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Mike LaCoss

Birthdate:

5/30/1956

Height / Weight:

6' 4" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Glendale, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A sinker ball pitcher with a no-nonsense approach to work, Mike LaCoss worked mainly as a starter during a 14-year major league career. He broke into the majors at age 22 with Cincinnati in 1978. In 1979 under new manage John McNamara he became the Reds number 2 starter right after #1 Tom Seaver, a Hall of Fame pitcher. Although the lanky 6 ft 5 inch, 192 pound Mike LaCoss did not collect a win until his third start of the season, he won eight straight after that and was chosen for the NL 1979 All-Star Game. His 14-8 record, with a 3.50 ERA in 205.2 innings helped the Cincinnati Reds win the NL West.

After the 1981 season he signed with Houston, played with Kansas City for one season and then latched on with the SF Giants, where he pitched his final 6 seasons. He helped San Francisco win the NL West in 1987, and helped them win the 1989 NL pennant.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1978	CIN (NL)	16	15	4	8	0	2	1	96.0	104	56	48	5	46	9	31	2	1	1	4.50
1979	CIN (NL)	35	32	14	8	0	6	1	205.2	202	92	80	13	79	8	73	3	2	3	3.50
1980	CIN (NL)	34	29	10	12	0	4	2	169.1	207	101	87	9	68	8	59	3	1	2	4.62
1981	CIN (NL)	20	13	4	7	1	1	1	78.0	102	55	53	7	30	4	22	1	1	0	6.12
1982	HOU (NL)	41	8	6	6	0	0	0	115.0	107	41	37	3	54	6	51	5	4	1	2.90
1983	HOU (NL)	38	17	5	7	1	2	0	138.0	142	81	68	10	56	11	53	9	2	1	4.43
1984	HOU (NL)	39	18	7	5	3	2	1	132.0	132	64	59	3	55	5	86	9	0	1	4.02
1985	KCR (AL)	21	0	1	1	1	0	0	40.2	49	25	23	2	29	6	26	2	0	0	5.09
1986	SFG (NL)	37	31	10	13	0	4	1	204.1	179	99	81	14	70	8	86	5	6	5	3.57
1987	SFG (NL)	39	26	13	10	0	2	1	171.0	184	78	70	16	63	12	79	6	2	1	3.68
1988	SFG (NL)	19	19	7	7	0	1	1	114.1	99	55	46	5	47	3	70	6	1	2	3.62
1989	SFG (NL)	45	18	10	10	6	1	0	150.1	143	62	53	3	65	4	78	1	7	5	3.17
1990	SFG (NL)	13	12	6	4	0	1	0	77.2	75	37	34	5	39	2	39	1	0	1	3.94
1991	SFG (NL)	18	5	1	5	0	0	0	47.1	61	39	38	4	24	0	30	2	2	0	7.23
14 years		415	243	98	103	12	26	9	1739.2	1786	885	777	99	725	86	783	55	29	23	4.02

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1978	CIN (NL)	17	30	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	17	0	0	0	0	6	0	.67	.67	SLG
1979	CIN (NL)	35	70	3	9	1	0	0	0	3	25	0	0	0	0	5	0	.129	.164	SLG
1980	CIN (NL)	34	55	2	5	1	0	0	1	1	23	0	0	0	1	6	0	.91	.123	SLG
1981	CIN (NL)	20	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	7	0	.0	.0	SLG
1982	HOU (NL)	41	24	2	6	1	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	3	0	.250	.280	SLG
1983	HOU (NL)	38	35	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	12	0	0	0	0	4	0	.86	.111	SLG
1984	HOU (NL)	39	31	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	16	0	0	0	0	6	1	.129	.125	SLG
1985	KCR (AL)	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1986	SFG (NL)	37	61	8	14	2	0	2	9	3	24	0	0	0	0	5	0	.230	.266	SLG
1987	SFG (NL)	39	50	2	3	0	0	0	3	2	16	0	0	0	1	4	0	.60	.113	SLG
1988	SFG (NL)	19	33	3	8	1	0	0	2	2	13	0	0	0	0	4	0	.242	.286	SLG
1989	SFG (NL)	45	41	1	3	2	0	0	1	4	16	0	0	0	0	3	0	.73	.156	SLG
1990	SFG (NL)	13	23	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	8	0	.43	.43	SLG
1991	SFG (NL)	18	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	SLG
14 years		416	481	30	60	11	0	2	19	18	194	0	0	0	2	61	1	.125	.159	.SLG

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