Article: Gossage is elected to Hall of Fame Baseball

From news reports Reuters, AP
International Herald Tribune
01-09-2008
Gossage is elected to Hall of Fame Baseball
Byline: From news reports Reuters, AP
Edition: 5
Section: SPORTS

NEW YORK --

Rich (Goose) Gossage won election to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, becoming only the fifth relief pitcher ever chosen for baseball's highest honor.

Gossage, known for his overpowering fastball and bushy mustache, received 466 of 543 votes, or 85.8 percent, from 10-year members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. It was his ninth time on the ballot.
"It was very emotional, off the charts. I can't describe the feeling," Gossage said in a conference call from his home in Colorado ...

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