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Rich Gossage Rich Gossage
Full name: Richard Michael Gossage
Born: July 5, 1951, Colorado Springs, Colorado
First Game: April 16, 1972; Final Game: August 8, 1994
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 180
TSN AL Fireman (1975 and 1978)
AL Relief Man of the Year (1978)
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Pitcher Matchups   Batter Matchups
Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1972 CHI A Daily Splits   36    16    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0   11   0   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1972 CHI A
1973 CHI A                20     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1973 CHI A
1974 CHI A                39     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1974 CHI A
1975 CHI A                62     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1975 CHI A
1976 CHI A                31     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1976 CHI A
1977 PIT N Daily Splits   72    23    0    5   1   0   0    2    1   0    8   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .250  .261   0.0 1977 PIT N
1978 NY  A                63     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1978 NY  A
1979 NY  A                36     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1979 NY  A
1980 NY  A                64     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1980 NY  A
1981 NY  A                32     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1981 NY  A
1982 NY  A                56     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1982 NY  A
1983 NY  A                57     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1983 NY  A
1984 SD  N Daily Splits   62    22    0    4   0   0   0    0    1   0    8   0   2   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .217  .182   0.0 1984 SD  N
1985 SD  N Daily Splits   50    11    1    0   0   0   0    0    2   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .154  .000   0.0 1985 SD  N
1986 SD  N Daily Splits   45     7    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1986 SD  N
1987 SD  N Daily Splits   40     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1987 SD  N
1988 CHI N Daily Splits   46     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1988 CHI N
1989 SF  N Daily Splits   31     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1989 SF  N
1989 NY  A                11     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1989 NY  A
1989 Total                42     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1989 Total
1991 TEX A                44     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1991 TEX A
1992 OAK A                30     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1992 OAK A
1993 OAK A                39     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1993 OAK A
1994 SEA A                36     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1994 SEA A
Total NL                 346    69    1    9   1   0   0    2    4   0   26   0   3   0   0   0   1    0   0  .130  .178  .145   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 656    16    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0   11   0   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1002    85    1    9   1   0   0    2    4   0   37   0   4   0   0   0   2    0   0  .106  .146  .118   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
Division Series Batting RecordDivision Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1981 NY  A                 3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1981 NY  A
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1978 NY  A                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1978 NY  A
1980 NY  A                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1980 NY  A
1981 NY  A                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1981 NY  A
1984 SD  N                 3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1984 SD  N
Total NL                   3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total NL        
Total AL                   5     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total AL        
Total                      8     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1978 NY  A                 3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1978 NY  A
1981 NY  A Daily Splits    3     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1981 NY  A
1984 SD  N                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1984 SD  N
Total            Splits    8     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1975 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1975 AL   
1977 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1977 NL   
1978 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1978 AL   
1980 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1980 AL   
1984 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1984 NL   
1985 NL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1985 NL   
