	1.749	1.54	0.82%	16.16

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