Mike LaCoss
Mike LaCoss
Full name: Michael James LaCoss
Born: May 30, 1956, Glendale, California
First Game: July 18, 1978 ; Final Game: July 2, 1991
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 5" Weight: 185
Mike LaCoss
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1978 CIN N Daily Splits 17 30 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 .067 .067 .100 0.0 1978 CIN N
1979 CIN N Daily Splits 35 70 3 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 .129 .164 .143 0.0 1979 CIN N
1980 CIN N Daily Splits 34 55 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 1 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 .091 .123 .109 0.0 1980 CIN N
1981 CIN N Daily Splits 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1981 CIN N
1982 HOU N Daily Splits 41 24 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .280 .292 0.0 1982 HOU N
1983 HOU N Daily Splits 38 35 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .086 .111 .086 0.0 1983 HOU N
1984 HOU N Daily Splits 39 31 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .129 .125 .161 0.0 1984 HOU N
1985 KC A 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1985 KC A
1986 SF N Daily Splits 37 61 8 14 2 0 2 9 3 0 24 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 .230 .266 .361 0.0 1986 SF N
1987 SF N Daily Splits 39 50 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 16 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .060 .113 .060 0.0 1987 SF N
1988 SF N Daily Splits 19 33 3 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .286 .273 0.0 1988 SF N
1989 SF N Daily Splits 45 41 1 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 16 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .073 .156 .122 0.0 1989 SF N
1990 SF N Daily Splits 13 23 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 .043 .043 .087 0.0 1990 SF N
1991 SF N Daily Splits 18 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 0.0 1991 SF N
Total NL 395 481 30 60 11 0 2 19 18 0 194 2 61 1 0 11 5 0 0 .125 .159 .160 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 Total AL
Total Splits 416 481 30 60 11 0 2 19 18 0 194 2 61 1 0 11 5 0 0 .125 .159 .160 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1979 CIN N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1979 CIN N
1987 SF N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1987 SF N
1989 SF N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1989 SF N
Total Splits 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1989 SF N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1989 SF N
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1979 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1979 NL
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1978 CIN N Daily Splits 16 15 2 1 0 0 96 104 420 5 56 48 46 9 31 6 6 2 1 1 15 2 12 7 4 8 4.50 -1.5 1978 CIN N
1979 CIN N Daily Splits 35 32 6 1 0 0 205.2 202 868 13 92 80 79 8 73 12 6 3 2 3 26 9 22 11 14 8 3.50 0.3 1979 CIN N
1980 CIN N Daily Splits 34 29 4 2 1 0 169.1 207 762 9 101 87 68 8 59 7 3 3 1 2 40 5 22 13 10 12 4.62 -3.0 1980 CIN N
1981 CIN N Daily Splits 20 13 1 1 3 1 78 102 354 7 55 53 30 4 22 4 5 1 1 0 21 1 10 4 4 7 6.12 -2.8 1981 CIN N
1982 HOU N Daily Splits 41 8 0 0 11 0 115 107 488 3 41 37 54 6 51 5 0 5 4 1 14 2 21 11 6 6 2.90 0.8 1982 HOU N
1983 HOU N Daily Splits 38 17 2 0 6 1 138 142 590 10 81 68 56 11 53 6 6 9 2 1 19 5 24 13 5 7 4.43 -1.6 1983 HOU N
1984 HOU N Daily Splits 39 18 2 1 6 3 132 132 565 3 64 59 55 5 86 3 2 9 0 1 17 3 13 7 7 5 4.02 -0.8 1984 HOU N
1985 KC A Daily Splits 21 0 0 0 7 1 40.2 49 193 2 25 23 29 6 26 3 0 2 0 0 10 1 7 3 1 1 5.09 -0.2 1985 KC A
1986 SF N Daily Splits 37 31 4 1 1 0 204.1 179 842 14 99 81 70 8 86 16 3 5 6 5 21 7 17 19 10 13 3.57 0.2 1986 SF N
1987 SF N Daily Splits 39 26 2 1 4 0 171 184 728 16 78 70 63 12 79 9 3 6 2 1 29 6 23 6 13 10 3.68 0.3 1987 SF N
1988 SF N Daily Splits 19 19 1 1 0 0 114.1 99 477 5 55 46 47 3 70 5 1 6 1 2 16 2 12 6 7 7 3.62 -0.3 1988 SF N
1989 SF N Daily Splits 45 18 1 0 16 6 150.1 143 647 3 62 53 65 4 78 8 7 1 7 5 25 0 14 8 10 10 3.17 0.2 1989 SF N
1990 SF N Daily Splits 13 12 1 0 0 0 77.2 75 337 5 37 34 39 2 39 4 4 1 0 1 12 0 9 5 6 4 3.94 -0.5 1990 SF N
1991 SF N Daily Splits 18 5 0 0 6 0 47.1 61 225 4 39 38 24 0 30 3 2 2 2 0 10 2 5 3 1 5 7.23 -2.1 1991 SF N
Total NL 394 243 26 9 54 11 1699 1737 7303 97 860 754 696 80 757 88 48 53 29 23 265 44 204 113 97 102 3.99 -10.8 Total NL
Total AL 21 0 0 0 7 1 40.2 49 193 2 25 23 29 6 26 3 0 2 0 0 10 1 7 3 1 1 5.09 -0.2 Total AL
Total Splits 415 243 26 9 61 12 1739.2 1786 7496 99 885 777 725 86 783 91 48 55 29 23 275 45 211 116 98 103 4.02 -11.0 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching Record League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1979 CIN N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 11 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 10.80 1979 CIN N
1987 SF N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.1 1 13 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1987 SF N
1989 SF N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 17 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00 1989 SF N
Total Splits 4 2 0 0 1 0 8 9 41 0 5 5 7 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 5.62 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1989 SF N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.1 4 20 0 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.23 1989 SF N
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1979 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1979 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1978 CIN N Daily P 16 15 2 96 8 13 0 0 0 1 9 10 1 1.000
1979 CIN N Daily P 35 32 6 205.2 15 34 2 4 0 0 13 16 0 .961
1980 CIN N Daily P 34 29 4 169.1 9 34 3 4 0 2 9 30 0 .935
1981 CIN N Daily P 20 13 1 78 6 14 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 .952
1982 HOU N Daily P 41 8 0 115 7 16 3 3 0 3 3 13 0 .885
1983 HOU N Daily P 38 17 2 138 6 27 0 1 0 0 10 18 0 1.000
1984 HOU N Daily P 39 18 2 132 9 20 2 2 0 2 7 26 0 .935
1985 KC A Daily P 21 0 0 40.2 1 8 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
1986 SF N Daily P 37 31 4 204.1 19 34 1 2 0 2 18 18 0 .981
1987 SF N Daily P 39 26 2 171 15 43 2 4 0 2 4 17 1 .967
1988 SF N Daily P 19 19 1 114.1 10 32 0 1 0 3 5 11 2 1.000
1989 SF N Daily P 45 18 1 150.1 12 20 4 1 0 1 8 8 0 .889
1990 SF N Daily P 13 12 1 77.2 5 8 1 1 0 0 2 11 1 .929
1991 SF N Daily P 18 5 0 47.1 4 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 .900
Total P 415 243 26 1739.2 126 308 20 24 0 16 93 188 5 .956
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1979 CIN N Daily P 1 1 0 1.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1987 SF N Daily P 2 0 0 3.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1989 SF N Daily P 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total P 4 2 0 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .750
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1989 SF N Daily P 2 0 0 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1979 NL Daily P 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Transactions 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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