CF Howie Goss #88
St. Louis Browns ABBA
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/09/1990
BNN Index | ABBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF HOWIE GOSS #88 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
155 551 138 26 0 14 71 48 172 .250 .307 .374 5 2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 6 6 6
Gap 7 7 7 7
Power 6 6 6 6
Eye 6 6 6 6
Avoid K's 1 1 1 1
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 8
Errors: - 1 9
Arm: - 1 9
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 10
1st Base: - Center Field: 8
2nd Base: - Right Field: 10
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1990 CAR Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1990 CAR Loss, 0-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1990 CAR Loss, 4-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1990 CAR Loss, 4-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/1990 KCA Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1990 KCA Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/1990 KCA Win, 14-5 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 0
09/23/1990 @ WSN Loss, 7-8 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 0
09/22/1990 @ WSN Win, 5-1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
09/21/1990 @ WSN Win, 5-2 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Howie wants to be known as a good teammate.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:11/01/1954
Born in:Wewoka, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,200,000
Signed Through:1990 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 164 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1980, 12th Pick in Round 3
AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1990 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 155 551 138 26 0 14 71 65 48 172 .250 .307 .374 .681 .301 .123 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 155 606 0 0 0 6 1 6 206 40 5 5 50.0 64.9 4.07 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   196 48 11 0 6 29 17 21 61 3 0 0 .245 .314 .393 .706
Versus Right   355 90 15 0 8 42 48 27 111 3 1 0 .254 .304 .363 .667
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   91 24 7 0 2 15 18 9 23 2 0 0 .264 .324 .407 .730
May   102 31 5 0 7 18 19 7 31 1 0 0 .304 .345 .559 .904
June   86 16 4 0 0 4 4 6 27 1 1 0 .186 .237 .233 .469
July   93 21 5 0 1 15 8 5 25 1 0 0 .226 .263 .312 .574
August   97 27 4 0 1 12 6 7 35 1 0 0 .278 .324 .351 .674
September   82 19 1 0 3 7 10 14 31 0 0 0 .232 .344 .354 .697
Spring Training   93 24 2 0 4 16 19 15 30 0 2 0 .258 .361 .409 .770
Last Year   555 141 28 0 12 77 56 42 181 5 4 0 .254 .304 .369 .673
2 Years Ago   592 145 41 2 16 68 76 47 178 1 2 1 .245 .301 .402 .703
Career   4436 1081 269 11 114 499 484 327 1413 31 8 9 .244 .295 .386 .681
Home   263 59 13 0 5 31 32 21 77 3 0 0 .224 .279 .331 .610
Road   288 79 13 0 9 40 33 27 95 3 1 0 .274 .333 .413 .747
Grass   504 125 22 0 14 66 60 42 157 6 0 0 .248 .303 .375 .678
Turf   47 13 4 0 0 5 5 6 15 0 1 0 .277 .358 .362 .720
Day   37 12 1 0 3 9 3 3 14 0 0 0 .324 .375 .595 .970
Night   514 126 25 0 11 62 62 45 158 6 1 0 .245 .303 .358 .661
As Starter   551 138 26 0 14 71 65 48 172 6 1 0 .250 .307 .374 .681
Close/Late   136 34 6 0 2 12 16 16 45 0 1 0 .250 .329 .338 .667
Inning 1-3   155 31 8 0 5 22 18 16 47 2 0 0 .200 .272 .348 .620
Inning 4-6   194 52 10 0 6 30 24 16 58 4 0 0 .268 .318 .412 .730
Inning 7-9   193 55 8 0 3 19 22 14 65 0 1 0 .285 .333 .373 .706
Extra Innings   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
0 Outs   179 42 7 0 4 8 35 17 57 1 1 0 .235 .299 .341 .640
1 Outs   195 46 12 0 3 21 17 16 62 5 0 0 .236 .287 .344 .631
2 Outs   177 50 7 0 7 42 13 15 53 0 0 0 .282 .339 .441 .779
Scoring Position   141 41 7 0 4 58 15 11 31 6 1 0 .291 .329 .426 .755
