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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 6	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (1)	Apr 9	NYY	@	TOR	L,4-7	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 13	NYY		DET	L,5-7		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	9 (1)	Apr 15	NYY		TOR	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	13 (3)	Apr 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	17 (3)	Apr 26	NYY		KCR	L,4-10		9	1.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
7	20 (2)	Apr 30	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	22 (1)	May 2	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	25 (2)	May 6	NYY	@	MIN	W,8-4	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	26	May 7	NYY	@	MIN	W,8-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	30 (3)	May 13	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	31	May 14	NYY		CHW	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	34 (2)	May 17	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	GF	19	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	37 (2)	May 21	NYY	@	OAK	W,1-0	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	38	May 22	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	40 (1)	May 24	NYY	@	CAL	L,6-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	42 (1)	May 27	NYY		OAK	W,4-2	GF	4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	45 (2)	May 30	NYY		OAK	W,10-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	51 (5)	Jun 5	NYY		SEA	L,7-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	53 (1)	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	54	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	57 (2)	Jun 12	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	65 (7)	Jun 21	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	68 (2)	Jun 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	70 (1)	Jun 27	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	72 (1)	Jun 30	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	78 (5)	Jul 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-3	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	79	Jul 10	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	84 (4)	Jul 15	NYY		TEX	W,7-5	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	85	Jul 16	NYY		TEX	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	89 (3)	Jul 20	NYY		MIN	W,6-4	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	90	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		KCR	W,7-6	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	93 (2)	Jul 24 susp	NYY		KCR	L,4-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	94	Jul 25	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-5	GF	7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	96 (1)	Jul 27	NYY	@	TEX	W,4-3	GF	6	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	99 (2)	Jul 31	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-6		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	101 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	NYY	@	TOR	L,9-10		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	112 (10)	Aug 11	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	GF	11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	115 (2)	Aug 14	NYY	@	DET	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	117 (1)	Aug 16	NYY		CHW	L,3-5		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	118	Aug 17	NYY		CHW	L,5-7		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	121 (2)	Aug 21	NYY		CAL	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	122	Aug 22	NYY		OAK	L,2-3		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	126 (3)	Aug 26	NYY	@	CAL	W,3-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	127	Aug 27	NYY	@	CAL	L,6-7	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	130 (2)	Aug 31	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-4	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	132 (1)	Sep 2	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	134 (1)	Sep 4	NYY	@	SEA	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	137 (2)	Sep 7	NYY	@	MIL	W,11-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	138	Sep 8	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	140 (1)	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,4-8	GF	9	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
52	143 (2)	Sep 12	NYY		MIL	W,1-0	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	144	Sep 13	NYY		MIL	W,2-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	146 (1)	Sep 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	150 (3)	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	154 (3)	Sep 25	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	161 (6)	Oct 1	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							57gm		87.1	2	3	1	6	0