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Jul 25, 2008 11:05 am US/Eastern

What A Relief: Gossage A Hall Of Famer At Last

The 'Goose' Joins World Of Baseball Immortals

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) ― Make room in Cooperstown for the Goose.

Rich "Goose" Gossage joins other baseball immortals when he's inducted into the Hall of Fame this weekend. Induction ceremonies are set for Sunday.

Gossage became a dominant relief pitcher in a 22-year career that included a stint with the New York Yankees.

The Colorado native began his career as a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. He later moved to the bullpen and piled up 310 saves before retiring in 1994.

At 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds with a Fu Manchu mustache and menacing stare, Gossage was an imposing figure who intimidated hitters with his 99-mile-an-hour fastball.

Gossage played for nine teams, but he's best remembered for the six years he spent in the pinstripes of the Bronx Bombers. Helped the Yankees win the 1978 World Series in his first season in New York.

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: Relief pitcher Goose Gossage, newly elected to Cooperstown, pitched for nine major league teams during his career. (File Image)
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