Goose Goslin
1921–1938 · bats L / throws R · ALS, ASB, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60)
2,287G
.316AVG
.387OBP
.500SLG
More career statistics
2,735H
248HR
1,609RBI
175SB
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 8,656 | 8,658 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 89 | 99 |
| Batting · Doubles | 500 | 501 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 55 | 56 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 585 | 588 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 9,822 | 9,830 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,482 | 1,480 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,609 | 1,617 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 175 | 177 |
| Batting · Walks | 949 | 954 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,287 | 9,822 | 8,656 | 1,482 | 2,735 | 500 | 173 | 248 | 1,609 | 949 | 585 | 175 | 89 | 55 | 0 | 4,325 | .316 | .387 | .500 | .887 |
Streaks
30longest hitting streak · 1934-05-06 to 1934-06-05
45longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1934-04-28 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1924-08-28 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1925-06-19 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1151 | 4811 | 1296 | 92 | 767 | 504 | 276 | .310 | .374 | .484 |
| Away | 1136 | 5019 | 1439 | 156 | 850 | 450 | 312 | .321 | .376 | .514 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 201 | 860 | 252 | 24 | 144 | 87 | 40 | .334 | .394 | .543 |
| May | 392 | 1642 | 423 | 32 | 261 | 154 | 104 | .292 | .351 | .451 |
| June | 399 | 1732 | 524 | 48 | 295 | 169 | 97 | .343 | .400 | .552 |
| July | 434 | 1870 | 524 | 51 | 336 | 180 | 116 | .318 | .376 | .507 |
| August | 440 | 1927 | 526 | 56 | 327 | 201 | 107 | .313 | .377 | .508 |
| September | 405 | 1732 | 471 | 37 | 248 | 158 | 117 | .306 | .363 | .461 |
| October | 16 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | .250 | .299 | .367 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 337 | 1449 | 377 | 27 | 214 | 167 | 100 | .303 | .375 | .451 |
| new-york-yankees | 334 | 1409 | 375 | 46 | 229 | 121 | 109 | .296 | .352 | .503 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 324 | 1378 | 374 | 36 | 233 | 134 | 84 | .308 | .369 | .509 |
| chicago-white-sox | 321 | 1391 | 394 | 36 | 232 | 132 | 68 | .321 | .378 | .505 |
| boston-red-sox | 319 | 1367 | 406 | 28 | 224 | 129 | 59 | .337 | .391 | .503 |
| st-louis-browns | 265 | 1142 | 335 | 33 | 212 | 118 | 71 | .335 | .397 | .534 |
| detroit-tigers | 247 | 1072 | 290 | 27 | 168 | 78 | 68 | .303 | .343 | .486 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 140 | 622 | 184 | 15 | 105 | 75 | 29 | .339 | .416 | .520 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 14 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 6 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1922 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 101 | 358 | 116 | 3 | 54 | 4 | .324 | – | – |
| 1923 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 150 | 600 | 180 | 9 | 102 | 7 | .300 | – | – |
| 1924 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 154 | 580 | 199 | 12 | 125 | 15 | .343 | – | – |
| 1925 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 150 | 600 | 201 | 18 | 112 | 27 | .335 | – | – |
| 1926 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 147 | 569 | 201 | 17 | 109 | 9 | .353 | – | – |
| 1927 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 148 | 581 | 194 | 13 | 122 | 21 | .334 | – | – |
| 1928 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 135 | 456 | 173 | 17 | 105 | 16 | .379 | – | – |
| 1929 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 145 | 554 | 159 | 18 | 91 | 11 | .287 | – | – |
| 1930 | St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 148 | 584 | 180 | 37 | 138 | 17 | .308 | – | – |
| 1931 |  St. Louis Browns | 151 | 591 | 194 | 24 | 105 | 9 | .328 | – | – |
| 1932 | St. Louis Browns | 150 | 572 | 171 | 17 | 104 | 12 | .299 | – | – |
| 1933 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 132 | 549 | 163 | 10 | 64 | 5 | .297 | – | – |
| 1934 |  Detroit Tigers | 151 | 614 | 187 | 13 | 100 | 5 | .305 | – | – |
| 1935 | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 590 | 172 | 9 | 111 | 5 | .292 | – | – |
| 1936 | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 572 | 180 | 24 | 126 | 14 | .315 | – | – |
| 1937 | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 181 | 43 | 4 | 35 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1938 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 38 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 8 | – | .158 | – | – |