COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- For more than two decades, Rich "Goose" Gossage unnerved batters as one of baseball's most menacing and dominating relief pitchers. On Sunday, it was his turn for the jitters.

NEW YORK – CIRCA 1981: Rich Gossage #54 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Oakland Athletics during an Major League Baseball game circa 1981 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York ...

USA manager Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage waves to the crowd prior to the start of the All-Star Futures game at Minute Maid Park in Houston, in this July 11, 2004 file photo. Gossage was elected to the ...

Hall of Fame relief pitcher Rich “Goose” Gossage signed autographs for College World Series fans outside TD Ameritrade Park on Sunday. Gossage was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008. He ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- After being summoned to meet New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi on Friday, Hall of Fame reliever Goose Gossage expressed no regrets over the ESPN ...

Goose Gossage became only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, earning baseball’s highest honor today in his ninth try on the ballot. Known for his overpowering fastball, fiery ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fireballing reliever Rich "Goose" Gossage won election to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Gossage, who pitched in three World Series for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, ...