. . . which included five AL pennants, two World Series championships, and numerous interesting moments. Early in his career, he was so awkward judging fly balls that he caught the nickname "Goose".
In 1928 he and Heinie Manush were tied for the AL batting crown going into the last game of the season, which was between Goslin's Senators and Manush's Browns. Goose had the edge when his turn to bat came around in the ninth inning, but an out would hand it to Manush. Goose tried to sit the at-bat out to secure the crown, but his teammates shamed him into going to the plate, where he quickly took two strikes. He then decided to get himself ejected and began berating the home plate umpire over the strike calls. But the umpire made it clear that not only wasn't he getting ejected, he wasn't getting a walk either so he better get in the box and swing. At that point he got the hit and won the batting title.
In 1936, Goslin had one of the stranger home runs in MLB history. Facing the New York Yankees, he drove a ball into the gap only to have Joe DiMaggio in right and Myril Hoag in center collide. Both outfielders were knocked unconscious and Goose rounded the bases with an inside-the-park home run.
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04-26-2020, 04:21 AM
Leon Goslin played 18 MLB seasons, . . .
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