Rich Gossage
Pitcher Born: Colorado Springs, CO
Bats: Right Birthday: Jul 5, 1951
Throws: Right 56 years old
Height: 6-3 Debut: 4/16/1972
Weight: 217 Final Game: 8/8/1994
Nickname(s): Goose

Career Pitching Record
Year Age Team G GS W L Pct. ERA IP R ER H HR BB K BAA HB WP CG SO SV BS DICE
1994 42 SEA 36 0 3 0 1.000 4.18 47.1 23 22 44 6 15 29 .246 3 2 0 0 1 4.56
1993 41 OAK 39 0 4 5 .444 4.53 47.2 24 24 49 6 26 40 .263 1 4 0 0 1 4.66
1992 40 OAK 30 0 0 2 .000 2.84 38.0 13 12 32 5 19 26 .225 2 0 0 0 0 5.00
1991 39 TEX 44 0 4 2 .667 3.57 40.1 16 16 33 4 16 28 .223 3 3 0 0 1 4.31
1989 37 SFG 31 0 2 1 .667 2.68 43.2 16 13 32 2 27 24 .211 3 2 0 0 4 4.56
1989 37 NYY 11 0 1 0 1.000 3.77 14.1 6 6 14 0 3 6 .269 1 1 0 0 1 3.00
1988 36 CHC 46 0 4 4 .500 4.33 43.2 23 21 50 3 15 30 .284 3 3 0 0 13 3.76
1987 35 SDP 40 0 5 4 .556 3.12 52.0 18 18 47 4 19 44 .240 2 2 0 0 11 3.52
1986 34 SDP 45 0 5 7 .417 4.45 64.2 36 32 69 8 20 63 .266 2 4 0 0 21 3.68
1985 33 SDP 50 0 5 3 .625 1.82 79.0 21 16 64 1 17 52 .221 1 0 0 0 26 2.53
1984 32 SDP 62 0 10 6 .625 2.90 102.1 34 33 75 6 36 84 .200 1 2 0 0 25 3.21
1983 31 NYY 57 0 13 5 .722 2.27 87.1 27 22 82 5 25 90 .240 1 0 0 0 22 2.58
1982 30 NYY 56 0 4 5 .444 2.23 93.0 23 23 63 5 28 102 .194 3 1 0 0 30 2.51
1981 29 NYY 32 0 3 2 .600 0.77 46.2 6 4 22 2 14 48 .139 1 1 0 0 20 2.46
1980 28 NYY 64 0 6 2 .750 2.27 99.0 29 25 74 5 37 103 .204 1 4 0 0 33 2.73
1979 27 NYY 36 0 5 3 .625 2.62 58.1 18 17 48 5 19 41 .225 2 3 0 0 18 3.79
1978 26 NYY 63 0 10 11 .476 2.01 134.1 41 30 87 9 59 122 .180 2 5 0 0 27 3.42
1977 25 PIT 72 0 11 9 .550 1.62 133.0 27 24 78 9 49 151 .165 2 2 0 0 26 2.76
1976 24 CHW 31 29 9 17 .346 3.94 224.0 104 98 214 16 90 135 .250 9 6 15 0 1 4.05
1975 23 CHW 62 0 9 8 .529 1.84 141.2 32 29 99 3 70 130 .195 5 3 0 0 26 3.03
1974 22 CHW 39 3 4 6 .400 4.13 89.1 45 41 92 4 47 64 .264 2 2 0 0 1 3.79
1973 21 CHW 20 4 0 4 .000 7.43 49.2 44 41 57 9 37 33 .297 3 6 1 0 0 6.44
1972 20 CHW 36 1 7 1 .875 4.28 80.0 44 38 72 2 44 57 .237 4 7 0 0 2 3.70
Career 1002 37 124 107 .537 3.01 1809.1 670 605 1497 119 732 1502 .223 57 63 16 0 310 0 3.50
1984 WS SDP 2 0 0 0 .000 13.50 2.2 4 4 3 2 1 2 .231 0 0 0 0 0 12.38
1984 NLCS SDP 3 0 0 0 .000 4.50 4.0 2 2 5 0 1 5 .294 1 0 0 0 1 2.00
1981 WS NYY 3 0 0 0 .000 0.00 5.0 0 0 2 0 2 5 .118 1 0 0 0 2 2.80
1981 ALCS NYY 2 0 0 0 .000 0.00 2.2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .111 0 0 0 0 1 1.50
1981 ALDS NYY 3 0 0 0 .000 0.00 6.2 0 0 3 0 2 8 .130 0 0 0 0 3 1.50
1980 ALCS NYY 1 0 0 1 .000 54.00 0.1 2 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 42.00
1978 WS NYY 3 0 1 0 1.000 0.00 6.0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .056 0 0 0 0 0 2.17
1978 ALCS NYY 2 0 1 0 1.000 4.50 4.0 2 2 3 0 0 3 .200 0 0 0 0 1 1.50
Playoffs 19 0 2 1 .667 2.87 31.1 10 10 21 3 7 29 .183 2 0 0 0 8 0 3.26

