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Rich Gossage
Richard Michael Gossage (Goose)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 217 lb.

Born: July 5, 1951 in Colorado Springs, CO
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1972
Final Game: August 8, 1994
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2008 (466/543 ballots).
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1972 20 CHW AL 7 1 .875 4.28 36 1 7 0 0 2 80.0 72 44 38 2 44 3 57 4 0 7 352 74 1.450 8.1 0.2 5.0 6.4 1.30
1973 21 CHW AL 0 4 .000 7.43 20 4 4 1 0 0 49.2 57 44 41 9 37 2 33 3 0 6 232 54 1.893 10.3 1.6 6.7 6.0 0.89
1974 22 CHW AL 4 6 .400 4.13 39 3 19 0 0 1 89.1 92 45 41 4 47 7 64 2 1 2 397 91 1.556 9.3 0.4 4.7 6.4 1.36
1975 23 CHW AL 9 8 .529 1.84 62 0 49 0 0 26 141.2 99 32 29 3 70 15 130 5 0 3 582 212 1.193 6.3 0.2 4.4 8.3 1.86 AS,CYA-6,MVP-17
1976 24 CHW AL 9 17 .346 3.94 31 29 1 15 0 1 224.0 214 104 98 16 90 3 135 9 0 6 956 91 1.357 8.6 0.6 3.6 5.4 1.50 AS
1977 25 PIT NL 11 9 .550 1.62 72 0 55 0 0 26 133.0 78 27 24 9 49 6 151 2 0 2 523 243 0.955 5.3 0.6 3.3 10.2 3.08 AS
1978 26 NYY AL 10 11 .476 2.01 63 0 55 0 0 27 134.1 87 41 30 9 59 8 122 2 0 5 543 180 1.087 5.8 0.6 4.0 8.2 2.07 AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1979 27 NYY AL 5 3 .625 2.62 36 0 33 0 0 18 58.1 48 18 17 5 19 4 41 0 0 3 234 155 1.149 7.4 0.8 2.9 6.3 2.16
1980 28 NYY AL 6 2 .750 2.27 64 0 58 0 0 33 99.0 74 29 25 5 37 3 103 1 0 4 401 173 1.121 6.7 0.5 3.4 9.4 2.78 AS,CYA-3,MVP-3
1981 29 NYY AL 3 2 .600 0.77 32 0 30 0 0 20 46.2 22 6 4 2 14 1 48 1 0 1 173 461 0.771 4.2 0.4 2.7 9.3 3.43 AS,CYA-5,MVP-9
1982 30 NYY AL 4 5 .444 2.23 56 0 43 0 0 30 93.0 63 23 23 5 28 5 102 0 0 1 356 178 0.978 6.1 0.5 2.7 9.9 3.64 AS
1983 31 NYY AL 13 5 .722 2.27 57 0 47 0 0 22 87.1 82 27 22 5 25 5 90 1 0 0 367 171 1.225 8.5 0.5 2.6 9.3 3.60
1984 32 SDP NL 10 6 .625 2.90 62 0 51 0 0 25 102.1 75 34 33 6 36 4 84 1 2 2 412 124 1.085 6.6 0.5 3.2 7.4 2.33 AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1985 33 SDP NL 5 3 .625 1.82 50 0 38 0 0 26 79.0 64 21 16 1 17 1 52 1 0 0 308 195 1.025 7.3 0.1 1.9 5.9 3.06 AS
1986 34 SDP NL 5 7 .417 4.45 45 0 38 0 0 21 64.2 69 36 32 8 20 0 63 2 0 4 281 82 1.376 9.6 1.1 2.8 8.8 3.15
1987 35 SDP NL 5 4 .556 3.12 40 0 30 0 0 11 52.0 47 18 18 4 19 6 44 0 0 2 217 127 1.269 8.1 0.7 3.3 7.6 2.32
1988 36 CHC NL 4 4 .500 4.33 46 0 33 0 0 13 43.2 50 23 21 3 15 5 30 3 2 3 194 84 1.489 10.3 0.6 3.1 6.2 2.00
1989 37 TOT MLB 3 1 .750 2.95 42 0 28 0 0 5 58.0 46 22 19 2 30 4 30 1 0 3 238 118 1.310 7.1 0.3 4.7 4.7 1.00
1989 37 SFG NL 2 1 .667 2.68 31 0 22 0 0 4 43.2 32 16 13 2 27 3 24 0 0 2 182 125 1.351 6.6 0.4 5.6 4.9 0.89
1989 37 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 3.77 11 0 6 0 0 1 14.1 14 6 6 0 3 1 6 1 0 1 56 102 1.186 8.8 0.0 1.9 3.8 2.00
1991 39 TEX AL 4 2 .667 3.57 44 0 16 0 0 1 40.1 33 16 16 4 16 1 28 3 0 3 167 114 1.215 7.4 0.9 3.6 6.2 1.75
1992 40 OAK AL 0 2 .000 2.84 30 0 13 0 0 0 38.0 32 13 12 5 19 4 26 2 0 0 163 132 1.342 7.6 1.2 4.5 6.2 1.37
1993 41 OAK AL 4 5 .444 4.53 39 0 12 0 0 1 47.2 49 24 24 6 26 2 40 1 0 4 213 90 1.573 9.3 1.1 4.9 7.6 1.54
1994 42 SEA AL 3 0 1.000 4.18 36 0 21 0 0 1 47.1 44 23 22 6 15 1 29 3 0 2 197 117 1.246 8.4 1.1 2.9 5.5 1.93
22 Seasons 124 107 .537 3.01 1002 37 681 16 0 310 1809.1 1497 670 605 119 732 90 1502 47 5 63 7506 126 1.232 7.4 0.6 3.6 7.5 2.05
162 Game Avg. 8 7 .537 3.01 66 2 45 1 0 20 118 98 44 40 8 48 6 98 3 0 4 491 126 1.232 7.4 0.6 3.6 7.5 2.05
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
NYY (7 yrs) 42 28 .600 2.14 319 0 272 0 0 151 533.0 390 150 127 31 185 27 512 6 0 15 2130 178 1.079 6.6 0.5 3.1 8.6 2.77
CHW (5 yrs) 29 36 .446 3.80 188 37 80 16 0 30 584.2 534 269 247 34 288 30 419 23 1 24 2519 97 1.406 8.2 0.5 4.4 6.4 1.45
SDP (4 yrs) 25 20 .556 2.99 197 0 157 0 0 83 298.0 255 109 99 19 92 11 243 4 2 8 1218 122 1.164 7.7 0.6 2.8 7.3 2.64
OAK (2 yrs) 4 7 .364 3.78 69 0 25 0 0 1 85.2 81 37 36 11 45 6 66 3 0 4 376 104 1.471 8.5 1.2 4.7 6.9 1.47
SFG (1 yr) 2 1 .667 2.68 31 0 22 0 0 4 43.2 32 16 13 2 27 3 24 0 0 2 182 125 1.351 6.6 0.4 5.6 4.9 0.89
PIT (1 yr) 11 9 .550 1.62 72 0 55 0 0 26 133.0 78 27 24 9 49 6 151 2 0 2 523 243 0.955 5.3 0.6 3.3 10.2 3.08
TEX (1 yr) 4 2 .667 3.57 44 0 16 0 0 1 40.1 33 16 16 4 16 1 28 3 0 3 167 114 1.215 7.4 0.9 3.6 6.2 1.75
CHC (1 yr) 4 4 .500 4.33 46 0 33 0 0 13 43.2 50 23 21 3 15 5 30 3 2 3 194 84 1.489 10.3 0.6 3.1 6.2 2.00
SEA (1 yr) 3 0 1.000 4.18 36 0 21 0 0 1 47.1 44 23 22 6 15 1 29 3 0 2 197 117 1.246 8.4 1.1 2.9 5.5 1.93
AL (16 yrs) 82 73 .529 3.12 656 37 414 16 0 184 1291.0 1082 495 448 86 549 65 1054 38 1 48 5389 122 1.263 7.5 0.6 3.8 7.3 1.92
NL (7 yrs) 42 34 .553 2.73 346 0 267 0 0 126 518.1 415 175 157 33 183 25 448 9 4 15 2117 136 1.154 7.2 0.6 3.2 7.8 2.45

