Goose Gossage gives up 2 Homeruns in Deciding game of 1984 World Series

• Gossage comes in 1 out, bases empty:

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Craig Lefferts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  K Gibson        Strikeout Looking
                  Rich Gossage replaces Craig Lefferts pitching
   R      ---  2  L Parrish       Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1  L Herndon       Flyball: RF
          ---  3  C Lemon         Single to CF
                  Howard Johnson replaces Rusty Kuntz playing DH batting 7th
          1--     H Johnson       Lemon Steals 2B
          -2-  3  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lemon to 3B
   O      1-3  2  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Tigers 5.
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Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Brown moves to LF; Luis Salazar moves to CF
          ---  8  M Castillo      Walk           1--  2  L Whitaker      Fielder's Choice 3B/Sacrifice Bunt; Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  1  A Trammell      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Castillo to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
   RRR    -23  2  K Gibson        Home Run (Deep RF); Castillo Scores; Whitaker Scores
   O      ---  3  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  L Herndon       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Tigers 8.
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Baseball-Reference
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Goose Gossage on the 2nd home run he gave up:

• "Kirk Gibson's towering home run into the upper deck was the climactic blow of Game 5.
• "Dick put up the four fingers when Gibson came to bat," Gossage recalled, "but I waved him off, insisting I could get him out. Afterward, Dick didn't throw any blame. He respected me like I respected him.""

(Quote from NY Daily News column by Bill Madden, 3/4/07, and posted on this blog.)

• *So, Goose HAD THOSE POST SEASON "OPPORTUNITIES" (sm) He waved off his manager's request. And gave up a second towering homerun that night.

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