Richard Michael Gossage (Goose)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 180 lb.
Born: July 5, 1951 in Colorado Springs, CO
High School: Wasson HS (Colorado Springs, CO)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 9th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
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Debut: April 16, 1972 (Age 20)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Padres/WhiteSox/Pirates/Athletics/... 1972-1994
Agents: Jerry Kapstein [*]
Final Game: August 8, 1994 (Age 43)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2008 (466/543 ballots).
View Rich Gossage Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
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| 1 | 967 | 3 | Apr 8 | SEA | @ | TOR | L,2-8 | 4-5 | 99 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 9 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .21 | -0.001 | 0.17 | 4b --- 0 out d5 | 5b 3 out d6 | ||
| 2 | 968 | 7 | Apr 12 | SEA | MIN | W,12-0 | 9-GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | 0.59 | 9t --- 0 out a12 | 9t end a12 | |||
| 3 | 969 | 11 | Apr 17 | SEA | MIL | W,8-3 | 7-8 | H(1) | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .56 | 0.064 | 0.43 | 7t 123 2 out a4 | 8t 3 out a5 | ||
| 4 | 970 | 15 | Apr 22 | SEA | @ | BAL | L,4-6 | 7-GF(8) | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .46 | 0.051 | 1.23 | 7b 1-- 1 out d2 | 8b end d 2 | ||
| 5 | 971 | 20 | Apr 27 | SEA | NYY | L,2-12 | 9-GF | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | -0.41 | 9t --- 0 out d9 | 9t end d10 | |||
| 6 | 972 | 23 | Apr 30 | SEA | BAL | L,4-6 | 9-GF | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .49 | 0.024 | 0.59 | 9t --- 0 out d2 | 9t end d 2 | |||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 7 | 973 | 27 | May 6 | SEA | @ | DET | L,4-9 | 4-5 | 5 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .29 | -0.017 | 0.07 | 4b 12- 2 out d4 | 5b 3 out d5 | ||
| 8 | 974 | 29 | May 8 | SEA | @ | DET | W,4-3 | 7-7 | H(2) | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | 0.189 | 1.00 | 7b 12- 1 out a1 | 7b 3 out a1 | |
| 9 | 975 | 31 | May 10 | SEA | @ | CHW | L,2-16 | 7-GF(8) | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.25 | 11 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .00 | -0.001 | -3.45 | 7b 1-- 0 out d9 | 8b end d14 | ||
| 10 | 976 | 34 | May 14 | SEA | CAL | W,10-7 | 4-7 | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 11 | 39 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .57 | 0.131 | 2.43 | 4t -23 2 out d3 | 7t 3 out d3 | |||
| 11 | 977 | 39 | May 19 | SEA | TEX | W,5-4 | 7-GF | W(1-0) | 4 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | 0.196 | 2.02 | 7t 123 2 out d1 | 9t end d 1 | ||
| 12 | 978 | 42 | May 22 | SEA | TEX | W,8-2 | 6-7 | H(3) | 2 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | 0.096 | 1.08 | 6t 12- 2 out a2 | 7t 3 out a4 | ||
| 13 | 979 | 44 | May 24 | SEA | @ | OAK | L,1-10 | 7-7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | 0.53 | 7b --- 0 out d10 | 7b 3 out d10 | ||
| 14 | 980 | 48 | May 29 | SEA | @ | MIL | L,8-9 | 7-7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .80 | -0.067 | -0.39 | 7b --- 0 out d1 | 7b 3 out d2 | ||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 15 | 981 | 52 | Jun 3 | SEA | TOR | L,6-9 | 6-7 | 4 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.82 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .10 | -0.016 | -0.85 | 6t 1-3 2 out d6 | 7t 3 out d6 | |||
| 16 | 982 | 57 | Jun 8 | SEA | CLE | L,3-5 | 9-GF | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.09 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .64 | -0.071 | -0.41 | 9t --- 0 out d1 | 9t end d 2 | |||
| 17 | 983 | 58 | Jun 10 | SEA | OAK | L,3-4 | 10-10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | -0.013 | -0.12 | 10t -2- 2 out tie | 10t 12- 2 out tie | |||
| 18 | 984 | 61 | Jun 13 | SEA | @ | TEX | L,9-17 | 8-GF(8) | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.44 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .02 | -0.005 | -2.42 | 8b --- 0 out d5 | 8b end d 8 | ||
| 19 | 985 | 62 | Jun 14 | SEA | @ | TEX | W,7-6 | 12-GF(13) | W(2-0) | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.10 | 10 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.08 | 0.380 | 1.16 | 12b --- 0 out tie | 13b end a 1 | |