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1978 26 NYY AL ALCS W KCR 1 0 1.000 4.50 2 0 2 0 0 1 4.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 6.8
1978 26 NYY AL WS W LAD 1 0 1.000 0.00 3 0 3 0 0 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 19 0.333 1.5 0.0 1.5 6.0 4.00
1980 28 NYY AL ALCS L KCR 0 1 .000 54.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.000 81.0 27.0 0.0 0.0
1981 29 NYY AL ALDS W MIL 0 0 0.00 3 0 3 0 0 3 6.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 25 0.750 4.1 0.0 2.7 10.8 4.00
1981 29 NYY AL ALCS W OAK 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0.375 3.4 0.0 0.0 6.8
1981 29 NYY AL WS L LAD 0 0 0.00 3 0 3 0 0 2 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 20 0.800 3.6 0.0 3.6 9.0 2.50
1984 32 SDP NL NLCS W CHC 0 0 4.50 3 0 2 0 0 1 4.0 5 2 2 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 19 1.500 11.3 0.0 2.3 11.3 5.00
1984 32 SDP NL WS L DET 0 0 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 3 4 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 14 1.500 10.1 6.8 3.4 6.8 2.00
4 Seasons (8 Series) 2 1 .667 2.87 19 0 17 0 0 8 31.1 21 10 10 3 7 1 29 2 0 0 124 0.894 6.0 0.9 2.0 8.3 4.14
1 ALDS 0 0 0.00 3 0 3 0 0 3 6.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 25 0.750 4.1 0.0 2.7 10.8 4.00
3 ALCS 1 1 .500 5.14 5 0 4 0 0 2 7.0 7 4 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 27 1.000 9.0 1.3 0.0 6.4
1 NLCS 0 0 4.50 3 0 2 0 0 1 4.0 5 2 2 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 19 1.500 11.3 0.0 2.3 11.3 5.00
3 WS 1 0 1.000 2.63 8 0 8 0 0 2 13.2 6 4 4 2 4 0 11 1 0 0 53 0.732 4.0 1.3 2.6 7.2 2.75

