Goose Goslin
Goslin's nickname tells you everything about his approach — he was aggressive, loud, and impossible to ignore in the batter's box. The left fielder drove in 100 runs or more eleven times during his 18-year career, a testament to his clutch hitting when games mattered most.
Those 1,609 RBIs came during baseball's golden age of offense, but Goslin stood out even among the sluggers of the 1920s and 1930s. His .316 career average paired with 248 home runs made him one of the era's most complete hitters — enough power to clear the fences, enough contact skills to drive home runners from scoring position.
The Veterans Committee recognized what his contemporaries knew: Goslin was the prototype for the modern run producer, a player who elevated his game in October and delivered when championships hung in the balance.
Career · Batting
18 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | WS1 | 14 | 50 | 1 | 6 | .260 | — | — |
| 1922 | WS1 | 101 | 358 | 3 | 53 | .324 | — | — |
| 1923 | WS1 | 150 | 600 | 9 | 99 | .300 | — | — |
| 1924 | WS1 | 154 | 579 | 12 | 129 | .344 | — | — |
| 1925 | WS1 | 150 | 601 | 18 | 113 | .334 | — | — |
| 1926 | WS1 | 147 | 568 | 17 | 108 | .354 | — | — |
| 1927 | WS1 | 148 | 581 | 13 | 120 | .334 | — | — |
| 1928 | WS1 | 135 | 456 | 17 | 102 | .379 | — | — |
| 1929 | WS1 | 145 | 553 | 18 | 91 | .288 | — | — |
| 1930 | SLA | 148 | 584 | 37 | 138 | .308 | — | — |
| 1931 | SLA | 151 | 591 | 24 | 105 | .328 | — | — |
| 1932 | SLA | 150 | 572 | 17 | 104 | .299 | — | — |
| 1933 | WS1 | 132 | 549 | 10 | 64 | .297 | — | — |
| 1934 | DET | 151 | 614 | 13 | 100 | .305 | — | — |
| 1935 | DET | 147 | 590 | 9 | 109 | .292 | — | — |
| 1936 | DET | 147 | 572 | 24 | 125 | .315 | — | — |
| 1937 | DET | 79 | 181 | 4 | 35 | .238 | — | — |
| 1938 | WS1 | 38 | 57 | 2 | 8 | .158 | — | — |
| Career | 2287 | 8656 | 248 | 1609 | .316 | — | — | |
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