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Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres.
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Rich Gossage. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Jul 4, 2022 · With a violent motion and menacing scowl accentuated by a distinctive mustache, Rich “Goose” Gossage intimidated Major League hitters for 22 years, each of his high-octane deliveries helping to usher in the age of the modern closer.
In the late 1970's and early 1980's, Goose Gossage was one of the earliest manifestations of the dominating closer, with wild facial hair and a gruff demeanor to go along with his blistering fastball. During his career, Gossage pitched in 1,002 games and finished 681 of them and earned 310 saves.
Jun 15, 2018 · Gossage, who turns 67 next month, first came to the edge of this former mining town one summer in the late 1950s, singing, “America the Beautiful,” while riding in the back of his uncle...
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A rookie relief pitcher with the White Sox in 1972, Gossage established himself as a premier closer by the mid-1970s. After spending 1976 as a starting pitcher, he was traded to the Pirates, where he began a 12-year streak of double-figure save totals.
Apr 9, 2020 · Hall of Fame closer Rich "Goose" Gossage, was the Mariano Rivera of his time - a dominant relief pitcher who once went a whole season giving up only four earned runs (he had an ERA that year of 0.77). Gossage, whose career spanned 22 years, had 8 saves in World Series play and was a nine-time All-Star.
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Complete career MLB stats for the Seattle Mariners Relief Pitcher Goose Gossage on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
Jan 8, 2008 · NEW YORK — Rich (Goose) Gossage won election to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, becoming only the fifth relief pitcher ever chosen for baseball's highest honor.
