Goose Goslin
Leon Allen Goslin
Born: October 16, 1900
Salem, NJ USA
Deceased: 1971
Bridgeton, NJ USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1921-1938
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968.
Minor League Statistics
Goose Goslin compiled a career batting average of .316 with 248 home runs and 1609 RBI in his 2287-game career with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1921 season and last took the field during the 1938 campaign. Goslin was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | AL | Washington Senators | 14 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .260 | .351 | .380 | .731 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | Washington Senators | 101 | 394 | 358 | 44 | 116 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 26 | .324 | .373 | .441 | .814 | 158 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | Washington Senators | 150 | 656 | 600 | 86 | 180 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 99 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 53 | .300 | .347 | .453 | .800 | 272 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | Washington Senators | 154 | 673 | 579 | 100 | 199 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 129 | 15 | 14 | 68 | 29 | .344 | .421 | .516 | .937 | 299 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | 150 | 670 | 601 | 116 | 201 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 113 | 27 | 8 | 53 | 50 | .334 | .394 | .547 | .941 | 329 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Washington Senators | 147 | 656 | 568 | 105 | 201 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 108 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 38 | .354 | .425 | .542 | .967 | 308 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Washington Senators | 148 | 659 | 581 | 96 | 194 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 120 | 21 | 6 | 50 | 28 | .334 | .392 | .516 | .908 | 300 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Washington Senators | 135 | 527 | 456 | 80 | 173 | 36 | 10 | 17 | 102 | 16 | 3 | 48 | 19 | .379 | .442 | .614 | 1.056 | 280 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Washington Senators | 145 | 639 | 553 | 82 | 159 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 91 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 33 | .288 | .366 | .461 | .827 | 255 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Washington Senators | 47 | 214 | 188 | 34 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 19 | .271 | .344 | .495 | .839 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 101 | 454 | 396 | 81 | 129 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 100 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 35 | .326 | .400 | .652 | 1.052 | 258 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 151 | 675 | 591 | 114 | 194 | 42 | 10 | 24 | 105 | 9 | 6 | 80 | 41 | .328 | .412 | .555 | .967 | 328 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 150 | 667 | 572 | 88 | 171 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 104 | 12 | 9 | 92 | 35 | .299 | .398 | .469 | .866 | 268 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Washington Senators | 132 | 599 | 549 | 97 | 163 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 32 | .297 | .348 | .452 | .800 | 248 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 151 | 686 | 614 | 106 | 187 | 38 | 7 | 13 | 100 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 38 | .305 | .373 | .453 | .826 | 278 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 651 | 590 | 88 | 172 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 109 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 31 | .292 | .355 | .415 | .770 | 245 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 660 | 572 | 122 | 180 | 33 | 8 | 24 | 125 | 14 | 4 | 85 | 50 | .315 | .403 | .526 | .930 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 219 | 181 | 30 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 18 | .238 | .367 | .376 | .743 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | 38 | 65 | 57 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .158 | .262 | .316 | .577 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2287 | 9822 | 8656 | 1483 | 2735 | 500 | 173 | 248 | 1609 | 175 | 89 | 949 | 585 | .316 | .387 | .500 | .887 | 4325 | 0 | 55 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.214 | |
| 1922 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 197 | 8 | 15 | 1 | .932 | 2.204 | |
| 1923 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 310 | 26 | 15 | 5 | .957 | 2.255 | |
| 1924 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 369 | 12 | 16 | 4 | .960 | 2.474 | |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 385 | 24 | 12 | 1 | .971 | 2.727 | |
| 1926 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 373 | 25 | 15 | 8 | .964 | 2.707 | |
| 1927 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 356 | 8 | 17 | 3 | .955 | 2.459 | |
| 1928 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 125 | 0 | 0.0 | 266 | 14 | 11 | 4 | .962 | 2.240 | |
| 1929 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 299 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .968 | 2.155 | |
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 237 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .973 | 2.475 | |
| 1930 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 72 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .937 | 1.574 | |
| 1931 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 319 | 14 | 14 | 1 | .960 | 2.205 | |
| 1932 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | |
| 1932 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 330 | 16 | 18 | 5 | .951 | 2.322 | |
| 1933 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 128 | 0 | 0.0 | 261 | 17 | 10 | 7 | .965 | 2.172 | |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 15 | 15 | 2 | .953 | 2.047 | |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 326 | 6 | 12 | 2 | .965 | 2.306 | |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 266 | 11 | 13 | 1 | .955 | 1.924 | |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 13.000 | |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .954 | 2.075 | |
| 1938 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.923 | |
| Totals | 2190 | 0 | 0.0 | 4805 | 225 | 210 | 47 | .960 | 2.297 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | 7 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .344 | .344 | .656 | 1.000 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | 7 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .308 | .379 | .692 | 1.072 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .286 | .450 | .736 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .241 | .313 | .276 | .588 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 6 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .273 | .407 | .318 | .726 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 32 | 143 | 129 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | .287 | .348 | .488 | .836 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 67.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.149 | 2.286 |
| 1925 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.143 |
| 1933 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | RF | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.976 | 1.800 |
| 1933 | AL | Washington Senators | WS | LF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 2.908 | 3.000 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | LF | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.964 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 33 | 32 | 293.0 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .961 | 2.273 | 2.242 |
Awards
1925 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1927 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