Total                      6     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1972 CHI A Daily Splits   36   1   0   0   7   2   80     72   352   2   44   38   44   3   57  10   2   7   4   0  12   2   5   8   7   1   4.28  -1.3 1972 CHI A
1973 CHI A Daily Splits   20   4   1   0   4   0   49.2   57   232   9   44   41   37   2   33   5   4   6   3   0  10   0   3   1   0   4   7.43  -1.3 1973 CHI A
1974 CHI A Daily Splits   39   3   0   0  19   1   89.1   92   397   4   45   41   47   7   64   6   4   2   2   1  12   0   9   7   4   6   4.13  -0.4 1974 CHI A
1975 CHI A Daily Splits   62   0   0   0  49  26  141.2   99   582   3   32   29   70  15  130  15   0   3   5   0  10   3  11   6   9   8   1.84   5.1 1975 CHI A
1976 CHI A Daily Splits   31  29  15   0   1   1  224    214   956  16  104   98   90   3  135   8   7   6   9   0  32   9  13  11   9  17   3.94  -0.9 1976 CHI A
1977 PIT N Daily Splits   72   0   0   0  55  26  133     78   523   9   27   24   49   6  151   7   6   2   2   0  11   0   7   7  11   9   1.62   6.4 1977 PIT N
1978 NY  A Daily Splits   63   0   0   0  55  27  134.1   87   543   9   41   30   59   8  122   9   8   5   2   0  18   1   8   8  10  11   2.01   4.3 1978 NY  A
1979 NY  A Daily Splits   36   0   0   0  33  18   58.1   48   234   5   18   17   19   4   41   4   0   3   0   0   7   1   6   3   5   3   2.62   1.9 1979 NY  A
1980 NY  A Daily Splits   64   0   0   0  58  33   99     74   401   5   29   25   37   3  103   8   4   4   1   0  12   4   6   6   6   2   2.27   2.7 1980 NY  A
1981 NY  A Daily Splits   32   0   0   0  30  20   46.2   22   173   2    6    4   14   1   48   1   1   1   1   0   1   1   5   4   3   2   0.77   3.0 1981 NY  A
1982 NY  A Daily Splits   56   0   0   0  43  30   93     63   356   5   23   23   28   5  102   5   2   1   0   0  12   2   9   2   4   5   2.23   3.2 1982 NY  A
1983 NY  A Daily Splits   57   0   0   0  47  22   87.1   82   367   5   27   22   25   5   90   5   6   0   1   0  13   0   5   6  13   5   2.27   3.1 1983 NY  A
1984 SD  N Daily Splits   62   0   0   0  51  25  102.1   75   412   6   34   33   36   4   84   4   3   2   1   2  10   2   3   2  10   6   2.90   1.7 1984 SD  N
1985 SD  N Daily Splits   50   0   0   0  38  26   79     64   308   1   21   16   17   1   52   3   4   0   1   0   6   2   9   3   5   3   1.82   2.2 1985 SD  N
1986 SD  N Daily Splits   45   0   0   0  38  21   64.2   69   281   8   36   32   20   0   63   2   4   4   2   0   9   2   5   4   5   7   4.45  -1.3 1986 SD  N
1987 SD  N Daily Splits   40   0   0   0  30  11   52     47   217   4   18   18   19   6   44   2   3   2   0   0  13   1   5   4   5   4   3.12   1.1 1987 SD  N
1988 CHI N Daily Splits   46   0   0   0  33  13   43.2   50   194   3   23   21   15   5   30   3   1   3   3   2   9   1   2   1   4   4   4.33  -0.7 1988 CHI N
1989 SF  N Daily Splits   31   0   0   0  22   4   43.2   32   182   2   16   13   27   3   24   2   2   2   0   0   7   0   4   2   2   1   2.68   0.2 1989 SF  N
1989 NY  A Daily Splits   11   0   0   0   6   1   14.1   14    56   0    6    6    3   1    6   1   0   1   1   0   3   1   3   0   1   0   3.77   0.0 1989 NY  A
1989 Total                42   0   0   0  28   5   58     46   238   2   22   19   30   4   30   3   2   3   1   0  10   1   7   2   3   1   2.95   0.2 1989 Total
1991 TEX A Daily Splits   44   0   0   0  16   1   40.1   33   167   4   16   16   16   1   28   3   0   3   3   0   6   1   1   1   4   2   3.57   0.4 1991 TEX A
1992 OAK A Daily Splits   30   0   0   0  13   0   38     32   163   5   13   12   19   4   26   1   2   0   2   0   2   0   2   0   0   2   2.84   0.2 1992 OAK A
1993 OAK A Daily Splits   39   0   0   0  12   1   47.2   49   213   6   24   24   26   2   40   0   2   4   1   0   9   3   3   0   4   5   4.53  -0.3 1993 OAK A
1994 SEA A Daily Splits   36   0   0   0  21   1   47.1   44   197   6   23   22   15   1   29   2   2   2   3   0  13   1   5   0   3   0   4.18   0.2 1994 SEA A
Total NL                 346   0   0   0 267 126  518.1  415  2117  33  175  157  183  25  448  23  23  15   9   4  65   8  35  23  42  34   2.73   9.6 Total NL        
Total AL                 656  37  16   0 414 184 1291   1082  5389  86  495  448  549  65 1054  83  44  48  38   1 172  29  94  63  82  73   3.12  19.9 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1002  37  16   0 681 310 1809.1 1497  7506 119  670  605  732  90 1502 106  67  63  47   5 237  37 129  86 124 107   3.01  29.5 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
Division Series Pitching RecordDivision Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1981 NY  A Daily Splits    3   0   0   0   3   3    6.2    3    25   0    0    0    2   0    8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1981 NY  A
League Championship Series Pitching RecordLeague Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1978 NY  A Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   2   1    4      3    15   0    2    2    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   4.50 1978 NY  A
1980 NY  A Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    0.1    3     3   1    2    2    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  54.00 1980 NY  A
1981 NY  A Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   2   1    2.2    1     9   0    0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1981 NY  A
