Mike LaCoss

Mike LaCoss
Pitcher
Born: May 30, 1956 (1956-05-30) (age 55) Glendale, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 18, 1978 for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
July 2, 1991 for the San Francisco Giants
Career statistics
Record	98–103
Earned run average	4.02
Strikeouts	783
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1978–1981) Houston Astros (1982–1984) Kansas City Royals (1985) San Francisco Giants (1986–1991)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (NL): 1979

Michael James LaCoss (born May 30, 1956, in Glendale, California), is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Baseball career

LaCoss was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round of the 1974 amateur draft. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1978–81), Houston Astros (1982–84), Kansas City Royals (1985), and San Francisco Giants (1986–91). He batted and threw right-handed.

An All-Star in 1979, LaCoss posted a 98–103 career record with 783 strikeouts and a 4.02 ERA in 1739-2/3 innings pitched.

In 1987 he was ninth in the National League with 13 wins.

LaCoss recorded two home runs his entire career, in consecutive at-bats in 1986. The first was off Dane Iorg, a utility player who entered the game to pitch for the San Diego Padres near the end of a 18–1 Giants blowout. The next came off Cincinnati Reds ace Tom Browning in the next game.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Lacoss, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	May 30, 1956
Place of birth	Glendale, California
Date of death
Place of death