great interview, leon is so humble and unassuming. goose and sam rice were the hitting stars of those early washington world series years 1924 and '25. and something that rarely gets mentioned is how good walter johnson was as a batter, in 1925 walter hit .433 in 107 plate appearances, his lifetime b.a. was a very respectable .235 with 24 home runs and 255 rbi, he even stole 13 bases.
Walter could hit. If he pushed people off the plate, he'd have had another 40-50 wins maybe, who knows. But he'd have killed someone. Such a smooth sidearm delivery, like a slingshot.
@@chlduiowks walter had very long arms, ty cobb mentions them making fun of his gangly appearance (the first time he saw him) called him a "hayseed" i think, then said he didn't even see the ball! sandy koufax had long arms too, both had big hands as well, many great pitchers do... but walter didn't have a follow thru, he'd plant his lead foot and (as you say) "slingshot" a side arm delivery, it's unfortunate we don't have more footage of this great.
These interviews are gems!! What a great interview from Goose Goslin. Good man, and great ball player! Can listen to these old interviews all day long.
Goose Goslin was a helluva hitter, and this interview is incredible. I wish we had more interviews, and wish I could have met these guys who lived for such a long time. Smoky Joe Wood, Mark Koenig, Sam Crawford (my dad interviewed him for a story), etc. It was a different era. If I could live a life of dreams, i would go back to that era and be a player, a coach, a manager and die on the field of a heart attack at 80. To know these guys!
I’m sure there are more some where tucked away in archives in libraries across the country. I wanted to get these in full for everyone to enjoy. Btw I have new content coming in near future.
I didn't know you have other interviews. I will definitely look for them! I love your interview style ... very conversational. I truly felt like I was in the room with you guys.
Part of the Tigers' HOF "G Men" in the 1930s - Goslin, Greenberg, Gehringer. All terrific players. Goslin is one of the few examples where the baseball writers screwed up. He should have easily been elected but the writers whiffed so it was up to the Veterans Committee to elect him.
He was friends with my grandfather. They both loved fishing in the Greenwich area (Bayside) where my grandparents and my parents lived. Never met him ,i was about 6 when he passed but plenty of locals have stories of interactions with him. Still hear mentions of him from time to time on broadcasts of tigers or nationals vs phillies games when theres records involved.
He's a very very humble man and I think he was just being polite. Babe Ruth swang a 50-oz bat. Today's modern players swing a 32 oz bat on the average. They couldn't even lift up a 50 Oz bat. Let alone swing it. Ruth hit .393 using that 50 Oz bat. That is just one of his hundreds of supernatural feats which no player today can match. There isn't a player alive today whom I would take over a young 25-year-old Willie Mays or a 25-year-old Mickey Mantle. There isn't a catcher today who is even close to Johnny Bench. No pitcher alive is as good as Tom Seaver. I would take Hank Aaron and Pete Rose over any player alive today. No pitcher alive throws as hard for as long as Nolan Ryan. I could go on and on. Have a nice day.
@@dannysullivan8929 Well, yes , those are all great examples and players . But , in my opinion , as time goes on , today the average player in any sport , is as good as or more likely better , than the average player , from bygone eras. It's just evolution, in my humble opinion.
@@dannysullivan8929 The old timers loved WIllie Mays -- Sam Crawford, Ty Cobb. Cobb told his grandson Mays was the only player he'd pay to see. Story of him going to Candlestick, got a seat in the upper deck (they offered him front row), so he could get a better view of Mays.
@@chlduiowks I believe it. Mays was so extraordinary. Whenever the debate and discussion of the greatest baseball player of all time emerges, you always hear three names consistently mentioned. And those three names are Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Willie Mays.
This was really great. I can't imagine modern players giving an interview like this. I like the story where he tried to get kicked out of the game in 1928 to keep the batting title. That's classic. It's not the same, but it does remind me of when Ted Williams played both games of the double header at the end of 1941 instead of protecting his .400 average, going 6 for 8 and ending up at .406.
