Gossage, Williams inducted into Hall of Fame

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COOPERSTOWN, New York (AFP) — Famed relief pitcher Rich "Goose" Gossage and long-time manager Dick Williams were enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame here Sunday along with four posthumous inductees.

Gossage was voted into the honor shrine by a media ballot, finally receiving the necessary 75 percent of the vote in his ninth year on the ballot. Williams, who last managed in 1988, was chosen by the veterans committee.

Also enshrined were former Major League Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, past Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, former Pittsburgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss and former St. Louis and Atlanta manager Billy Southworth.

In 22 major league seasons, Gossage went 124-107 with 310 saves and a 3.01 career earned-run average. He had 25 or...