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PLAYING CAREER Goslin broke into the Majors with the Washington Senators in 1921 and played his first full season in 1923 , Batting .300 with 9 Home Run s and 99 RBI . He established himself as one of the league's premier run producers the following season, batting .344 and driving in 129 runs. He led the Senators to their first World Series championship that season; he contributed 3 home runs and 7 RBI in the series. Goslin continued his productivity consistently throughout his career, driving in 100 or more runs 11 times and hitting .300 or higher 11 times, while playing for the Senators (1921 - 1930 , 1933 , 1938 ), St. Louis Browns (1930 - 1932 ) and Detroit Tigers ( 1934 - 1937 ). He won his second and final World Series with the Tigers in 1935 and finished his career with a .316 average, 248 home runs, 1609 RBI (24th overall) and 175 Stolen Base s. During his career, Goslin was known for having a very outgoing, and sometimes annoying personality, which is how he earned his nickname, "Goose". He was loved by the media because he gave good quotes but was disliked by his peers on the baseball diamond. Goslin was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1968 . He was one of three players born in New Jersey to be elected to the Hall of Fame, and one of five to have attended school in the State -- in each case, the only one from the southern part of the State. In 1999 , he ranked Number 89 on '' The Sporting News ''' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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