Mike LaCoss
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[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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