Goose Goslin

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: October 16, 1900 in Salem, NJ us

Died: May 15, 1971 in Bridgeton, NJ

Buried: Baptist Cemetery, Salem, NJ

High School: Salem HS (Salem, NJ)

Debut: September 16, 1921 (Age 20-335d, 5,319th in major league history)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1938 (Age 37-344d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1968. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Goose Goslin's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Leon Allen Goslin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

66.0

8656

2735

248

.316

1482

RBI

1612

176

OBP

.387

SLG

.500

OPS

.887

OPS+

128

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 15	DET	@	CLE	L,7-14	CG	47	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 17	DET		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 19	DET		CHW	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	5	Apr 20	DET		SLB	L,6-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 22	DET	@	SLB	L,4-12	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 23	DET	@	SLB	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 24	DET	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 25	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	47	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 26	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 28	DET	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	12	Apr 29	DET	@	WSH	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 30	DET	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	42	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	DET	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	15	May 2	DET	@	PHA	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 3	DET	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	17	May 5	DET	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 6	DET	@	NYY	L,3-14	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	19	May 7	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 9	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 10	DET		CLE	L,7-9	CG	65	15.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 11	DET		CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	23	May 12	DET		BOS	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 13	DET		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	25	May 14	DET		BOS	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
26	26	May 15	DET		PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	27	May 16	DET		PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 17	DET		WSH	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	29	May 18	DET		WSH	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 19	DET		WSH	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 20	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 21	DET		NYY	W,10-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	33	May 22	DET	@	CLE	W,13-10	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	34	May 23 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,13-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
35	35	May 23 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	36	May 24	DET	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	37	May 26 (1)	DET		CHW	W,12-9	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
38	38	May 26 (2)	DET		CHW	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
39	39	May 27	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	40	May 28	DET		CHW	L,5-6	CG	48	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
41	41	May 29	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	42	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	44	May 31	DET		SLB	L,10-11	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 2	DET	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	46	Jun 3	DET	@	PHA	L,7-11	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	47	Jun 4	DET	@	PHA	W,18-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	48	Jun 5	DET	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	49	Jun 6	DET	@	WSH	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	50	Jun 7	DET	@	WSH	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	51	Jun 8 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	52	Jun 8 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
53	53	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	54	Jun 10	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 11	DET	@	NYY	L,9-10	CG	47	9.1	0	0	0	0	0
56	56	Jun 12	DET	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
57	57	Jun 16	DET		WSH	L,8-9	CG	46	10.0	0	0	1	1	0
58	58	Jun 17	DET		WSH	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	59	Jun 18	DET		WSH	L,4-12	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	60	Jun 19	DET		NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	61	Jun 20	DET		NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	62	Jun 21	DET		NYY	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
63	63	Jun 22	DET		BOS	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	64	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	65	Jun 24	DET		BOS	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
66	66	Jun 25	DET		PHA	W,13-1	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	67	Jun 27	DET		PHA	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
68	68	Jun 28	DET		PHA	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 1	DET	@	CHW	W,21-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	70	Jul 2	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	71	Jul 3	DET	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,10-13	CG	45	8.0	3	1	1	5	1
74	74	Jul 5	DET	@	SLB	W,18-9	GS	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	75	Jul 9	DET	@	WSH	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
76	76	Jul 10	DET	@	WSH	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	77	Jul 11	DET	@	WSH	L,7-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	78	Jul 12	DET	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	79	Jul 13	DET	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
80	80	Jul 14	DET	@	PHA	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	81	Jul 15 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
82	82	Jul 15 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
83	83	Jul 16	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	2	4	0
84	84	Jul 17	DET	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	85	Jul 18	DET	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	86	Jul 19	DET	@	BOS	L,3-12	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	87	Jul 21 (1)	DET		PHA	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	88	Jul 21 (2)	DET		PHA	W,9-8	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
89	89	Jul 22	DET		PHA	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	90	Jul 23	DET		PHA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	91	Jul 24	DET		BOS	L,4-7	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	92	Jul 25	DET		BOS	L,3-18	CG	52	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	93	Jul 26	DET		BOS	L,3-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	94	Jul 27	DET		NYY	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	95	Jul 28	DET		NYY	L,6-16	CG	52	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	96	Jul 29	DET		NYY	L,3-13	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	97	Jul 30	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	0
98	98	Jul 31	DET		WSH	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	99	Aug 1	DET		WSH	W,13-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
100	100	Aug 2	DET		WSH	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	101	Aug 3	DET		CLE	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	102	Aug 4	DET		CLE	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	103	Aug 5	DET		CLE	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	104	Aug 6	DET		CLE	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	105	Aug 8 (1)	DET		SLB	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	106	Aug 8 (2)	DET		SLB	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	107	Aug 9	DET		SLB	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	108	Aug 11	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	109	Aug 12	DET	@	CLE	W,7-4	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	110	Aug 13	DET	@	CLE	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	111	Aug 15 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 15 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	113	Aug 16 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	114	Aug 16 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	115	Aug 18 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,7-10	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
116	116	Aug 18 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,15-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	117	Aug 19	DET	@	SLB	L,8-13	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	118	Aug 20	DET	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	119	Aug 21	DET		CHW	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
120	120	Aug 22	DET		CHW	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	121	Aug 23	DET		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	122	Aug 24	DET		CHW	L,4-8	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	123	Aug 25	DET	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
124	124	Aug 26	DET	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
125	129 (4)	Aug 30 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	48	11.0	1	1	1	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	132 (2)	Sep 2	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	133	Sep 3	DET	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	134	Sep 5	DET		SLB	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	135	Sep 7 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	136	Sep 7 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	137	Sep 8	DET	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	138	Sep 9	DET		WSH	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	139	Sep 10	DET		WSH	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	140	Sep 11	DET		NYY	L,4-14	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
135	141	Sep 12	DET		NYY	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	142	Sep 13	DET		BOS	L,4-7	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	143	Sep 14	DET		BOS	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	144	Sep 15	DET		PHA	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
139	146 (1)	Sep 17	DET		CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	147	Sep 18	DET		CLE	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
141	148	Sep 19	DET		CLE	W,7-3	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
142	150 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	DET		SLB	W,12-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
143	152 (1)	Sep 23	DET		SLB	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
144	153	Sep 26	DET	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
							144gm			203	12	13	228	1