1956
Born May 30, 1956
Glendale, CA, USA
Mike LaCoss Notable
b. May 30, 1956 · Cincinnati Reds 1978–1981, Houston Astros 1982–1984, Kansas City Royals 1985, San Francisco Giants 1986–1991
Mike LaCoss played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1978 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1991.
He went 98 and 103 with a 4.02 earned run average, pitching 1,739 innings in 415 games. He struck out 783, completed 26 of his 243 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 416 games he batted .125, with 60 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 11 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1979.
He was born in Glendale, CA, USA on May 30, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1979 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CIN | 17 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .067 |
| 1979 | CIN | 35 | 70 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .129 |
| 1980 | CIN | 34 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .091 |
| 1981 | CIN | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | HOU | 41 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .250 |
| 1983 | HOU | 38 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .086 |
| 1984 | HOU | 39 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .129 |
| 1985 | KCR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | SFG | 37 | 61 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .230 |
| 1987 | SFG | 39 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .060 |
| 1988 | SFG | 19 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .242 |
| 1989 | SFG | 45 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .073 |
| 1990 | SFG | 13 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .043 |
| 1991 | SFG | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 416 | 481 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 194 | 0 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CIN | 4 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 96.0 | 104 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 4.50 |
| 1979 | CIN | 14 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 205.2 | 202 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 3.50 |
| 1980 | CIN | 10 | 12 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 169.1 | 207 | 87 | 68 | 59 | 4.62 |
| 1981 | CIN | 4 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 78.0 | 102 | 53 | 30 | 22 | 6.12 |
| 1982 | HOU | 6 | 6 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 115.0 | 107 | 37 | 54 | 51 | 2.90 |
| 1983 | HOU | 5 | 7 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 138.0 | 142 | 68 | 56 | 53 | 4.43 |
| 1984 | HOU | 7 | 5 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 132.0 | 132 | 59 | 55 | 86 | 4.02 |
| 1985 | KCR | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 40.2 | 49 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 5.09 |
| 1986 | SFG | 10 | 13 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 204.1 | 179 | 81 | 70 | 86 | 3.57 |
| 1987 | SFG | 13 | 10 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 171.0 | 184 | 70 | 63 | 79 | 3.68 |
| 1988 | SFG | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 114.1 | 99 | 46 | 47 | 70 | 3.62 |
| 1989 | SFG | 10 | 10 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 150.1 | 143 | 53 | 65 | 78 | 3.17 |
| 1990 | SFG | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 77.2 | 75 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 3.94 |
| 1991 | SFG | 1 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 47.1 | 61 | 38 | 24 | 30 | 7.23 |
| Career | — | 98 | 103 | 415 | 243 | 12 | 1739.2 | 1786 | 777 | 725 | 783 | 4.02 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Major-league debut: Mike LaCoss
Mike LaCoss made a major-league debut on July 18, 1978.
1991
Final major-league game: Mike LaCoss
Mike LaCoss played a final major-league game on July 2, 1991.
Image: Dennis Desprois, public domain