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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	TEX		MIL	L,4-5		2	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 12	TEX		BAL	L,0-3	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 14	TEX		BAL	W,15-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8 (2)	Apr 19	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-5		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	10 (1)	Apr 23	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	13 (2)	Apr 26	TEX		CLE	L,2-5	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	15 (1)	Apr 28	TEX		CLE	L,2-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	16	Apr 30	TEX		TOR	W,8-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	18 (1)	May 3	TEX	@	DET	L,6-7		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	19	May 4	TEX	@	DET	W,6-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	22 (2)	May 8	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	23	May 9	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-8		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	25 (1)	May 11	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	27 (1)	May 13	TEX		DET	W,8-1		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	29 (1)	May 15	TEX		DET	W,5-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	31 (1)	May 18	TEX		BOS	W,13-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	33 (1)	May 21	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	34	May 22	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	35	May 23	TEX	@	MIN	W,10-6		6	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
20	37 (1)	May 25	TEX	@	SEA	W,8-6		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	40 (2)	May 28	TEX		MIN	L,0-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	42 (1)	May 30	TEX		SEA	L,4-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	44 (1)	Jun 1	TEX		SEA	L,8-12		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	49 (4)	Jun 8	TEX	@	NYY	L,7-10		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	50	Jun 9	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-6	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	53 (2)	Jun 12	TEX		CHW	W,4-2		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	56 (2)	Jun 15	TEX		NYY	W,4-3		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	57	Jun 16	TEX		NYY	W,4-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	79 (21)	Jul 12	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	81 (1)	Jul 14	TEX	@	TOR	W,8-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	85 (3)	Jul 18	TEX		TOR	L,0-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	86	Jul 19	TEX		TOR	L,2-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	90 (3)	Jul 23	TEX		BOS	W,5-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	92 (1)	Jul 26	TEX		DET	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	94 (1)	Jul 28	TEX		DET	W,10-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	97 (2)	Jul 31	TEX	@	CHW	L,8-10	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	101 (3)	Aug 4	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	130 (28)	Sep 2	TEX		NYY	W,7-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	133 (2)	Sep 6	TEX		CHW	L,6-11		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	138 (4)	Sep 11	TEX	@	CAL	W,11-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	143 (4)	Sep 17	TEX		CAL	L,2-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	146 (2)	Sep 20	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	155 (8)	Sep 29	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-19		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	158 (2)	Oct 1	TEX		SEA	L,1-8	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							44gm		40.1	2	2	1	5	0