Bases Empty   296 67 14 0 8 8 35 25 99 0 0 0 .226 .287 .355 .641
Runner on 1st   114 30 5 0 2 5 15 12 42 0 0 0 .263 .333 .360 .693
Runner on 2nd   46 10 1 0 0 5 3 7 8 0 1 0 .217 .321 .239 .560
Runner on 3rd   13 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 0 0 0 .154 .312 .231 .543
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 12 2 0 2 16 5 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 8 2 0 2 18 3 0 4 5 0 0 .444 .348 .889 1.237
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 4 0 0 0 9 1 1 4 1 0 0 .400 .417 .400 .817
Bases Loaded   18 5 1 0 0 8 3 0 4 0 0 0 .278 .278 .333 .611
Two Strikes   287 40 6 0 4 22 18 20 172 2 0 0 .139 .194 .202 .396
First Pitch   64 21 4 0 4 13 11 0 0 2 0 0 .328 .318 .578 .896
Count 0-1   35 13 2 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 .371 .371 .514 .886
Count 0-2   46 7 1 0 1 4 2 0 29 0 0 0 .152 .152 .239 .391
Count 1-0   53 22 6 0 1 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 .415 .415 .585 1.000
Count 1-1   53 17 4 0 1 7 6 0 0 0 1 0 .321 .321 .453 .774
Count 1-2   90 13 1 0 0 3 5 0 55 2 0 0 .144 .141 .156 .297
Count 2-0   10 7 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .700 .636 .800 1.436
Count 2-1   36 12 3 0 3 15 5 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .324 .667 .991
Count 2-2   90 9 1 0 2 7 5 0 54 0 0 0 .100 .100 .178 .278
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 .500 .929 .500 1.429
Count 3-1   11 5 0 0 0 0 3 16 0 0 0 0 .455 .778 .455 1.232
Full Count   61 11 3 0 1 8 6 20 34 0 0 0 .180 .383 .279 .661
Behind in Count   171 33 4 0 2 11 14 0 84 2 0 0 .193 .191 .251 .442
Ahead in Count   112 47 10 0 4 25 23 28 0 2 0 0 .420 .528 .616 1.144
Batting Leadoff   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 2nd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 6th   43 8 1 0 2 8 6 6 8 0 0 0 .186 .286 .349 .635
Batting 7th   100 22 5 0 1 9 10 12 38 1 0 0 .220 .301 .300 .601
Batting 8th   78 27 1 0 4 14 12 9 20 2 1 0 .346 .404 .513 .917
Batting 9th   314 79 19 0 7 40 37 21 102 3 0 0 .252 .296 .379 .675
Low Leverage   256 71 14 0 8 22 27 17 78 0 0 0 .277 .322 .426 .748
Medium Leverage   194 44 6 0 5 23 26 26 65 4 0 0 .227 .312 .335 .648
High Leverage   101 23 6 0 1 26 12 5 29 2 1 0 .228 .259 .317 .576
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1982 St. Louis - ABBA 27 124 431 103 30 1 7 57 40 17 2 6 132 5 3 .239 .268 .362 .629 67 67 -0.5
1983 St. Louis - ABBA 28 89 314 81 34 2 11 40 40 25 2 2 136 3 2 .258 .315 .484 .799 103 102 1.4
1984 St. Louis - ABBA 29 140 506 112 24 1 9 41 41 35 4 3 157 10 8 .221 .276 .326 .602 67 70 0.1
1985 St. Louis - ABBA 30 159 559 130 20 0 18 48 46 31 0 4 175 5 2 .233 .271 .365 .636 73 74 0.9
1986 St. Louis - ABBA 31 96 333 72 21 1 5 28 32 29 0 0 104 2 2 .216 .279 .330 .609 68 72 0.7
1987 St. Louis - ABBA 32 154 595 159 45 4 22 69 88 53 0 4 178 4 1 .267 .325 .467 .792 111 113 4.9
1988 St. Louis - ABBA 33 154 592 145 41 2 16 68 76 47 1 1 178 4 5 .245 .301 .402 .703 85 88 1.9
1989 St. Louis - ABBA 34 155 555 141 28 0 12 77 56 42 0 5 181 3 3 .254 .304 .369 .673 78 80 2.0
1990 St. Louis - ABBA 35 155 551 138 26 0 14 71 65 48 0 6 172 5 5 .250 .307 .374 .681 84 90 2.5
Total ABBA 1226 4436 1081 269 11 114 499 484 327 9 31 1413 41 31 .244 .295 .386 .681 82 84 14.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1981 Manchester - AAA 26 56 116 27 4 0 9 25 20 10 0 2 52 0 2 .233 .289 .500 .789 123 125 0.7
1983 Manchester - AAA 28 10 34 8 0 0 5 10 6 1 0 1 17 0 0 .235 .250 .676 .926 148 149 0.3
Total AAAA 66 150 35 4 0 14 35 26 11 0 3 69 0 2 .233 .280 .540 .820 128 131
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1989 St. Louis - ABBA 34 11 38 10 2 0 2 7 5 4 1 0 10 0 1 .263 .349 .474 .823 115 114 1.3
