Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin (October 16, 1900 – May 15, 1971) was an American professional baseball left fielder.

He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from 1921 until 1938.

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

[3] Goslin began his professional baseball career in 1920 at age 19 as a pitcher with the Columbia Comers of the South Atlantic League.

[citation needed] After hearing from Engel, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith personally scouted Goslin and attended a game in Columbia, South Carolina.

Opposing players said Goslin resembled a bird flapping its wings when he ran after a ball with his arms waving.

[5] While not a great fielder, Goslin did have a good throwing arm, leading the American League in assists by an outfielder in 1924 and 1925.

After the Senators had losing records in 1922 and 1923, Goslin helped to spark the team to a 92-win season and their first World Series championship in 1924.

With a 36-year-old Walter Johnson contributing 23 wins and the young Goslin knocking in 129 runs (50 more RBI than any other player on the team), the Senators finished two games ahead of the Yankees and defeated the New York Giants in the 1924 World Series.

That record was tied in 1976 by Thurman Munson and later broken in 1990 by Billy Hatcher, who had seven consecutive hits in that World Series.

The Senators easily won their second consecutive pennant, finishing 8+1⁄2 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics.

The American League MVP award for 1924 and 1925 went to Goslin's teammates Walter Johnson and Roger Peckinpaugh.

[5] On June 13, 1930, Washington traded Goslin to the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Alvin Crowder and Heinie Manush.

Goslin had another solid year for the Browns in 1931, batting .328 with a career-high 42 doubles, 76 extra base hits and 105 RBI.

On Opening Day, April 12, Goslin came up to the plate against the Chicago White Sox with a bat that featured 12 longitudinal green stripes.

[8] Goslin later recounted that owner Clark Griffith told him that he simply couldn't afford to pay him.

He ranked 14th in the American League most valuable player voting with a .305 batting average, 100 RBIs, 106 runs scored, and 38 doubles.

[3] In the final game, Goslin came to bat with two outs with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning; he had a walk-off single to drive in the game-winning run.

[9] In 1936, Goslin had his best season in Detroit, compiling a .315 batting average, 403 on-base percentage, 66 extra-base hits, 125 RBIs, and 122 runs scored.

[12] After his release by the Tigers, Goslin later recounted (in "The Glory of Their Times") that he received a call from his old boss, Clark Griffith, asking him if he would be interested in ending his career back where it began in Washington.

[3] Goslin finished his career after 18 major league seasons with a .316 batting average, a .500 slugging percentage, 2,735 hits, 1,612 RBIs, 500 doubles and 173 triples.

He had 11 seasons with at least 100 RBI, and his league leadership in RBIs in 1924 deprived Babe Ruth of the triple crown.

[3] Goslin holds the record for career home runs at Yankee Stadium (1923–2008) by a visiting player, with 32.

He was hospitalized in January 1969 for treatment of burns to his abdomen, after his couch caught fire when he fell asleep while smoking.