#62 Rich "Goose" Gossage, Closer, 32 yrs, Portland Gladiators

#62 Rich "Goose" Gossage, Closer, 32 yrs, Portland Gladiators
Thursday, 10/23/2007

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Rich Gossage
Goose
7/5/1975
32
ColoradoSprings,CO
6"3
217

Closer
R
R

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Average
Loyal
None at all
2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal
4.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 6,830,000
2009
12 Year(s), 169 Days (2233 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	147	78	88	98-100 Mph
Versus LHB	139	77	88
Versus RHB	155	78	88
Talent	147	53	93

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

30
64
4

Pitches:
Knuckleball
Fastball
Curveball
Screwball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	21	6	1	40
Versus LHP	1	21	6	1	40
Versus RHP	5	21	6	1	40
Talent	13	13	13	13	33

Running & Bunting Ratings
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Hitter Type :

1
18
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 20 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 10

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/5	@LAS	W 3-0		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
9/8	UTA	L 3-5		1	1	0	0	1	2
9/12	CAB	W 4-2		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
9/17	JIM	W 4-2		1	0	0	0	0	3	SV
9/18	@CAB	W 4-2		1	2	1	1	2	0	SV
9/23	@ORO	W 4-2		1	2	0	0	0	1	SV
9/24	@ORO	W 4-3		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
9/26	NAU	W 4-1		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
10/1	@OCE	W 8-7		0.1	1	0	0	0	1	W
10/2	@OCE	L 5-6		2	0	0	0	1	2

Pitching Stats 2007

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	72	0	5	2	43	2.18	78.1	53	19	19	18	109	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	72	0	5	2	43	2.18	78.0	53	19	19	18	109

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	50	5	89.6	72	57	8.4	6.1	12.5	2.1	2	1	50.0	16	4	25.0	1.66

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	166	37	13	2	1	15	13	11	52	0	0	1	.223	.272	.343	.616
vs. RHB	109	16	4	3	3	7	6	7	57	0	0	1	.147	.203	.321	.524

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	41	0	3	2	20	1.88	43.0	24	9	9	10	64
Road	31	0	2	0	23	2.55	35.1	29	10	10	8	45
Postseason	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	1	0	0	1	3
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	12	0	1	0	8	1.20	15.0	9	2	2	2	13
May	11	0	0	0	7	0.96	9.1	6	1	1	3	12
June	13	0	0	2	6	4.30	14.2	14	7	7	5	21
July	13	0	1	0	10	0.56	16.0	7	1	1	3	24
August	13	0	3	0	4	4.50	14.0	12	7	7	2	28
Sept./Oct.	10	0	0	0	8	0.96	9.1	5	1	1	3	11

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1972	36	1	7	1	2	4.28	80.0	72	0	38	0	44	57	0	0	1.45	.000	CHA
1973	20	4	0	4	0	7.43	49.2	57	0	41	0	37	33	1	0	1.89	.000	CHA
1974	39	3	4	6	1	4.13	89.1	92	0	41	0	47	64	0	0	1.56	.000	CHA
1975	62	0	9	8	26	1.84	141.2	99	0	29	0	70	130	0	0	1.19	.000	CHA
1976	31	29	9	17	1	3.94	224.0	214	0	98	0	90	135	15	0	1.36	.000	CHA
1977	72	0	11	9	26	1.62	133.0	78	0	24	0	49	151	0	0	0.95	.000	PIT
1978	63	0	10	11	27	2.01	134.1	87	0	30	0	59	122	0	0	1.09	.000	NYA
1979	36	0	5	3	18	2.62	58.1	48	0	17	0	19	41	0	0	1.15	.000	NYA
1980	64	0	6	2	33	2.27	99.0	74	0	25	0	37	103	0	0	1.12	.000	NYA
2007	72	0	5	2	43	2.18	78.1	53	19	19	4	18	109	0	0	0.91	.302	POR,NL
Total	495	37	66	63	177	3.00	1087.2	874	19	362	4	470	945	16	0	1.24	.000

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2007	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0
Total	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1972	36	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1973	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1974	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1975	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1976	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1977	72	23	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	8	0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	PIT
1978	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYA
1979	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYA
1980	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYA
2007	72	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	POR,NL
Total	496	42	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	0	0	.119	.140	.143	.282

Fielding Stats 2007

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

78.1

1.38

Player History

Drafted in 9th round, 247th overall pick, by Zulu in 2005...
Drafted in 4th round, 101st overall pick, by Florida in 2005...
Traded from Florida to Syracuse on 7/30/2006 (Going to SYR: P Heinie Berger, P Rich Gossage, SS Gene Demontreville, LF Tommy Henrich. Going to FLO: DH Dummy Player)...
Drafted in 5th round, 121st overall pick, by Motown in 2006...
Drafted in 3rd round, 76th overall pick, by Portland in 2007...
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...

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