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Article: Gossage gets the Hall call
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- The Beacon News - Aurora (IL)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2008
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Making the jump from Class A Appleton to the big leagues with the
White Sox in 1972, Rich ''Goose'' Gossage
never had Hall of Fame dreams. His goals were a little more
realistic.
''You never think of going into the Hall of
Fame,'' Gossage said Tuesday. ''All you
want to do is put on a big-league uniform that one time and that one
time lasted 22 years.''
And after nine times on the Hall of Fame ballot, Gossage got his
ticket to Cooperstown, N.Y.
Gossage, whose 22-year major-league career started with a five-season
stay with the White Sox beginning in 1972 and included a one-year
stint with the Cubs in 1988, got 466 votes on the 543 ballots cast,
or 86 percent. Players need 75 ...