Mike LaCoss
Michael James LaCoss
Born: May 30, 1956
Glendale, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 185
Career: 1978-1991
Draft: Round 3 (1974 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Mt Whitney HS (Visalia, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Mike LaCoss compiled a career record of 98 wins and 103 losses in his 416-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the field during the 1991 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.50 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 96.0 | 104 | 56 | 48 | 5 | 46 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 420 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.50 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 205.7 | 202 | 92 | 80 | 13 | 79 | 8 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 868 |
| 1980 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.62 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 169.3 | 207 | 101 | 87 | 9 | 68 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 762 |
| 1981 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6.12 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78.0 | 102 | 55 | 53 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 354 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.90 | 41 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 | 107 | 41 | 37 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 488 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.43 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 138.0 | 142 | 81 | 68 | 10 | 56 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 590 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.02 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 132.0 | 132 | 64 | 59 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 565 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.09 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.7 | 49 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 193 |
| 1986 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 10 | 13 | .435 | 3.57 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 204.3 | 179 | 99 | 81 | 14 | 70 | 8 | 86 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 842 |
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.68 | 39 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 171.0 | 184 | 78 | 70 | 16 | 63 | 12 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 728 |
| 1988 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.62 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 114.3 | 99 | 55 | 46 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 477 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.17 | 45 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 150.3 | 143 | 62 | 53 | 3 | 65 | 4 | 78 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 647 |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.94 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77.7 | 75 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 337 |
| 1991 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 5 | .167 | 7.23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 225 |
| Totals | 98 | 103 | .488 | 4.02 | 415 | 243 | 61 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 1739.7 | 1786 | 885 | 777 | 99 | 725 | 86 | 783 | 29 | 23 | 55 | 7496 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 17 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .067 | .067 | .100 | .167 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 78 | 70 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .129 | .164 | .143 | .307 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 34 | 63 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .091 | .123 | .109 | .232 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 20 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 41 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .280 | .292 | .572 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 38 | 40 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .086 | .111 | .086 | .197 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 39 | 38 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .129 | .125 | .161 | .286 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 37 | 69 | 61 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .230 | .266 | .361 | .626 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 39 | 57 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .060 | .113 | .060 | .173 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 19 | 39 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .242 | .286 | .273 | .558 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 45 | 48 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .073 | .156 | .122 | .278 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 13 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .043 | .043 | .087 | .130 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 416 | 563 | 481 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 194 | .125 | .159 | .160 | .319 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 16 | 15 | 96.0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.969 | 1.313 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 35 | 32 | 205.7 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 4 | .961 | 2.144 | 1.400 |
| 1980 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 34 | 29 | 169.3 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 4 | .935 | 2.285 | 1.265 |
| 1981 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 20 | 13 | 78.0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 2.308 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 41 | 8 | 115.0 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | .885 | 1.800 | .561 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 38 | 17 | 138.0 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.152 | .868 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | P | 39 | 18 | 132.0 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .935 | 1.977 | .744 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 21 | 0 | 40.7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.992 | .429 |
| 1986 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 37 | 31 | 204.3 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 2.334 | 1.432 |
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 39 | 26 | 171.0 | 15 | 43 | 2 | 4 | .967 | 3.053 | 1.487 |
| 1988 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 19 | 19 | 114.3 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.306 | 2.211 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 45 | 18 | 150.3 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | .889 | 1.916 | .711 |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 13 | 12 | 77.7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 1.506 | 1.000 |
| 1991 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 18 | 5 | 47.3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.711 | .500 |
| Totals | 415 | 243 | 1739.7 | 126 | 308 | 20 | 24 | .956 | 2.245 | 1.046 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.84 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.000 |
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | P | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | .500 |
| Totals | 6 | 2 | 12.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2.919 | .667 |
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