Goose Goslin
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| Born: October 16, 1900 Salem , United States 
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| Died on: May 15, 1971 Bridgeton , United States
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| Suggested: Left | Threw: Left |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| With the Washington Senators on September 16, 1921 | |
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| With the Washington Senators on September 25, 1938 | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | , 316 |
| Hits | 2,735 |
| Home runs | 248 |
| Runs Batted In | 1,609 |
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1968 |
| Special selection | Veterans Committee |
Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin (born October 16, 1900 in Salem , New Jersey , † May 15, 1971 in Bridgeton , New Jersey) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball .
biography
Goose Goslin made his major league debut as an outfielder with the Washington Senators on September 16, 1921. 1923 he was able to gain a regular place with the Senators. In 1924 he and his team won the World Series against the New York Giants in seven games. In that series, Goslin hit a batting average of 34.4%, hitting three home runs and seven RBI. Also in 1925 he got three home runs in the World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates , which the Senators had to admit defeat. In 1930 he moved to the St. Louis Browns before returning to the Senators in 1933. In his second career stay in Washington he was able to reach the finals again with his team. With only average performances Goslin could not prevent the clear defeat in five games against the New York Giants. After that season he moved to the Detroit Tigers , with whom he was also able to reach the World Series in 1934 and 1935. In 1934 there was a loss in seven games against the St. Louis Cardinals and a win in six games against the Chicago Cubs . In 1938 he ended his career after a third stint with the Washington Senators.
In eleven seasons he was able to achieve more than 100 RBI and a batting average of over 30%. He is the only player to have played in all 19 Washington Senators World Series games.
He was also involved in the first major league referee penalty. In the 1935 World Series he had a heated discussion with Bill Klem , who was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a referee . As a result of this dispute, Klem then misappropriated the choice of words and was fined by the then Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis .
After his career, Goslin ran a boat rental company in his home state of New Jersey. In 1968 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
His stations as a player
- 1921–1930: Washington Senators
- 1930-1932: St. Louis Browns
- 1933: Washington Senators
- 1934-1937: Detroit Tigers
- 1938: Washington Senators
Web links
- Player information and statistics Baseball Reference or FanGraphs (English)
- Biography of Goose Goslin (English)
- Goose Goslin in the Hall of Fame (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Goslin, Goose |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goslin, Leon Allen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salem , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1971 |
| Place of death | Bridgeton , New Jersey |