Total ABBA 11 38 10 2 0 2 7 5 4 1 0 10 0 1 .263 .349 .474 .823 115 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1982 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1982 St. Louis - MLB CF 122 117 457 16 4 475 2 .996 1043.1 4.08 -3.2 .987
1982 St. Louis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1983 St. Louis - MLB CF 86 85 337 18 2 356 1 .997 737.1 4.33 -0.8 1.000
1983 St. Louis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1984 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1984 St. Louis - MLB CF 124 117 442 19 2 466 5 .989 1055.1 3.93 +4.6 1.018
1984 St. Louis - MLB RF 13 13 35 0 0 36 1 .972 115.0 2.74 +0.2 1.028
1985 St. Louis - MLB CF 158 158 595 14 2 615 6 .990 1399.0 3.92 +4.2 1.019
1986 St. Louis - MLB CF 91 88 337 5 2 344 2 .994 774.1 3.98 +3.3 1.010
1987 St. Louis - MLB CF 151 151 568 11 1 584 5 .991 1349.1 3.86 +9.1 1.023
1987 St. Louis - MLB RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.1 .957
1988 St. Louis - MLB LF 88 85 216 3 0 222 3 .986 771.2 2.55 +9.3 1.072
1988 St. Louis - MLB CF 68 68 231 5 2 242 6 .975 581.2 3.65 +0.1 1.008
1988 St. Louis - MLB RF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 .956
1989 St. Louis - MLB CF 155 155 543 16 3 564 5 .991 1360.0 3.70 +9.5 1.026
1989 St. Louis - MLB RF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.9 1.447
1990 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1990 St. Louis - MLB CF 155 155 556 15 3 577 6 .990 1360.1 3.78 +6.9 1.012
1990 St. Louis - MLB RF 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 -0.0 .959
TOTAL LF 89 85 216 3 0 222 3 .986 772.2 2.55 +9.3 1.072
TOTAL CF 1110 1094 4066 119 21 4223 38 .991 9660.2 3.90 +33.7 1.013
TOTAL RF 28 13 46 0 0 47 1 .979 146.0 2.84 +1.0 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
12/01/1980 Drafted in the 1980 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 36th overall pick) by the Houston Eagles.
12/01/1980 Was traded by the Houston Eagles to the St. Louis Browns, along with RP Ted Goulait, in exchange for a 3rd draft pick.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
10/06/1981 Wins the 1981 ABBA Triple A World Series with the Manchester City!
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
11/13/1982 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
07/04/1983 Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award.
08/19/1983 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/18/1983 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
11/13/1984 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
11/16/1985 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $330,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
03/20/1986 Injured (Bruised thigh), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/24/1986 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $370,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
11/16/1987 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,705,000 through arbitration.
11/28/1987 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $6,600,000 with the St. Louis Browns organization.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
06/20/1988 Injured (Hamstring tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
05/22/1989 Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award.
07/16/1989 Injured (Strained shoulder), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
10/11/1989 Injured (Twisted ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
05/14/1990 Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award.
10/25/1990 Declined his contract option.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1985 158 3
Year K Rank
1982 132 7
1983 136 4
1984 157 1
1985 175 1
1987 178 3
1988 178 1
1989 181 2
1990 172 1
Year 2B Rank
1987 45 2
1988 41 4
Year SH Rank
1989 4 7
Year SF Rank
1990 6 10
Year EBH Rank
1987 71 6
Year WAR Rank
1987 5.3 7
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