History lesson: The notched bat Goose was referring to is still around! It sits in the Hall Of Fame and I am 90% certain it is the bat in his story that he hid in the Senators' locker room. Babe ended that second half of the 1927 season (Babe only began notching his bats for a few reasons: A joke the fellas would laugh about, and to stop guys like Goose from taking his bats and using them) in which he hit 60 home runs, breaking his own record. That bad has 28 notches in it, and there are a few more from that year with notches...one I know has 11 and sold in 2009 for $155,000. Ruth used his bats over periods of YEARS. For reference, Babe started notching his home runs the second half of the 1927 season as far as any teammates could attest to.
One of the least remembered Hall of Famers. A whale of a player who laboured in the shadow of Ruth, Gehrig, Grove and all those other greats of the 1920s and 1930s.
@@primetime798 Yet another was Sam Crawford. He and Ty Cobb loathed each other, but made it work on the field. After Cobb died, it was discovered he had pushed hard to get Crawford inducted into the HOF. At least Wahoo Sam got to see that.
These interviews are priceless. They embody everything I love about the sport.
These interviews are incredible and they sum up why I love both baseball and history. Thanks for posting these.
What a humble man. RIP Mr Goslin.
great interview, leon is so humble and unassuming. goose and sam rice were the hitting stars of those early washington world series years 1924 and '25. and something that rarely gets mentioned is how good walter johnson was as a batter, in 1925 walter hit .433 in 107 plate appearances, his lifetime b.a. was a very respectable .235 with 24 home runs and 255 rbi, he even stole 13 bases.
Walter could hit. If he pushed people off the plate, he'd have had another 40-50 wins maybe, who knows. But he'd have killed someone. Such a smooth sidearm delivery, like a slingshot.
@@chlduiowks walter had very long arms, ty cobb mentions them making fun of his gangly appearance (the first time he saw him) called him a "hayseed" i think, then said he didn't even see the ball! sandy koufax had long arms too, both had big hands as well, many great pitchers do... but walter didn't have a follow thru, he'd plant his lead foot and (as you say) "slingshot" a side arm delivery, it's unfortunate we don't have more footage of this great.
Im best friends with his great nephew , and he goes by goose. The legend of Mr. Goslin is still alive and well in south Jersey. R.I.P to this legend.
These interviews are gems!! What a great interview from Goose Goslin. Good man, and great ball player! Can listen to these old interviews all day long.
Goose Goslin was a helluva hitter, and this interview is incredible. I wish we had more interviews, and wish I could have met these guys who lived for such a long time. Smoky Joe Wood, Mark Koenig, Sam Crawford (my dad interviewed him for a story), etc. It was a different era. If I could live a life of dreams, i would go back to that era and be a player, a coach, a manager and die on the field of a heart attack at 80. To know these guys!
Another wonderful interview full of glorious first hand stories. You can actually quote these guys because they were there.
I’m sure there are more some where tucked away in archives in libraries across the country. I wanted to get these in full for everyone to enjoy. Btw I have new content coming in near future.
This is incredible! I have long loved Goose Goslin. To be able to hear him ... I mean, wow, what a treat. Thank you!
Not a problem! Just wanted to make a visual aid while listening to interviews. I hope you enjoy my other interviews of other past ball players.
I didn't know you have other interviews. I will definitely look for them! I love your interview style ... very conversational. I truly felt like I was in the room with you guys.
@Brion Stronghold Indeed Lol
Part of the Tigers' HOF "G Men" in the 1930s - Goslin, Greenberg, Gehringer. All terrific players. Goslin is one of the few examples where the baseball writers screwed up. He should have easily been elected but the writers whiffed so it was up to the Veterans Committee to elect him.
Just discovered this site, THANK YOU!!!
FABULOUS to hear these great players, so humble.
Very welcome. I will have new content in near future
These interviews are great. Thank you.
This is great!!!!