Career Fielding Record
Year Age Team P G GS Inn A PO DP E Pct. RF A/G DP/G
1994 42 SEA P 36 0 47 2 2 1 0 1.000 0.76 0.06 0.03
1993 41 OAK P 39 0 47 3 5 0 1 .889 1.70 0.08 0.00
1992 40 OAK P 30 0 38 4 2 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.13 0.00
1991 39 TEX P 44 0 40 2 2 0 1 .800 1.12 0.05 0.00
1989 37 SFG P 31 0 43 3 5 0 1 .889 1.85 0.10 0.00
1989 37 NYY P 11 0 14 1 2 1 0 1.000 1.88 0.09 0.09
1988 36 CHC P 46 0 43 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.65 0.15 0.00
1987 35 SDP P 40 0 52 5 2 0 0 1.000 1.21 0.13 0.00
1986 34 SDP P 45 0 64 5 2 0 0 1.000 0.97 0.11 0.00
1985 33 SDP P 50 0 79 7 0 1 0 1.000 0.80 0.14 0.02
1984 32 SDP P 62 0 102 8 5 0 0 1.000 1.14 0.13 0.00
1983 31 NYY P 57 0 87 3 2 0 1 .833 0.62 0.05 0.00
1982 30 NYY P 56 0 93 6 2 1 0 1.000 0.77 0.11 0.02
1981 29 NYY P 32 0 46 7 2 1 1 .900 1.93 0.22 0.03
1980 28 NYY P 64 0 99 10 1 0 2 .846 1.18 0.16 0.00
1979 27 NYY P 36 0 58 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.77 0.11 0.00
1978 26 NYY P 63 0 134 12 6 0 3 .857 1.41 0.19 0.00
1977 25 PIT P 72 0 133 10 4 0 1 .933 1.02 0.14 0.00
1976 24 CHW P 31 29 224 27 18 1 3 .938 1.93 0.87 0.03
1975 23 CHW P 62 0 141 25 3 3 3 .903 1.97 0.40 0.05
1974 22 CHW P 39 3 89 14 3 1 2 .895 1.91 0.36 0.03
1973 21 CHW P 20 4 49 5 5 0 1 .909 1.99 0.25 0.00
1972 20 CHW P 36 1 80 10 3 1 1 .929 1.58 0.28 0.03
Career P 1002 37 1809 180 78 11 21 .925 1.39 0.18 0.01

Career Batting Record
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K SB CS SH HBP GDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1994 42 SEA 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1993 41 OAK 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1992 40 OAK 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1991 39 TEX 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1989 37 SFG 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1988 36 CHC 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1987 35 SDP 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1986 34 SDP 45 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1985 33 SDP 50 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .154 .000 .154
1984 32 SDP 62 22 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .217 .182 .399
1983 31 NYY 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1982 30 NYY 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1981 29 NYY 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1980 28 NYY 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1979 27 NYY 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 26 NYY 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1977 25 PIT 72 23 0 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 .217 .250 .261 .511
1976 24 CHW 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1975 23 CHW 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1974 22 CHW 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1973 21 CHW 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1972 20 CHW 36 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1989 37 NYY 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career 1003 85 1 9 1 0 0 2 4 0 37 0 0 4 0 2 .106 .146 .118 .264
1984 WS SDP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1984 NLCS SDP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1981 WS NYY 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1981 ALCS NYY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1980 ALCS NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 WS NYY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 ALCS NYY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1981 ALDS NYY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Playoffs 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000