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Mike LaCoss

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Full Name: Michael James LaCoss Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/185 First Game: July 18, 1978
Birthdate: May 30, 1956 Final Game: July 2, 1991
Birthplace: Glendale, California MLB Experience: 14 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on May 30, 1956 in Glendale, California, Mike LaCoss (Michael James LaCoss) played for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 14 year career. LaCoss broke into the bigs on July 18, 1978 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 4.50 ERA in 96 innings pitched in 1978, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Mike LaCoss's best season was 1989, when he posted a 3.17 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 78 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1978 CIN N 16 15 4 8 4.50 31 56 48 2 1 0 96 104 5 46 9 2 1
1979 CIN N 35 32 14 8 3.50 73 92 80 6 1 0 205.2 202 13 79 8 3 2
1980 CIN N 34 29 10 12 4.62 59 101 87 4 2 0 169.1 207 9 68 8 3 1
1981 CIN N 20 13 4 7 6.12 22 55 53 1 1 1 78 102 7 30 4 1 1
1982 HOU N 41 8 6 6 2.90 51 41 37 0 0 0 115 107 3 54 6 5 4
1983 HOU N 38 17 5 7 4.43 53 81 68 2 0 1 138 142 10 56 11 9 2
1984 HOU N 39 18 7 5 4.02 86 64 59 2 1 3 132 132 3 55 5 9 0
1985 KC A 21 0 1 1 5.09 26 25 23 0 0 1 40.2 49 2 29 6 2 0
1986 SF N 37 31 10 13 3.57 86 99 81 4 1 0 204.1 179 14 70 8 5 6
1987 SF N 39 26 13 10 3.68 79 78 70 2 1 0 171 184 16 63 12 6 2
1988 SF N 19 19 7 7 3.62 70 55 46 1 1 0 114.1 99 5 47 3 6 1
1989 SF N 45 18 10 10 3.17 78 62 53 1 0 6 150.1 143 3 65 4 1 7
1990 SF N 13 12 6 4 3.94 39 37 34 1 0 0 77.2 75 5 39 2 1 0
1991 SF N 18 5 1 5 7.23 30 39 38 0 0 0 47.1 61 4 24 0 2 2
Total NL 394 243 97 102 3.99 757 860 754 26 9 11 1699 1737 97 696 80 53 29
Total AL 21 0 1 1 5.09 26 25 23 0 0 1 40.2 49 2 29 6 2 0
Total 415 243 98 103 4.02 783 885 777 26 9 12 1739.2 1786 99 725 86 55 29

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1978 CIN N P 16 15 96 8 13 0 0 0 1 10 9 1 1.000
1979 CIN N P 35 32 205.2 15 34 2 4 0 0 16 13 0 .961
1980 CIN N P 34 29 169.1 9 34 3 4 0 2 30 9 0 .935
1981 CIN N P 20 13 78 6 14 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 .952
1982 HOU N P 41 8 115 7 16 3 3 0 3 13 3 0 .885
1983 HOU N P 38 17 138 6 27 0 1 0 0 18 10 0 1.000
1984 HOU N P 39 18 132 9 20 2 2 0 2 26 7 0 .935
1985 KC A P 21 0 40.2 1 8 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
1986 SF N P 37 31 204.1 19 34 1 2 0 2 18 18 0 .981
1987 SF N P 39 26 171 15 43 2 4 0 2 17 4 1 .967
1988 SF N P 19 19 114.1 10 32 0 1 0 3 11 5 2 1.000
1989 SF N P 45 18 150.1 12 20 4 1 0 1 8 8 0 .889
1990 SF N P 13 12 77.2 5 8 1 1 0 0 11 2 1 .929
1991 SF N P 18 5 47.1 4 5 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 .900
Total P 415 243 1739.2 126 308 20 24 0 16 188 93 5 .956

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1978 CIN N 17 30 3 2 0 1 .067 .067 .100 1 0 0 17 0 6 0 0 0
1979 CIN N 35 70 3 9 0 0 .129 .164 .143 1 0 3 25 0 5 0 0 2
1980 CIN N 34 55 2 5 0 1 .091 .123 .109 1 0 1 23 1 6 0 0 0
1981 CIN N 20 19 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 8 0 7 0 0 0
1982 HOU N 41 24 2 6 0 0 .250 .280 .292 1 0 1 8 0 3 0 0 0
1983 HOU N 38 35 1 3 0 1 .086 .111 .086 0 0 1 12 0 4 0 0 0
1984 HOU N 39 31 1 4 0 1 .129 .125 .161 1 0 0 16 0 6 0 0 1
1985 KC A 21 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 SF N 37 61 8 14 2 9 .230 .266 .361 2 0 3 24 0 5 0 0 0
1987 SF N 39 50 2 3 0 3 .060 .113 .060 0 0 2 16 1 4 0 0 1
1988 SF N 19 33 3 8 0 2 .242 .286 .273 1 0 2 13 0 4 0 0 0
1989 SF N 45 41 1 3 0 1 .073 .156 .122 2 0 4 16 0 3 0 0 1
1990 SF N 13 23 2 1 0 0 .043 .043 .087 1 0 0 10 0 8 0 0 0
1991 SF N 18 9 2 2 0 0 .222 .300 .222 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 395 481 30 60 2 19 .125 .159 .160 11 0 18 194 2 61 0 0 5
Total AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 416 481 30 60 2 19 .125 .159 .160 11 0 18 194 2 61 0 0 5

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
  • Claimed on waivers by Houston Astros from Cincinnati Reds (April 6, 1982).
  • Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
  • Signed by Kansas City Royals (February 19, 1985).
  • Released by Kansas City Royals (November 6, 1985).
  • Signed by San Francisco Giants (February 3, 1986).
  • Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
  • Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 9, 1986).
  • Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
  • Signed by San Francisco Giants (November 24, 1987).
  • Released by San Francisco Giants (July 3, 1991).

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