| 20 | 986 | 67 | Jun 19 | SEA | @ | KCR | L,9-12 | 8-GF(8) | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.95 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .09 | 0.004 | 0.60 | 8b --- 0 out d4 | 8b end d 4 | ||
| 21 | 987 | 69 | Jun 21 | SEA | @ | CAL | L,2-7 | 6-GF(8) | 1 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 | 10 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .21 | -0.034 | -0.47 | 6b -2- 2 out d4 | 8b end d 5 | ||
| 22 | 988 | 72 | Jun 24 | SEA | CHW | L,2-6 | 6-7 | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.02 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 | 0.160 | 2.26 | 6t 123 1 out d2 | 7t 3 out d2 | |||
| 23 | 989 | 77 | Jun 29 | SEA | DET | W,9-4 | 5-7 | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.82 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 | 0.176 | 1.42 | 5t 123 2 out tie | 7t 1-- 1 out tie | |||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 24 | 990 | 79 | Jul 2 | SEA | @ | NYY | W,12-6 | 9-GF | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.24 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .10 | 0.001 | -1.44 | 9b --- 0 out a8 | 9b end a 6 | ||
| 25 | 991 | 81 | Jul 4 | SEA | @ | BAL | L,3-9 | 8-GF(8) | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.89 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .07 | -0.030 | -2.39 | 8b --- 0 out d3 | 8b end d 6 | ||
| 26 | 992 | 85 | Jul 8 | SEA | @ | BOS | L,3-4 | 8-GF(8) | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.75 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .24 | 0.020 | 0.61 | 8b --- 0 out d2 | 8b end d 2 | ||
| 27 | 993 | 88 | Jul 14 | SEA | NYY | L,8-13 | 9-GF | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.15 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .43 | -0.069 | -2.25 | 9t -2- 1 out d2 | 9t end d 5 | |||
| 28 | 994 | 91 | Jul 17 | SEA | NYY | L,4-14 | 9-GF | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.35 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .01 | -0.001 | -2.52 | 9t 12- 2 out d7 | 9t end d10 | |||
| 29 | 995 | 92 | Jul 18 | SEA | BAL | W,7-5 | 6-7 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.12 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | 0.097 | 0.92 | 6t --- 0 out d2 | 7t 1-- 2 out tie | |||
| 30 | 996 | 94 | Jul 23(1) | SEA | @ | BOS | L,5-6 | 8-GF(8) | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.99 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .48 | 0.015 | 1.46 | 8b 123 0 out d2 | 8b end d 3 | ||
| 31 | 997 | 96 | Jul 24 | SEA | @ | BOS | L,2-8 | 7-7 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.95 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .16 | -0.007 | -0.33 | 7b -23 2 out d5 | 7b 3 out d6 | ||
| 32 | 998 | 100 | Jul 29 | SEA | @ | CHW | L,4-5 | 8-GF(8) | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.83 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .47 | 0.037 | 0.57 | 8b --- 0 out d1 | 8b end d 1 | ||
| 33 | 999 | 102 | Jul 31 | SEA | @ | CHW | L,1-8 | 7-GF(8) | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -.01 | -0.002 | 1.00 | 7b 123 0 out d5 | 8b end d 7 | ||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 34 | 1000 | 105 | Aug 4 | SEA | @ | CAL | W,4-2 | 7-7 | W(3-0) | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.57 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.79 | 0.055 | 0.66 | 7b -23 2 out d1 | 7b 3 out d1 | |
| 35 | 1001 | 107 | Aug 6 | SEA | @ | KCR | W,11-2 | 9-GF | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.47 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .01 | 0.001 | 1.01 | 9b 1-- 0 out a9 | 9b end a 9 | ||
| 36 | 1002 | 109 | Aug 8 | SEA | @ | TEX | W,14-4 | 7-GF | S(1) | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 | 9 | 35 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .02 | 0.005 | 1.74 | 7b --- 0 out a8 | 9b end a10 | |
| SEA | 47.1 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 4.18 | 197 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 99 days |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| 10+ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 36 |
Multiple inning appearances: 16, Entered with runners on base: 20
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