Goose Goslin

Goose Goslin
Birthdate 10/16/1900
Death Date 5/15/1971
Debut Year 1921
Year of Induction 1968
Teams Browns, Senators, Tigers
Position Left Field

With eleven seasons of at least 100 RBI and a lifetime .316 lifetime average, Leon “Goose” Goslin was one of the most feared hitters of his day.

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Goslin played on two pennant winners in his 12 seasons with Washington

Goslin played on two pennant winners in his 12 seasons with Washington

Goose Goslin was a 20-year old when he broke in with the Washington Senators in 1921. In his first season as a regular two years later, Goslin hit .300 and led the league with 18 triples. He was just getting started. In 1924 Washington owner Clark Griffith tabbed Goslin’s 27-year old teammate
Goslin & Joe Judge were the 1st in the 1900s to hit back-to-back homers twice in one game

Goslin & Joe Judge were the 1st in the 1900s to hit back-to-back homers twice in one game

Hall of Fame left fielder Goose Goslin was a batting champion who drove in at least 100 runs in eleven seasons. A two-time World Series champion, he also teamed with first baseman Joe Judge to accomplish a 20th-century first. On May 26, 1930 the Senators teammates became the first duo to hit back-to
Goslin's time in Detroit included two pennants and a World Series triumph

Goslin's time in Detroit included two pennants and a World Series triumph

Goose Goslin played for the Tigers from 1934-1937. In his first two years in Detroit, the team won the American League pennant. The 1934 campaign ended in a World Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals’ Gas House Gang. For Goose and Detroit, the 1935 season was magical. Behind the hitting of G

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