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Goose Gossage Biography
Goose Gossage is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 5, 1951 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. MLB pitcher who was chosen to nine All-Star games. He also was awarded the World Series Championship with the New York Yankees in 1978.
He was on the team with the legendary Mr. October He played alongside Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, on the New York Yankees. as part of the New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees of the late 1970s and early 1980s arguably pioneered the set-up/closer configuration, which was a standard baseball practice until the 2010s. The most effective pairing was Ron Davis and Gossage, with Davis typically entering the game in the 7th or 8th innings and Gossage finishing up. During one stretch with that pairing, the Yankees won 77 of 79 games in which they led after six innings.
Gossage grew up near N. Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He graduated (1970) from Wasson High School where he played on the baseball and basketball teams and was included in the school’s athletic “Wall of Fame.” His wife Corna Gossage also graduated from Wasson High. The Chicago White Sox selected him in the ninth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.
He had three sons: Jeff, Keith, and Todd along alongside his spouse Corna.
| Name | Goose Gossage |
| First Name | Goose |
| Last Name | Gossage |
| Occupation | Baseball Player |
| Birthday | July 5 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place of Birth | Colorado Springs |
| Home Town | Colorado |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Jake Gossage, Sue Gossage |
| Siblings | Jack Gossage |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Todd Gossage |
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Gossage led the American League (AL) in saves in 1975 (26). After the 1976 season, the White Sox traded Gossage and Terry Forster to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Silvio Martinez and Richie Zisk. He became a free agent after the 1977 season, and signed with the New York Yankees.
Goose Gossage Net Worth
Goose Gossage is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Goose Gossage's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a student at Wasson High School in Colorado.
He did not play during the 1979 season as a member of the Yankees because of an injury to his thumb sustained during an altercation in the locker room with his teammate He missed some of the 1979 season with the Yankees due to a thumb injury sustained in a locker room fight with teammate Cliff Johnson..
Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career (from 1972–1994), he pitched for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. The nickname “Goose” came about when a friend did not like his previous nickname “Goss”, and noted he looked like a goose when he extended his neck to read the signs given by the catcher when he was pitching. Although Gossage is otherwise generally referred to as “Rich” in popular media, a baseball field named after him bears the name “Rick”.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Baseball Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
One of his most impressive performances was on September 3, 1978, in a game vs. the Seattle Mariners. Replacing Sparky Lyle in the top of the 9th with runners on second and third and no outs, he preserved a 4-3 lead by striking out the next three batters in 11 pitches.
Gossage again led the AL in saves in 1978 (27) and 1980 (33). On October 2, 1978, he earned the save in the Yankees’ one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox for the AL East title, entering with one out in the seventh inning and a 4-2 lead following Bucky Dent’s home run; although he allowed two runs in the eighth inning, he held on to preserve the 5-4 victory, getting Carl Yastrzemski to pop up to third baseman Graig Nettles with two out and two men on base in the ninth inning to clinch the division championship. He was also on the mound five days later when the Yankees clinched the pennant in the ALCS against the Kansas City Royals, entering Game 4 in the ninth inning with a 2-1 lead and a runner on second base; he earned the save by striking out Clint Hurdle and retiring Darrell Porter and Pete LaCock on fly balls. He was on the mound ten days later when they captured the World Series title against the Los Angeles Dodgers for their second consecutive championship, coming on with no one out in the eighth inning of Game 6; he retired Ron Cey on a popup to catcher Thurman Munson to clinch the win.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Goose Gossage height 6 ft 3 in Goose weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was one of the earliest manifestations of the dominating modern closer, with wild facial hair and a gruff demeanor to go along with his blistering fastball. He led the American League in saves three times and was runner-up twice; by the end of the 1987 season he ranked second in major-league career saves, trailing only Rollie Fingers, although by the end of his career his total of 310 had slipped to fourth all-time. When he retired he also ranked third in major-league career games pitched (1,002), and he remains third in wins in relief (115) and innings pitched in relief (1,556⅔); his 1,502 strikeouts place him behind only Hoyt Wilhelm among pitchers who pitched primarily in relief. He also is the career leader in blown saves (112). From 1977 through 1983 he never recorded an earned run average over 2.62, including a mark of 0.77 in 1981, and in 1980 he finished third in AL voting for both the MVP Award and Cy Young Award as the Yankees won a division title.
