Greg Goossen
[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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
| 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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