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Greg Goossen

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Full Name: Gregory Bryant Goossen Primary Position: 1B,C
Height/Weight: 6' 1.5"/210 First Game: September 3, 1965
Birthdate: December 14, 1945 Final Game: October 1, 1970
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Greg Goossen (Gregory Bryant Goossen) was born on December 14, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1965 for the New York Mets. In 1969, his rookie year, he hit .309 with 10 home runs and 24 RBI. Goossen played for the New York Mets, Seattle Pilots, Washington Senators and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Greg Goossen's best season was 1969, when he hit for a .309 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1965 NY N 11 31 2 9 1 2 .290 .313 .387 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
1966 NY N 13 32 1 6 1 5 .188 .235 .344 2 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 3
1967 NY N 37 69 2 11 0 3 .159 .216 .174 1 0 4 26 1 0 0 0 1
1968 NY N 38 106 4 22 0 6 .208 .288 .274 7 0 10 21 2 1 0 0 4
1969 SEA A 52 139 19 43 10 24 .309 .385 .597 8 1 14 29 3 1 1 0 5
1970 WAS A 21 36 2 8 0 1 .222 .256 .306 3 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 1
1970 MIL A 21 47 3 12 1 3 .255 .407 .383 3 0 10 12 2 0 0 0 1
1970 TOT A 42 83 5 20 1 4 .241 .347 .349 6 0 12 20 2 0 0 0 2
Total NL 99 238 9 48 2 16 .202 .264 .269 10 0 16 63 4 1 0 0 8
Total AL 94 222 24 63 11 28 .284 .370 .505 14 1 26 49 5 1 1 0 7
Total 193 460 33 111 13 44 .241 .316 .383 24 1 42 112 9 2 1 0 15

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1965 NY N C 8 7 66 45 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 .979
1966 NY N C 11 8 74 29 3 0 0 0 1 7 3 0 1.000
1967 NY N C 23 12 127 101 7 3 2 0 3 16 4 0 .973
1968 NY N 1B 31 30 240.1 230 23 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1968 NY N C 1 1 9 7 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 .889
1969 SEA A LF 2 1 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 SEA A OF 2 1 24 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 SEA A 1B 31 29 264.1 265 23 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1970 WAS A OF 5 5 37 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 WAS A LF 5 5 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 WAS A 1B 2 2 16 14 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 MIL A 1B 15 15 106.2 95 5 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1970 TOT A 1B 17 17 122.2 109 8 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 .992
Total 1B 79 76 627.1 604 54 5 45 0 0 0 0 0 .992
Total OF 7 6 61 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 43 28 276 182 12 5 2 0 6 31 8 0 .975
Total LF 7 6 61 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 1, 1964).
  • Claimed on first-year waivers by New York Mets from Los Angeles Dodgers (April 9, 1965).
  • Sold by New York Mets to Seattle Pilots (February 5, 1969).
  • Sold by Milwaukee Brewers to Washington Senators (July 14, 1970).
  • Traded by Washington Senators with Jeff Terpko and Gene Martin to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Curt Flood and a player to be named later (November 3, 1970); Washington Senators received Jeff Terpko (April 10, 1971).

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