Goose Goslin

Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin (October 16, 1900 – May 15, 1971) was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1921 until 1938 for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers. Born in Salem, New Jersey, he grew up on his family's 500-acre dairy farm near Fort Mott, where he was responsible for milking cows mornings and evenings. As his baseball skills became apparent, initially as a pitcher, he took a part-time job with DuPont on the condition that he also play for the company.

Goslin batted over .300 in eleven seasons and led the American League in triples twice. He won the AL batting title in 1928 with a .379 average, setting a Washington Senators record. He led the league in assists five times and putouts four times; his 4,141 putouts and 181 assists as a left fielder both rank fifth all time. His 173 career triples rank 22nd all time, and his .316 batting average is seventh all time among left fielders with more than 2,000 games played.

A two-time World Series winner, Goslin was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968 by the Veterans Committee.