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    Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between...
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  • as himself Arthur Reynolds as himself Don Scott as himself Donald "Goose" Gossage as himself Curtis "Curtbone" Chambers as himself Don Choo as Royal Brooks...
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  • would win the American League's Rookie of the Year award. Reliever Goose Gossage recorded 20 saves with an 0.77 ERA, striking out 48 in 47 innings. Dave...
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    he finishes the game. The statistic is named for Goose Gossage, who is the all-time leader in goose eggs but recorded relatively few saves compared to...
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  • hit a two-run home run off future Hall of Fame Yankee closer Rich "Goose" Gossage to give his team the lead; however, Yankee manager Billy Martin, who...
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    in 1984, he clinched the title in Game 5 with a three-run homer off Goose Gossage, who had refused to walk him with a base open. With the Dodgers in 1988...
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    inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Trevor Hoffman, Mariano Rivera, Lee Smith, Bruce Sutter and Hoyt Wilhelm...
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    in their career. Only eight relievers – Dennis Eckersley, Fingers, Goose Gossage, Hoffman, Rivera, Smith, Bruce Sutter, and Wilhelm – have been inducted...
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    plaques in Monument Park for Joe Torre, Paul O'Neill, Tino Martinez, and Goose Gossage, and retired No. 6 in honor of Torre. In 2015, the team dedicated plaques...
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  • Yankees home and away games live as they happened. November 22, 1977: Goose Gossage was signed as a free agent by the Yankees. December 5, 1977: Jesús Figueroa...
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  • staff was average—a staff of twentysomethings and a 33-year-old closer, Goose Gossage (10–6, 25 SVs), who was signed as a free agent from the New York Yankees...
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    Gillies Guns N' Roses lead vocalist Axl Rose Hall of Fame Baseball player Goose Gossage Musician John Lennon Ice hockey player Jeff Odgers List of moustache...
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    three consecutive inside pitches, batter Nick Lachey charged pitcher Goose Gossage resulting in a faux bench clearing. The National League won 15–8. Due...
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  • year). Ron Guidry won his 25th game (against only three losses) and Goose Gossage recorded the last eight outs for his 27th save, retiring Hall of Famer...
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    tied in points for the award, and both received the award in 2009. Goose Gossage, Fingers, Eckersley, Hoffman, Rivera, Smith, John Smoltz and Sutter...
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    Allen Harold Baines Orlando Cepeda Dennis Eckersley * Rollie Fingers * Goose Gossage Rickey Henderson * Catfish Hunter * Reggie Jackson * Tony La Russa Willie...
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    Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022. "Goose Gossage". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original...
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    more runs, but the Yankees ultimately won the game when relief pitcher Goose Gossage got Yastrzemski to pop out to third baseman Graig Nettles to earn the...
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    Steinbrenner's behest, Yankee coach Yogi Berra ordered Goose Gossage to remove a beard he was growing. Gossage responded by shaving away the beard but leaving...
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  • Speedway Gene Gossage (1935–2011), American and Canadian gridiron football player Goose Gossage (born 1951), American baseball player Howard Gossage (1917–1979)...
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  • signed free-agent reliever Goose Gossage to a five-year contract for $6.25 million in January 1984. The deal made Gossage the highest-salaried pitcher...
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    pitchers who were in the Hall of Fame: Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, and Bruce Sutter. The Reliever of the Year Award winners had all been...
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  • experts still call his pitch a curveball. Hall of Fame relief pitcher Goose Gossage stated that learning how to throw a slurve changed his career in his...
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    All-Star for four different teams (after Walker Cooper, George Kell and Goose Gossage). Smith did not fare well for the next month, pushing his ERA up to...
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  • has been going on a lot longer than steroid abuse". Relief pitcher Goose Gossage, active from 1972–1994, also admitted to using amphetamines during his...
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  • the other team members, among them Yogi Berra, Reggie Jackson and "Goose" Gossage, encourage him to be a winner. Magically outfitted with a real Yankee...
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    throwing motion. He had pinpoint accuracy, and fellow Hall of Famer Goose Gossage said of him, "He could hit a gnat in the butt with a pitch if he wanted...
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  • driver Goose Goslin (1900–1971), American baseball player Simon Gosling (born 1969), British designer of special effects models Goose Gossage (born 1951)...
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    winners of the Western Division with Steve Garvey, Tony Gwynn, Eric Show, Goose Gossage and Alan Wiggins. With wins of 13–0 and 4–2, the Cubs needed to win...
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  • eighth inning, when Goose Gossage came in to pitch for the AL. Steve Garvey led off the inning with a triple, and scored when Gossage threw a wild pitch...
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