Gossage recorded saves in all three Yankee victories in the 1981 AL Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, not allowing a run in 6⅔ innings, and he was again the final pitcher when they clinched the 1981 pennant against the Oakland Athletics. In 1983, his last season with the Yankees, Gossage broke Sparky Lyle’s club record of 141 career saves; Dave Righetti passed his final total of 150 in 1988. Gossage holds the Yankees’ career record for ERA (2.14) and hits per nine innings (6.59) among pitchers with at least 500 innings for the team.
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Goose Gossage. You may help us to build the dating records for Goose Gossage!He missed some of the 1979 season with the Yankees with a thumb injury sustained in a locker-room fight with teammate Cliff Johnson. Ron Guidry, the reigning Cy Young Award winner, volunteered to go to the bullpen to replace him. In the first game of a doubleheader on October 4, 1980, Gossage pitched the last two innings of a 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers, earning his career-high 33rd save as New York clinched another division title. On October 10, George Brett of the Royals hit a tide-turning three-run homer off Gossage into Yankee Stadium’s right-field upper deck to lead the Royals to a three-game sweep in the AL Championship Series, after the Yankees had defeated the Royals in three consecutive ALCS from 1976 to 1978. Almost three years later during the regular season, Brett got to the Goose again in the Bronx, blasting a go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the ninth in a game memorialized as the “Pine Tar Game”.
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Gossage became upset with Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner for meddling with the team. In 1982, he called Steinbrenner “the fat man upstairs”, and disapproved of the way Yankees’ manager Billy Martin used him. Gossage became a free agent after the 1983 season, and insisted that he would not resign with New York. He signed with the San Diego Padres. In 1984, Gossage clinched another title, earning the save in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series and sending the Padres to their first World Series; after San Diego had scored four runs in the seventh inning to take a 6-3 lead against the Chicago Cubs, Gossage pitched the final two innings, getting Jody Davis to hit into a force play for the final out. During game 5 of the 1984 World Series versus the Detroit Tigers, Gossage, after receiving signs from the coaches on the Padres bench and a visit to the mound by Padres manager Dick Williams, refused to intentionally walk right fielder Kirk Gibson. On the second pitch Gossage and the Padres would regret that decision as Gibson homered to deep right field leading to a World Series win for the Detroit Tigers. On August 17, 1986, Gossage struck out Pete Rose in Rose’s final major-league at bat.
Is Goose Gossage a Hall of Famer?
Goose Gossage was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008, but he will forever be remembered as much for his awesome facial hair as for his legendary MLB career.
How fast is Goose Gossage?
Gossage could be an intimidating presence on the mound, standing 6-foot-3 inches with a penetrating scowl. But of all his attributes, it was his overpowering fastball, which could reach 100 miles per hour, which made him one of the top relief pitchers throughout the 1970s and ’80s.
Was Goose Gossage a closer?
Gossage holds the Yankees career record for ERA (2.14) and hits per nine innings (6.59) among pitchers with at least 500 innings for the team. In eight of his first 10 seasons as a closer, Gossage’s ERA was less than 2.27. Over his career, right-handed hitters hit a minuscule .
What teams did Goose Gossage play for?
All teams
What did Goose Gossage say?
I called (Hall of Fame chairman) Jane Forbes Clark before the induction last year and said, ‘Jane, I don’t know where you stand with this guy, but I may punch Rob Manfred right in the (expletive) nose and spatter his (expletive) nose all over his (expletive) face right in the lobby of your hotel.”
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