Howie
Goss
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 204
 
Born: November 1, 1934 in Usa, OK, WEWOKA
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 27 WOR AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1963 28 WOR AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1964 29 WOR AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1965 30 KCR AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1966 31 KCR AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1967 32 KCR AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1968 33 KCR AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1962 27 AA   137 500 63 121 27 2 23 72 3 3 63 149 .242 .327 .442 .769 73.8  
1963 28 WOR AL 102 196 17 39 9 2 4 22 0 2 7 54 .199 .225 .327 .552 13.5 0.6
1964 29 WOR AL 79 195 18 38 7 2 3 18 1 0 11 50 .195 .237 .297 .534 12.7 0.0
1965 30 AAA   136 511 52 121 28 0 21 71 6 6 47 135 .237 .301 .415 .716 64.1  
1966 31 AAA   122 344 39 72 17 0 13 44 4 3 37 82 .209 .286 .372 .658 38.2  
1967 32 AAA   137 506 56 134 34 2 25 84 2 2 39 139 .265 .317 .488 .806 76.3  
1968 33 AAA   137 537 61 137 36 3 14 51 1 0 48 143 .255 .316 .412 .728 69.3  
2 Years Sim 181 391 35 77 16 4 7 40 1 2 18 104 .197 .231 .312 .543 26.2 0.6
4 Years AAA 532 1898 208 464 115 5 73 250 13 11 171 499 .244 .307 .426 .733 247.9  
1 Years AA 137 500 63 121 27 2 23 72 3 3 63 149 .242 .327 .442 .769 73.8  
5 Years Minors 669 2398 271 585 142 7 96 322 16 14 234 648 .244 .311 .429 .740 321.7  
162 Game Average 349 31 68 14 3 6 35 0 1 16 93 .197 .231 .312 .543 23.5  
Career Highs 102 196 18 39 9 2 4 22 1 2 11 54 .199 .237 .327 .552 13.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   285 23 58 12 4 4 27 1 1 15 72 .204 .242 .316 .558 20.7
vs LH   106 12 19 4 0 3 13 0 1 3 32 .179 .202 .302 .504 5.5
Home 93 195 17 39 7 2 5 19 0 2 9 44 .200 .235 .333 .569 14.3
Away 88 196 18 38 9 2 2 21 1 0 9 60 .194 .227 .291 .518 12.0
RISP   78 0 15 4 0 1 30 0 0 5 13 .192 .235 .282 .517 5.0
Pinch Hitting   60 6 13 4 0 3 10 0 1 2 17 .217 .242 .433 .675 6.0
Close/Late   74 8 14 4 0 1 9 0 0 3 15 .189 .221 .284 .505 4.1
Mar/Apr 17 22 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 .182 .217 .409 .626 2.1
May 20 31 4 8 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 6 .258 .258 .452 .710 3.5
June 37 83 1 13 4 0 0 5 0 2 2 19 .157 .176 .205 .381 0.7
July 29 50 8 10 4 0 2 9 0 0 4 8 .200 .255 .400 .655 5.3
August 30 60 9 15 5 2 2 6 0 0 1 19 .250 .262 .500 .762 7.6
Sep/Oct 48 145 10 27 2 0 1 14 1 0 10 47 .186 .237 .221 .458 7.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1963 28 WOR AL CF 25 21 191.0 63 0 0 0 1.000 2.97   1.4
    LF 31 9 124.7 24 1 0 0 1.000 1.80    
    RF 23 8 94.0 20 0 0 0 1.000 1.91    
1964 29 WOR AL LF 32 31 272.7 65 4 1 0 .986 2.28   1.2
    RF 15 12 116.3 24 0 0 0 1.000 1.86    
    CF 7 5 46.0 11 2 1 1 .929 2.54    
  LF 63 40 397.3 89 5 1 0 .989 2.13   1.2
  CF 32 26 237.0 74 2 1 1 .987 2.89   1.4
  RF 38 20 210.3 44 0 0 0 1.000 1.88    
Career Totals   133 86 844.7 207 7 2 1 .991 2.28   2.6
Career Highs   79 48 435.0 107 6 2 1 1.000 2.37    
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  6. Ray Coleman (978)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 66th overall pick, by Worcester in 1962
Had first career hit on 4/12/1963, off Jackie Collum (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 5/22/1963, off Herb Score (BOS)
Injured on 7/17/1965 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 3/21/1966 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/17/1967 with a Stiff Neck, out for 6 days