P Rich 'Goose' Gossage #54
Age: 47 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
02/24/1999
P RICH 'GOOSE' GOSSAGE #54 - AGE: 47 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 42 47 45
Movement 66 62 69 66
Control 45 42 48 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 59 59
Slider 49 49
Changeup 30 30
Sinker 62 62
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 13
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 64
Defense 34
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 22
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 17
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
He has great knowledge of the game.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:07/05/1951
Born in:Colorado Springs, CO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:17 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:19 Years, 77 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1980 Chicago - PBL 28 64 0 3 4 28 1.57 69.0 56 20 12 3 25 64 0 0 1.17 .282 2.43 2.4 252
1981 Chicago - PBL 29 60 0 5 8 27 3.41 63.1 52 25 24 3 44 62 0 0 1.52 .287 3.34 0.7 106
1982 Chicago - PBL 30 25 0 1 6 12 3.00 27.0 25 11 9 1 11 30 0 0 1.33 .320 2.58 1.2 150
1982 Houston - PBL 30 47 0 3 3 21 2.93 55.1 37 19 18 2 17 56 0 0 0.98 .243 2.03 2.3 121
1982 Total - PBL 30 72 0 4 9 33 2.95 82.1 62 30 27 3 28 86 0 0 1.09 .269 2.21 3.5 130
1983 Houston - PBL 31 66 0 6 6 33 4.73 72.1 76 40 38 6 37 70 0 0 1.56 .340 3.63 0.5 78
1984 Houston - PBL 32 8 0 2 2 0 3.86 9.1 10 5 4 1 4 18 0 0 1.50 .450 1.17 0.6 98
1985 Houston - PBL 33 25 0 3 4 8 4.02 40.1 40 19 18 3 14 17 0 0 1.34 .272 4.51 0.1 109
1986 Houston - PBL 34 54 0 3 4 26 2.55 74.0 70 22 21 3 31 44 0 0 1.36 .280 3.88 0.6 158
1987 Houston - PBL 35 63 0 8 6 24 2.38 79.1 62 23 21 0 33 48 0 0 1.20 .256 3.25 1.8 172
1988 Houston - PBL 36 11 0 0 1 4 3.75 12.0 7 6 5 0 5 7 0 0 1.00 .175 3.19 0.3 118
1988 Montreal - PBL 36 3 0 1 0 0 8.00 9.0 16 9 8 1 4 1 0 0 2.22 .375 5.91 -0.1 57
1988 Total - PBL 36 14 0 1 1 4 5.57 21.0 23 15 13 1 9 8 0 0 1.52 .275 4.36 0.2 92
1989 Montreal - PBL 37 1 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.09 .273 3.23 0.0 151
1989 Houston - PBL 37 2 0 0 1 0 12.00 3.0 6 4 4 0 2 3 0 0 2.67 .500 1.96 0.1 30
1989 Total - PBL 37 3 0 0 1 0 6.75 6.2 9 5 5 0 3 4 0 0 1.80 .391 2.66 0.1 55
Total PBL 429 0 35 45 183 3.18 517.2 460 204 183 23 228 421 0 0 1.33 .287 3.23 10.5 142
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1982 Houston - PBL 30 5 0 0 0 4 0.00 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.64 .200 0.52 0.4 999
1983 Houston - PBL 31 7 0 1 1 3 2.08 8.2 6 3 2 0 8 6 0 0 1.62 .273 4.38 -0.1 177
1985 Houston - PBL 33 3 0 2 0 0 0.00 6.2 7 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 1.35 .304 3.11 0.3 999
1986 Houston - PBL 34 4 0 1 0 1 0.00 8.0 5 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 1.13 .208 3.24 0.2 999
1989 Houston - PBL 37 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
Total PBL 20 0 4 1 8 0.64 28.1 20 4 2 0 15 22 0 0 1.24 .250 3.11 747.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1980 Chicago - MLB P 63 0 6 16 0 23 1 .957 69.0 2.87 +0.1 .985
1981 Chicago - MLB P 59 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 63.1 1.14 +0.0 1.028
1982 Chicago - MLB P 25 0 0 3 0 4 1 .750 27.0 1.00 +0.1 1.036
1982 Houston - MLB P 47 0 0 11 1 11 0 1.000 55.1 1.79 +0.2 1.036
1983 Houston - MLB P 65 0 2 12 0 14 0 1.000 72.1 1.74 +0.3 1.123
1984 Houston - MLB P 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.1 0.96 +0.0 1.059
1985 Houston - MLB P 24 0 2 9 0 12 1 .917 40.1 2.45 +0.2 .949
1986 Houston - MLB P 54 0 4 7 0 12 1 .917 74.0 1.34 -0.1 .917
1987 Houston - MLB P 62 0 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 79.1 1.13 +0.7 1.197
1988 Houston - MLB P 10 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 12.0 0.75 -0.4 .523
