Pete LaCock
[edit] Biography
Pete LaCock (Ralph Pierre LaCock) was born on January 17, 1952 in Burbank, California. He made his Major League debut on September 6, 1972 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .229 with 6 home runs and 30 RBI. LaCock played for the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Pete LaCock's best season was 1979, when he hit for a .277 average and knocked in 56 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 5
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 4
| .500
| .429
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 11
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .250
| .294
| .313
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 110
| 9
| 20
| 1
| 8
| .182
| .268
| .264
| 4
| 1
| 12
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 106
| 249
| 30
| 57
| 6
| 30
| .229
| .324
| .341
| 8
| 1
| 37
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 10
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 106
| 244
| 34
| 54
| 8
| 28
| .221
| .337
| .373
| 9
| 2
| 42
| 37
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 5
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 88
| 218
| 25
| 66
| 3
| 29
| .303
| .345
| .408
| 12
| 1
| 15
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 118
| 322
| 44
| 95
| 5
| 48
| .295
| .335
| .419
| 21
| 2
| 21
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 132
| 408
| 54
| 113
| 3
| 56
| .277
| .334
| .380
| 25
| 4
| 37
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 16
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 114
| 156
| 14
| 32
| 1
| 18
| .205
| .284
| .263
| 6
| 0
| 17
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 263
| 625
| 77
| 138
| 15
| 73
| .221
| .320
| .341
| 22
| 4
| 92
| 83
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 15
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 452
| 1104
| 137
| 306
| 12
| 151
| .277
| .329
| .380
| 64
| 7
| 90
| 88
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 11
| 35
|
| Total
|
|
| 715
| 1729
| 214
| 444
| 27
| 224
| .257
| .326
| .366
| 86
| 11
| 182
| 171
| 5
| 8
| 8
| 26
| 52
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 5
| 3
| 24.2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 5
| 3
| 24.2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 23
| 15
| 148
| 36
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 23
| 15
| 148
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1974
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 11
| 11
| 95
| 98
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 52
| 45
| 400.2
| 453
| 43
| 6
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 11
| 8
| 69
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 27
| 18
| 168
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 16
| 10
| 99
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 14
| 8
| 92.2
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 52
| 49
| 429.2
| 435
| 30
| 12
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 7
| 2
| 30.1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 21
| 10
| 123
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| DH
| 26
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| OF
| 12
| 9
| 78
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 29
| 19
| 180
| 186
| 17
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| LF
| 9
| 7
| 61
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 106
| 80
| 723.1
| 700
| 39
| 5
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| DH
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 108
| 94
| 816
| 829
| 68
| 3
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| OF
| 29
| 24
| 202
| 44
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| LF
| 26
| 22
| 180
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 86
| 11
| 242
| 267
| 21
| 1
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 444
| 309
| 2886.2
| 2968
| 228
| 30
| 280
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 120
| 80
| 757.2
| 149
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 42
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 69
| 41
| 417.1
| 85
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 53
| 39
| 340.1
| 66
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (20th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 17, 1970 - signed February 17, 1970).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Kansas City Royals as part of 3-team trade in which New York Mets sent Jim Dwyer to Chicago Cubs (December 8, 1976); and Kansas City Royals sent Sheldon Mallory to New York Mets (December 13, 1976).
- Granted free agency (October 24, 1980).
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