23 Facts About Goose Gossage

Goose Gossage pitched for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres.

Goose Gossage 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.

Goose Gossage was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Goose Gossage graduated in 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".

Goose Gossage became a free agent after the 1977 season, and signed with the New York Yankees.

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Goose Gossage 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.

Goose Gossage tore ligaments in his right thumb and missed three months of the season.

In 1983, his last season with the Yankees, Goose Gossage broke Sparky Lyle's club record of 141 career saves; Dave Righetti passed his final total of 150 in 1988.

Goose Gossage became upset with Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner for meddling with the team.

Goose Gossage became a free agent after the 1983 season, and insisted that he would not resign with New York.

Goose Gossage pitched for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1990.

Goose Gossage signed one-year contracts to pitch for the Oakland Athletics in 1992 and 1993.

Goose Gossage signed with the Seattle Mariners for the 1994 season.

Goose Gossage had 17 games where he recorded at least 10 outs in his first season as a closer, including three games where he went seven innings.

Goose Gossage pitched over 130 innings as a reliever in three different seasons.

Goose Gossage had more saves of at least two innings than saves where he pitched one inning or less.

Goose Gossage made nine All-Star appearances and pitched in three World Series.

Goose Gossage was one of the few pitchers who employed basically just one pitch, a fastball.

Goose Gossage owned hamburger restaurants in Greeley and Parker, Colorado, called Burgers N Sports.

Goose Gossage has written an autobiography, released in 2000, entitled The Goose is Loose .

Goose Gossage's son, Todd, is a professional baseball player who has played for the Sussex Skyhawks, Newark Bears, and Rockland Boulders of the Can-Am League.

At the Hall of Fame induction in 2008, Goose Gossage expressed gratitude to a number of baseball people who had helped him through his career, and several times described his Hall of Fame week experience as "amazing".

Goose Gossage has openly criticized the Black Lives Matter movement and organization as well.