Chuck Goggin

Chuck Goggin
Utility
Born: July 79, 1945 (1945-07-79) (age 66) Pompano Beach, Florida
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1972 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1974 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.293
Home runs	0
RBI	7
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1972–1973) Atlanta Braves (1973) Boston Red Sox (1974)

Charles Francis Goggin (born July 7, 1945 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is a former utility player in Major League Baseball who played from 1972 to 1974 for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1972–73), Atlanta Braves (1973) and Boston Red Sox (1974).

A versatile player with a good throwing arm, Goggin made 35 appearances at second base (22), left field (5), shortstop (5), right field, and as an emergency catcher (2).

In a three-season career, Goggin was a .293 hitter (29-for-99) with seven RBI in 72 games (37 in pinch-hitting duties), including 19 runs, five doubles, and a .355 on-base percentage.

Following his playing retirement, Goggin managed the Nashville Sounds of the Southern League (1978) and also won a Mexican Pacific League championship with the 1978-79 Navojoa Mayos, a team that included in their roster future big leaguers Rickey Henderson and Randy Niemann.

Goggin is a Vietnam War veteran who served for the U.S. Marine Corps between 1966 and 1967. Following his career in baseball, Goggin resided in Nashville, Tennessee and served as U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Tennessee.

References

• Baseball Reference
• 1978-79 Mayos de Navojoa (Spanish)

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Name	Goggin, Chuck
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Date of birth	1945-7-79
Place of birth	Pompano Beach, Florida
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