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1972 20 CHW AL 36 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
1973 21 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 25 PIT NL 72 25 23 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .217 .250 .261 .511 37 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS
1980 28 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-3
1984 32 SDP NL 62 25 22 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .182 .217 .182 .399 14 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1985 33 SDP NL 50 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .154 .000 .154 -53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1986 34 SDP NL 45 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1987 35 SDP NL 40 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 36 CHC NL 46 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 37 TOT MLB 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 37 SFG NL 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 41 OAK AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 42 SEA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
22 Seasons 388 93 85 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 37 .106 .146 .118 .264 -25 10 2 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 39 35 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .106 .146 .118 .264 -25 4 1 0 2 0 0
SDP (4 yrs) 197 49 44 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 .091 .149 .091 .240 -31 4 1 0 2 0 0
CHW (5 yrs) 37 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 72 25 23 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .217 .250 .261 .511 37 6 0 0 1 0 0
OAK (2 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 46 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (7 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 346 76 69 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 26 .130 .178 .145 .323 -10 10 1 0 3 0 0
AL (16 yrs) 42 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 29 NYY AL WS LAD L 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 32 SDP NL NLCS CHC W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1972 CHW AL 20 P 36 1 80.0 14 3 10 1 1 .929 1.46 0.36 .950 1.86 0.75
1973 CHW AL 21 P 20 4 49.2 11 5 5 1 0 .909 1.81 0.50 .955 1.87 0.86
1974 CHW AL 22 P 39 3 89.1 19 3 14 2 1 .895 1.71 0.44 .947 1.81 0.83
1975 CHW AL 23 P 62 0 141.2 31 3 25 3 3 .903 1.78 0.45 .942 1.87 0.85 AS,CYA-6,MVP-17
1976 CHW AL 24 P 31 29 224.0 48 18 27 3 1 .938 1.81 1.45 .950 1.87 0.85 AS
1977 PIT NL 25 P 72 0 133.0 15 4 10 1 0 .933 0.95 0.19 .953 1.85 0.67 AS
1978 NYY AL 26 P 63 0 134.1 21 6 12 3 0 .857 1.21 0.29 .957 1.90 0.85 AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1979 NYY AL 27 P 36 0 58.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.77 0.14 .940 1.91 0.81
1980 NYY AL 28 P 64 0 99.0 13 1 10 2 0 .846 1.00 0.17 .962 1.85 0.77 AS,CYA-3,MVP-3
1981 NYY AL 29 P 32 0 46.2 10 2 7 1 1 .900 1.74 0.28 .970 1.99 0.81 AS,CYA-5,MVP-9
1982 NYY AL 30 P 56 0 93.0 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 0.77 0.14 .950 1.80 0.73 AS
1983 NYY AL 31 P 57 0 87.1 6 2 3 1 0 .833 0.52 0.09 .967 1.80 0.73
1984 SDP NL 32 P 62 0 102.1 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 1.14 0.21 .954 1.88 0.67 AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1985 SDP NL 33 P 50 0 79.0 7 0 7 0 1 1.000 0.80 0.14 .957 1.93 0.68 AS
1986 SDP NL 34 P 45 0 64.2 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.97 0.16 .957 1.93 0.66
1987 SDP NL 35 P 40 0 52.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.21 0.18 .957 1.90 0.62
1988 CHC NL 36 P 46 0 43.2 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.65 0.17 .950 1.96 0.69
1989 TOT MLB 37 P 42 0 58.0 12 7 4 1 1 .917 1.71 0.26 .958 1.88 0.64
1989 SFG NL 37 P 31 0 43.2 9 5 3 1 0 .889 1.65 0.26 .956 1.88 0.63
1989 NYY AL 37 P 11 0 14.1 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 1.88 0.27 .967 1.88 0.66
1991 TEX AL 39 P 44 0 40.1 5 2 2 1 0 .800 0.89 0.09 .960 1.81 0.58
1992 OAK AL 40 P 30 0 38.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.20 .950 1.73 0.56
1993 OAK AL 41 P 39 0 47.2 9 5 3 1 0 .889 1.51 0.21 .956 1.79 0.56
1994 SEA AL 42 P 36 0 47.1 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 0.76 0.11 .950 1.71 0.52
22 Seasons P 1002 37 1809.1 279 78 180 21 11 .925 1.28 0.26 .953 1.86 0.71
22 Seasons TOT 1002 37 1809.1 279 78 180 21 11 .925 1.28 0.26 .877 1.86 0.71
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1975 *
1976
1977 *
1978 *
1980 *
1981
1982
1984 *
1985 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1978-AL-Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1975-AL-17-3%
1978-AL-13-10%
1980-AL-3-56%
1981-AL-9-16%
1984-NL-13-10%
0.95 Career Shares (249th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1975-AL--6--2%
1978-AL--5--3%
1980-AL--3--26%
1981-AL--5--2%
1984-NL--5--2%
0.35 Career Shares (120th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career--3.009--170th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1983 AL--.722--2nd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
Career--1.232--211th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
Career--7.446--31st

