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American baseball player (born 1939)

Claude Wilson Osteen (born August 9, 1939), nicknamed "Gomer" because of his resemblance to television character Gomer Pyle, is an American former professional baseball left handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds, Washington Senators, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago White Sox.

Osteen made his MLB debut with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1957. He never really received a season long chance to start in Cincinnati and was traded on September 16, 1961 to the Washington Senators for pitcher Dave Sisler. Osteen developed into one of the game's better starters in Los Angeles.

After two years with an earned run average (ERA) under 3.00 (–), which came after teammates Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax had lost their respective games (the first two games of the Series). In the 1966 World Series, the Dodgers were beaten by the Baltimore Orioles in four games. Osteen was charged with the loss, in a 1–0 pitcher's duel with Wally Bunker in Game 3, despite giving up only three hits in seven innings; a home run by Paul Blair accounted for the game's only run. Osteen's final postseason statistics include a 0.86 ERA with seven strikeouts in 21 innings pitched. In , Osteen reached his first All Star game. His season totals included a 17–17 record, a 3.22 ERA and 152 strikeouts in 2881/3 innings pitched. He hurled 14 complete games, with five shutouts. In , Osteen was one of the game's consistent hard luck losers; despite a very respectable 3.08 ERA, he only won 12 of 30 decisions. The 12 victories would be his fewest in a season from 1964 to 1973; the 18 losses tied him with Ray Sadecki for the major league lead. In , Osteen won 20 games for the first time Wynn would later help the Dodgers win the 1974 NL pennant. The Astros traded Osteen to the St. Louis Cardinals in August 1974. On September 11, 1974 he pitched 91/3 innings of relief against the New York Mets in a 25 inning game, won by St. Louis 4–3. He did not figure in the decision. In April 1975, he was released by the Cardinals and was signed by the Chicago White Sox, for whom he played his final game on September 27, 1975. His release by the White Sox on April 5, 1976 was among the team's final roster cuts at the end of spring training. Over the course of an 18 year professional career, Osteen compiled 196 wins, 1,612 strikeouts, and a 3.30 ERA. He also coached various minor league teams.