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Goose Goslin

American baseball player

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Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin was an American professional baseball player born on October 16, 1900, in Salem, New Jersey. He played as a leftfielder and had a career batting average of 0.316, with 2,735 hits and 248 home runs. Goslin's career spanned from 1921 to 1938, and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968. He also won two World Series championships and was a one-time batting champion and All-Star. Goslin passed away on May 15, 1971.1

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