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1976 AL--5.424--7th
Career--7.471--52nd

Games Played s c a p y
1975 AL--62--3rd
1977 NL--72--7th
1978 AL--63--4th
1980 AL--64--5th
1982 AL--56--10th
Career--1002--13th

Saves s c a p y
1975 AL--26--1st
1977 NL--26--3rd
1978 AL--27--1st
1979 AL--18--6th
1980 AL--33--1st
1981 AL--20--2nd
1982 AL--30--2nd
1983 AL--22--6th
1984 NL--25--5th
1985 NL--26--5th
1986 NL--21--9th
Career--310--18th

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career--1502--167th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1976 AL--90--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
Career--2.052--231st

Losses s c a p y
1976 AL--17--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1976 AL--98--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1972 AL--7--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1976 AL--9--5th

Games Finished s c a p y
1975 AL--49--2nd
1977 NL--55--2nd
1978 AL--55--1st
1980 AL--58--4th
1981 AL--30--5th
1982 AL--43--8th
1983 AL--47--6th
1984 NL--51--6th
1985 NL--38--10th
Career--681--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
Career--126--57th

Salary s c a p y
1985 NL--$1,713,333--4th

Oldest s c a p y
1991 AL--born 1951-07-05--8th
1992 AL--born 1951-07-05--7th
1993 AL--born 1951-07-05--3rd
1994 AL--born 1951-07-05--1st

Youngest s c a p y
1972 AL--born 1951-07-05--7th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (255), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 41 (614), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 126 (61), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 19 (320), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

December 10, 1976: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Terry Forster to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Silvio Martinez and Richie Zisk.

October 28, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

November 22, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

February 12, 1988: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Ray Hayward to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Brumley and Keith Moreland.

March 28, 1989: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

April 14, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

August 10, 1989: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the San Francisco Giants.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

January 25, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 30, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 6, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 29, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

February 15, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

March 30, 1994: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

April 3, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 11, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985San Diego Padres$1,713,333
1986San Diego Padres$1,046,761
1987San Diego Padres$1,273,904
1988Chicago Cubs$1,331,532
1989San Francisco Giants$68,000
1992Oakland Athletics$300,000
1993Oakland Athletics$325,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,058,530
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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