#99 Rich "Goose" Gossage, Closer, 38 yrs, No Team Tuesday, 2/22/2022 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Rich Gossage Goose 7/5/1951 38 USA,CO,COLORADO SPRI 6"3 217
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Great Leader 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Suffers Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Minor League Contract - - 18 Year(s), 15 Days (3111 total Days) 0 Day(s) 18 Year(s), 168 Days (3264 total Days) 19 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 3 | 6 | 7 | 86-89 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| Versus RHB | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| Talent | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 1 53 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 1 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1972 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4.28 | 80.0 | 72 | 44 | 38 | 2 | 44 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | .000 | CHA |
| 1973 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.43 | 49.2 | 57 | 44 | 41 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1.89 | .000 | CHA |
| 1974 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4.13 | 89.1 | 92 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 47 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 | .000 | CHA |
| 1975 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 1.84 | 141.2 | 99 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 70 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | .000 | CHA |
| 1976 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3.94 | 224.0 | 214 | 104 | 98 | 16 | 90 | 135 | 15 | 0 | 1.36 | .000 | CHA |
| 1977 | 72 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 1.62 | 133.0 | 78 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 49 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 | .000 | PIT |
| 1978 | 63 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 2.01 | 134.1 | 87 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 59 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | .000 | NYA |
| 1979 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 2.62 | 58.1 | 48 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | .000 | NYA |
| 1980 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 2.27 | 99.0 | 74 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 37 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | .000 | NYA |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.77 | 46.2 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 | .000 | NYA |
| 1982 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 2.23 | 93.0 | 63 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 | .000 | NYA |
| 1983 | 57 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 2.27 | 87.1 | 82 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 25 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | .000 | NYA |
| 1984 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 2.90 | 102.1 | 75 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 36 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | .000 | SDN |
| 1985 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 1.82 | 79.0 | 64 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 | .000 | SDN |
| 1986 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 4.45 | 64.2 | 69 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | .000 | SDN |
| 1987 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3.12 | 52.0 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | .000 | SDN |
| 1988 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 2.95 | 76.1 | 77 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1.39 | .000 | CHN |
| 1989 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 8.24 | 43.2 | 72 | 44 | 40 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | .399 | CHN |
| Total | 891 | 37 | 111 | 113 | 348 | 3.02 | 1654.1 | 1392 | 621 | 556 | 104 | 659 | 1378 | 16 | 0 | 1.24 | .000 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.43 | 2.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.43 | 2.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1972 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1973 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1974 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1975 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1976 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHA |
| 1977 | 72 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .250 | .261 | .511 | PIT |
| 1978 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYA |
| 1979 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYA |
| 1980 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYA |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYA |
| 1982 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYA |
| 1983 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYA |
| 1984 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .217 | .182 | .399 | SDN |
| 1985 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .154 | .000 | .154 | SDN |
| 1986 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SDN |
| 1987 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SDN |
| 1988 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | CHN |
| 1989 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHN |
| Total | 892 | 87 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .154 | .126 | .280 | |
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6/16/1988: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years. Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1988... Retired in 1990.
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1988 - 33 - 6th 1989 - 26 - 5th
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