John Star "Dick" Gossett (August 21, 1890 – October 6, 1962) was a

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

. Gossett played for the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

in and . In 49 career games, he had 20 hits in 126 at-bats, with 10 RBIs. He batted and threw right-handed. Gossett was born in

Dennison, Ohio Dennison is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,655 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History The confluence of coal and railroads drov ...

and died in

Massillon, Ohio Massillon is a city in Stark County, Ohio, Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately west of Canton, Ohio, Canton, south of Akron, and south of Cleveland. The population was 32,146 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Mass ...

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