Greg Goossen

Gregory Bryant Goossen
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: December 14, 1945 in Los Angeles, CA
Signed: 1964 by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Acquired: claimed from the Dodgers as first-year waiver pick, April 1965
Departed: purchased by the Seattle Pilots, February 1969
Died: February 26, 2011 in Sherman Oaks, CA

I was watching Kevin Costner's 3-hour epic on the life of Wyatt Earp, and as the closing credits rolled past, I noticed Greg Goossen's name there. I thought, "It couldn't be the same guy … could it?" It was. This is Greg's 1970 Topps card, proving (in case you doubted) that there really was a team called the Seattle Pilots once.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1965 *METS*  11  31  2   9  0  0  1   2  12  0  0   5  1   0   0  0 .313 .387 .290
1966 *METS*  13  32  1   6  2  0  1   5  11  0  0  11  1   1   0  0 .235 .344 .188
1967 *METS*  37  69  2  11  1  0  0   3  12  0  0  26  4   1   0  0 .216 .174 .159
1968 *METS*  38 106  4  22  7  0  0   6  29  0  0  21 10   2   1  0 .288 .274 .208
1969 Sea AL  52 139 19  43  8  1 10  24  83  1  1  29 14   3   1  0 .385 .597 .309
1970 2teams  42  83  5  20  6  0  1   4  29  0  0  20 12   2   0  1 .347 .349 .241
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METS TOTALS  99 238  9  48 10  0  2  16  64  0  0  63 16   4   1  0 .264 .269 .202
OTHER CLUBS  94 222 24  63 14  1 11  28 112  1  1  49 26   5   1  1 .370 .505 .284
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CAREER TOTS 193 460 33 111 24  1 13  44 176  1  1 112 42   9   2  1 .316 .383 .241

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1970 Mil AL  21  47  3  12  3  0  1   3  18  0  0  12 10   2   0  0 .407 .383 .255
1970 Was AL  21  36  2   8  3  0  0   1  11  0  0   8  2   0   0  1 .256 .306 .222

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1967 Topps #287 (Mets Rookie Stars)

1968 Topps #386

1970 McDonald's/Fournier Milwaukee Brewers #34 (uncut sheet)
1970 Topps #271

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #145

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