1984 SD  N Daily Splits    3   0   0   0   2   1    4      5    19   0    2    2    1   1    5   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   4.50 1984 SD  N
Total NL                   3   0   0   0   2   1    4      5    19   0    2    2    1   1    5   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   4.50 Total NL        
Total AL                   5   0   0   0   4   2    7      7    27   1    4    4    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   1   5.14 Total AL        
Total            Splits    8   0   0   0   6   3   11     12    46   1    6    6    1   1   10   0   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   1   1   4.91 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1978 NY  A Daily Splits    3   0   0   0   3   0    6      1    19   0    0    0    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0.00 1978 NY  A
1981 NY  A Daily Splits    3   0   0   0   3   2    5      2    20   0    0    0    2   0    5   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1981 NY  A
1984 SD  N Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   2   0    2.2    3    14   2    4    4    1   0    2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0  13.50 1984 SD  N
Total            Splits    8   0   0   0   8   2   13.2    6    53   2    4    4    4   0   11   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   1   2   1   0   2.63 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1975 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      1     5   0    1    1    0   0    0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9.00 1975 AL   
1977 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      1     5   1    2    2    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18.00 1977 NL   
1978 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      4     7   0    4    4    1   0    1   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  36.00 1978 AL   
1980 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      1     4   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1980 AL   
1984 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   1    1      1     4   0    0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1984 NL   
1985 NL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      0     4   0    0    0    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1985 NL   
Total            Splits    6   0   0   0   6   1    6      8    29   1    7    7    3   0    7   0   1   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   1  10.50 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1972 CHI A Daily   P   36    1    0    80       3   10    1    1   0    1    5    4    1  .929
1973 CHI A Daily   P   20    4    1    49.2     5    5    1    0   0    1    5    6    0  .909
1973 CHI A        DH    1    0    0                                                          -
1974 CHI A Daily   P   39    3    0    89.1     3   14    2    1   0    1    5   13    0  .895
1975 CHI A Daily   P   62    0    0   141.2     3   25    3    3   0    1    6   12    1  .903
1976 CHI A Daily   P   31   29   15   224      18   27    3    1   0    0   15   20    2  .938
1977 PIT N Daily   P   72    0    0   133       4   10    1    0   0    1    3    9    0  .933
1978 NY  A Daily   P   63    0    0   134.1     6   12    3    0   0    2    4    6    0  .857
1979 NY  A Daily   P   36    0    0    58.1     1    4    0    0   0    1    0    3    0 1.000
1980 NY  A Daily   P   64    0    0    99       1   10    2    0   0    1    6    2    0  .846
1981 NY  A Daily   P   32    0    0    46.2     2    7    1    1   0    0    1    5    1  .900
1982 NY  A Daily   P   56    0    0    93       2    6    0    1   0    2    3    5    0 1.000
1983 NY  A Daily   P   57    0    0    87.1     2    3    1    0   0    0    3    8    0  .833
1984 SD  N Daily   P   62    0    0   102.1     5    8    0    0   0    1    2   10    0 1.000
1985 SD  N Daily   P   50    0    0    79       0    7    0    1   0    0    2    6    0 1.000
1986 SD  N Daily   P   45    0    0    64.2     2    5    0    0   0    0    2    6    0 1.000
1987 SD  N Daily   P   40    0    0    52       2    5    0    0   0    2    2    3    0 1.000
1988 CHI N Daily   P   46    0    0    43.2     1    7    0    0   0    1    4   10    0 1.000
1989 SF  N Daily   P   31    0    0    43.2     5    3    1    0   0    2    5    2    0  .889
1989 NY  A Daily   P   11    0    0    14.1     2    1    0    1   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
1989 Total         P   42    0    0    58       7    4    1    1   0    2    5    3    0  .917
1991 TEX A Daily   P   44    0    0    40.1     2    2    1    0   0    0    2    2    1  .800
1992 OAK A Daily   P   30    0    0    38       2    4    0    0   0    0    2    4    0 1.000
1993 OAK A Daily   P   39    0    0    47.2     5    3    1    0   0    0    1    6    0  .889
1994 SEA A Daily   P   36    0    0    47.1     2    2    0    1   0    0    1    5    0 1.000
Total              P 1002   37   16  1809.1    78  180   21   11   0   17   79  148    6  .925
Total             DH    1    0    0                                                          -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP