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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	SDP		PIT	W,5-1	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	2	Apr 5	SDP		PIT	W,8-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4 (1)	Apr 7	SDP		CHC	W,7-6	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7 (2)	Apr 11	SDP		STL	W,7-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (1)	Apr 13	SDP		ATL	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	11 (1)	Apr 15	SDP		ATL	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	12	Apr 17	SDP	@	SFG	W,2-1	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	15 (2)	Apr 21	SDP	@	LAD	W,9-6	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	19 (3)	Apr 25	SDP		SFG	W,3-0	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	22 (2)	Apr 28	SDP		LAD	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	24 (1)	May 1	SDP	@	ATL	W,3-2	GF	9	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	25	May 3	SDP	@	ATL	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	28 (2)	May 6	SDP	@	CHC	W,8-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	29	May 9	SDP	@	STL	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	31 (1)	May 11	SDP		PHI	L,4-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	37 (5)	May 17	SDP		MON	W,5-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	38	May 18	SDP		NYM	W,5-4	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	40 (1)	May 20	SDP		NYM	L,2-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	43 (2)	May 25	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	46 (2)	May 28	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	48 (1)	Jun 2	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	50 (1)	Jun 3 (2)	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	53 (2)	Jun 6	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	59 (5)	Jun 12	SDP		ATL	W,7-6		16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	61 (1)	Jun 15	SDP		SFG	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	63 (1)	Jun 17	SDP		SFG	L,3-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	67 (3)	Jun 22	SDP	@	CIN	L,7-8	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	68	Jun 23	SDP	@	CIN	W,5-2	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	69	Jun 24	SDP	@	CIN	W,8-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	71 (1)	Jun 26	SDP	@	LAD	W,5-0	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	73 (1)	Jun 28	SDP		STL	W,7-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	76 (2)	Jul 1	SDP		STL	W,3-1	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	80 (3)	Jul 5	SDP		PIT	W,2-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	82 (1)	Jul 7	SDP		PIT	W,1-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	85 (2)	Jul 13	SDP	@	STL	L,4-7		6	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	88 (2)	Jul 16	SDP	@	CHC	W,4-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	89	Jul 17	SDP	@	CHC	W,6-5	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	93 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	W,3-2	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	94	Jul 21	SDP	@	PIT	W,6-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	96 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-3	GF	18	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	98 (1)	Jul 25	SDP		CIN	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	102 (3)	Jul 28 (2)	SDP		HOU	W,1-0	GF	11	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	105 (2)	Jul 31	SDP		LAD	W,1-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	106	Aug 1	SDP		LAD	W,4-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	110 (3)	Aug 6	SDP	@	CIN	W,1-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	112 (1)	Aug 8	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-4	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	115 (2)	Aug 10 (2)	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-4	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	117 (1)	Aug 12	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	119 (1)	Aug 15	SDP		PHI	W,4-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	123 (3)	Aug 20	SDP		NYM	W,3-1	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	124	Aug 21	SDP		NYM	W,7-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	127 (2)	Aug 24 (2)	SDP	@	MON	W,5-4		6	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
53	128	Aug 25	SDP	@	MON	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	137 (8)	Sep 2	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-3	GF	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	143 (5)	Sep 9	SDP		HOU	W,8-4	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	146 (2)	Sep 14	SDP	@	HOU	W,4-2	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	148 (1)	Sep 16	SDP	@	HOU	L,9-10	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	149	Sep 17	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	151 (1)	Sep 19	SDP		SFG	W,5-4		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	155 (3)	Sep 23	SDP		ATL	W,2-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	159 (3)	Sep 26	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	160	Sep 28	SDP	@	ATL	W,4-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							62gm		102.1	5	8	0	13	0