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