1988 Montreal - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 +0.1 .000
1989 Montreal - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
1989 Houston - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL P 423 0 20 72 2 97 5 .948 517.2 1.60 +1.2 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
03/03/1980 Drafted in the 1980 inaugural draft by the Chicago Slaughterhouse 5 (Round 6, Pick 4, 64th overall pick).
04/11/1980 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $15,000 with the Chicago Slaughterhouse 5 organization.
07/13/1980 Was selected to the 1980 Phoenix Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/12/1980 Finished 2nd in 1980 PBL AL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 56 (57); Control: 55 (55).
04/28/1981 Injured (Food poisoning), out for 3 days.
07/12/1981 Was selected to the 1981 Phoenix Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 62 (63); Control: 61 (61).
06/10/1982 Was traded by the Chicago Slaughterhouse 5 to the Houston Black Aces, along with a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for SP Pat Zachry, a 2nd draft pick.
06/14/1982 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $21,000 with the Houston Black Aces organization.
07/11/1982 Was selected to the 1982 Phoenix Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/08/1982 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
10/27/1982 Wins the 1982 Championship with the Houston Black Aces.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 90 (90); Movement: 62 (65); Control: 59 (59).
10/21/1983 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/29/1983 Wins the 1983 Round 4 with the Houston Black Aces.
11/28/1983 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,000 with the Houston Black Aces organization.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (79); Movement: 66 (67); Control: 58 (58).
04/05/1984 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000 with the Houston Black Aces organization.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (70); Movement: 73 (73); Control: 64 (64).
03/08/1985 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
12/13/1985 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $14,000 with the Houston Black Aces organization.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (64); Movement: 61 (71); Control: 64 (64).
11/21/1986 Wins the 1986 PBL PBL Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 62 (62); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 64 (64).
11/14/1987 Finished 3rd in 1987 PBL PBL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (54); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
05/10/1988 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
05/14/1988 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days.
06/15/1988 Was traded by the Houston Black Aces to the Montreal Chiwawas in exchange for a 3rd draft pick.
11/06/1988 Wins the 1988 Round 4 with the Montreal Chiwawas.
11/11/1988 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,771 with the Montreal Chiwawas organization.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 42 (42).
08/19/1989 Was traded by the Montreal Chiwawas to the Houston Black Aces, along with a 1st draft pick, in exchange for SP John Denny, RP Pete Wilson.
11/12/1989 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1980 64 3
1981 60 5
1982 47 7
1983 66 2
1986 54 3
1987 63 3
Year SV Rank
1980 28 4
1981 27 4
1982 12 6
1982 21 5
1983 33 2
1985 8 7
1986 26 1
1987 24 5
Year HLD Rank
1982 3 7
1985 1 10
1986 1 10
1989 1 4
Year RA Rank
1980 64 3
1981 60 5
1982 47 7
1983 66 2
1986 54 3
1987 63 3
Year GF Rank
1980 54 3
1981 49 5
1982 33 6
1983 44 5
1986 45 1
1987 52 5
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