Mike Cosgrove
[edit] Biography
Born on February 17, 1951 in Phoenix, Arizona, Mike Cosgrove (Michael John Cosgrove) played for the Houston Astros for his entire 5 year career. Cosgrove broke into the bigs on September 10, 1972 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 3.50 ERA in 90 innings pitched in 1974, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mike Cosgrove's best season was 1974, when he posted a 3.50 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4.61
| 7
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13.2
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.80
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 45
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 3.50
| 47
| 35
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 90
| 76
| 2
| 39
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 32
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3.03
| 32
| 24
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 71.1
| 62
| 2
| 37
| 1
| 6
| 0
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| 22
| 16
| 3
| 4
| 5.52
| 34
| 63
| 55
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 89.2
| 106
| 6
| 58
| 2
| 5
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 119
| 20
| 12
| 11
| 4.03
| 122
| 132
| 123
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 274.2
| 271
| 13
| 145
| 8
| 16
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| P
| 7
| 1
| 13.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 10.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 90
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2
| .933
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| P
| 32
| 3
| 71.1
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| .933
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| P
| 22
| 16
| 89.2
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 119
| 20
| 275
| 5
| 39
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 13
| 4
| .957
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| HOU
| N
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| HOU
| N
| 45
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .056
| .150
| .056
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| HOU
| N
| 32
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .154
| .231
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| 22
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .087
| .160
| .087
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 119
| 56
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .089
| .150
| .107
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 16th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1969).
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 17, 1970).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from Houston Astros in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 6, 1977).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to California Angels in exchange for Mickey Scott (March 23, 1978).
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