FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rich "Goose" Gossage won election to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Gossage, who pitched in three World Series for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, picked up 85.8 percent of the 543 ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
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Gossage, who last year missed election by 21 votes, will be inducted at ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York on July 27.
No other player received the 75 percent required to win election. Boston Red Sox slugger Jim Rice missed out by 14 votes.
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JIM RICE DESERVES TO BE IN THE HALL OF FAME!!!!!
Career stats
Games - 2089
At Bats - 8225
Runs - 1249
Hits - 2452
Doubles - 373
Triples - 79
Homeruns - 382
Runs Batted In - 1451
Base on Balls - 670
Strikeouts - 1423
Stolen Bases - 58
Caught Stealing - 34
Batting Average - .298
On Base Percentage - .352
Slugging Percentage - .502
On Base Plus Slugging Percentage - .854
ALL WITHOUT STEROIDS!!!!
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congrats to Goose though, he deserves it
Blyleven needs to be in as well
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Originally Posted by Lyle
congrats to Goose though, he deserves it
Blyleven needs to be in as well
Absolutely,his strike out numbers alone should get him in
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The reason Jim Rice never gets voted in is because he was not a very media friendly guy. Screw the sports writers, he should be in.
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he came very close this time 72.2% he only needed 75%
