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Mike
Lacoss		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: May 30, 1956 in Glendale, CA, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1981   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1978 22 OAK AL 11 11 .500 30 30 2 0 0 197.0 209 84 7 85 43 3.84 .273 .348 .353 .701 11.2
1979 23 OAK AL 12 11 .522 35 35 4 2 0 255.3 241 91 8 77 86 3.21 .251 .307 .328 .635 19.9
1980 24 OAK AL 13 7 .650 35 35 0 0 0 208.0 198 77 13 75 101 3.33 .249 .315 .349 .664 12.8
1981 25 OAK AL 14 12 .538 35 35 1 1 0 203.3 210 76 3 76 108 3.36 .268 .333 .338 .671 11.6
1982 26 OAK AL 12 9 .571 40 40 0 0 0 218.3 257 95 3 87 86 3.92 .295 .360 .364 .724 11.4
1983 27 OAK AL 3 2 .600 29 1 0 0 0 51.0 70 22 1 13 17 3.88 .327 .365 .397 .762 2.7
  BOS AL 0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 0 19.3 21 10 0 9 11 4.65 .292 .373 .347 .721 0.6
  TOT   3 3 .500 40 1 0 0 0 70.3 91 32 1 22 28 4.09 .318 .367 .385 .752 3.3
1984 28 BOS AL 5 4 .556 33 5 0 0 10 70.0 75 31 3 25 34 3.99 .279 .339 .394 .733 6.0
1985 29 BOS AL 3 2 .600 25 0 0 0 4 36.0 41 19 2 18 15 4.75 .291 .371 .397 .768 1.8
1988 32 MIN AL 6 4 .600 64 0 0 0 3 129.0 142 47 3 44 55 3.28 .282 .338 .367 .705 9.0
1989 33 MIN AL 3 5 .375 45 0 0 0 5 94.0 108 36 3 34 38 3.45 .292 .346 .362 .708 6.1
10 Years Sim 82 68 .547 382 181 7 3 22 1481.3 1572 588 46 543 594 3.57 .274 .337 .354 .691 92.9
Season Average 8 6 .571 38 18 0 0 2 148.1 157 58 4 54 59 3.57 .274 .337 .354 .691  
Career Highs 14 12 .650 64 40 4 2 10 255.3 257 95 13 87 108 4.75 .318 .371 .397 .768  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 22 OAK AL P 30 30 197.0 12 25 0 2 1.000 1.69    
1979 23 OAK AL P 35 35 255.3 23 45 1 5 .986 2.40    
1980 24 OAK AL P 35 35 208.0 12 36 1 3 .980 2.08    
1981 25 OAK AL P 35 35 203.3 16 30 1 2 .979 2.04    
1982 26 OAK AL P 40 40 218.3 18 29 1 4 .979 1.94    
1983 27 OAK AL P 29 1 51.0 1 15 0 1 1.000 2.82    
  BOS AL P 11 0 19.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.79    
  TOT   P 40 1 70.3 2 20 0 1 1.000 2.82    
1984 28 BOS AL P 33 5 70.0 6 11 1 0 .944 2.19    
1985 29 BOS AL P 25 0 36.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.75    
1988 32 MIN AL P 64 0 129.0 13 27 1 2 .976 2.79    
1989 33 MIN AL P 45 0 94.0 6 10 0 2 1.000 1.53    
Career Totals   382 181 1481.3 109 235 6 21 .983 2.09    
Career Highs   64 40 255.3 23 45 1 5 1.000 2.82    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1980-10-.650
 Games Started
1979-4-35
1980-7-35
1982-6-40
 Shutouts
1979-3-2
 Hits Allowed
1982-9-257
 Walks Allowed
1982-7-87
 Hits per 9IP
1979-10-8.5
OSLG
1978-9-.353
1979-5-.328
1981-9-.338
 OOPS
1979-7-.635
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Larry Pashnick (936)
  2. Bill Swaggerty (925)
  3. Bob Walk (922)
  4. Ed Figueroa (922)
  5. Bud Anderson (922)
  6. John Denny (920)
  7. Don Sutton (919)
  8. Fred Holdsworth (919)
  9. Mark Williamson (918)
  10. Jeff Fischer (918)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Oakland in 1978
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Oakland in 1978
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Oakland in 1978
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Oakland in 1978
Earned first career win on 5/16/1978
Was selected to the 1981 Allstar game
Injured on 8/18/1981 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Oakland to Boston on 7/16/1983 (Going to OAK: P K. Brett, CF J. Clark, P P. Splittorff. Going to BOS: RF G. Luzinski, P M. Lacoss)
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/9/1988 to a 3-year deal worth $325,000 per year
Injured on 8/2/1989 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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