He was friends with my grandfather. They both loved fishing in the Greenwich area (Bayside) where my grandparents and my parents lived. Never met him ,i was about 6 when he passed but plenty of locals have stories of interactions with him. Still hear mentions of him from time to time on broadcasts of tigers or nationals vs phillies games when theres records involved.
He admits in the interview that baseball players on average, get better and better , as time goes by.
He's a very very humble man and I think he was just being polite. Babe Ruth swang a 50-oz bat. Today's modern players swing a 32 oz bat on the average. They couldn't even lift up a 50 Oz bat. Let alone swing it. Ruth hit .393 using that 50 Oz bat. That is just one of his hundreds of supernatural feats which no player today can match. There isn't a player alive today whom I would take over a young 25-year-old Willie Mays or a 25-year-old Mickey Mantle. There isn't a catcher today who is even close to Johnny Bench. No pitcher alive is as good as Tom Seaver. I would take Hank Aaron and Pete Rose over any player alive today. No pitcher alive throws as hard for as long as Nolan Ryan. I could go on and on. Have a nice day.
@@dannysullivan8929 Well, yes , those are all great examples and players . But , in my opinion , as time goes on , today the average player in any sport , is as good as or more likely better , than the average player , from bygone eras. It's just evolution, in my humble opinion.
@@dannysullivan8929 The old timers loved WIllie Mays -- Sam Crawford, Ty Cobb. Cobb told his grandson Mays was the only player he'd pay to see. Story of him going to Candlestick, got a seat in the upper deck (they offered him front row), so he could get a better view of Mays.
@@chlduiowks I believe it. Mays was so extraordinary. Whenever the debate and discussion of the greatest baseball player of all time emerges, you always hear three names consistently mentioned. And those three names are Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Willie Mays.
@@dannysullivan8929
You could go on and on.
You already have.
This was really great. I can't imagine modern players giving an interview like this.
I like the story where he tried to get kicked out of the game in 1928 to keep the batting title. That's classic. It's not the same, but it does remind me of when Ted Williams played both games of the double header at the end of 1941 instead of protecting his .400 average, going 6 for 8 and ending up at .406.
what a likable guy - would love to have met him - the Ruth stories, my God, taking the Babe's favorite bat
Love how this is my distance cousin
' distant ' cousin.
Me too. My grandmother was a Goslin.
History lesson: The notched bat Goose was referring to is still around! It sits in the Hall Of Fame and I am 90% certain it is the bat in his story that he hid in the Senators' locker room. Babe ended that second half of the 1927 season (Babe only began notching his bats for a few reasons: A joke the fellas would laugh about, and to stop guys like Goose from taking his bats and using them) in which he hit 60 home runs, breaking his own record. That bad has 28 notches in it, and there are a few more from that year with notches...one I know has 11 and sold in 2009 for $155,000. Ruth used his bats over periods of YEARS.
For reference, Babe started notching his home runs the second half of the 1927 season as far as any teammates could attest to.
One of the least remembered Hall of Famers. A whale of a player who laboured in the shadow of Ruth, Gehrig, Grove and all those other greats of the 1920s and 1930s.
Al Simmons is another
@@primetime798 Yet another was Sam Crawford. He and Ty Cobb loathed each other, but made it work on the field.
After Cobb died, it was discovered he had pushed hard to get Crawford inducted into the HOF. At least Wahoo Sam got to see that.
So this is who im related to
I work at the farm house where he grew up
Really?
@@terencemccarthy3744 yeah he’s like my great great grandfather😂
Ok.
Do you have a relative who grew up in Union City, New Jersey?
Hall of Famer.
In what year was this interview conducted?
He's our cousin!
Do you have a relative who grew up in Union City, New Jersey?
The picture's don't mix with the story.
Most likely copy right legal issues
Definitely ck out the Original audio
And Absolutely read the book
Glory of their time
the washington nationals. their nickname was the senators.
Goose said he'd have hit .600 if he could've seen around his nose!
😀😃😄😁