Jim Gosger
| Jim Gosger | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: November 6, 1942 Port Huron, Michigan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 4, 1963, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 22, 1974, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .226 |
| Home runs | 30 |
| Runs batted in | 177 |
| Teams | |
James Charles Gosger (born November 6, 1942) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in the majors for ten seasons between 1963 and 1974 for six different teams. Gosger was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg) and batted and threw left-handed. During his MLB career, Gosger batted .226 with 30 home runs and 411 hits in 705 games played.
Gosger appeared in 555 games at center field (291), left (216) and right (83), and eventually as a first baseman (25).
Gosger broke into the majors in 1963 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them two and a half years before joining the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics (1966–68), Seattle Pilots (1969), New York Mets (1969), Montreal Expos (1970–71), and again with the Mets (1973��74). In 1967 with Kansas City, he posted career-highs in games (134), home runs (7) and hits (86), while hitting .242 with 36 RBI. He was traded along with Bob Heise from the Mets to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Sadecki and Dave Marshall on December 12, 1969.[1]
In June 2019, the Mets accidentally included Gosger in a video meant to honor deceased members of their 1969 championship team; the Mets later apologized to Gosger.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Mets Get Sadecki in Giants' Trade; Marshall Is Also Acquired for Heise and Gosger," The New York Times, Saturday, December 13, 1969. Retrieved October 29, 2020
- ^ Tasch, Justin (June 30, 2019). "Mets apologize to player they accidentally declared dead". New York Post. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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- Montreal Expos players
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