LaCock was selected by the
Chicago Cubs in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1970 January Draft-Regular Phase out of
William Howard Taft Charter High School. His minor league career included leading the
Texas League with 84
bases on balls while playing for the
San Antonio Missions in 1971 and with 13
triples and 93
bases on balls while playing for the
Midland Cubs in 1972. Over nine seasons (715 games), LaCock hit 27
home runs with 224
RBI and a
batting average of .257. He was a good fielder at both
first base and in the
outfield, but never became an everyday player. LaCock was often used as a
pinch hitter and/or defensive replacement, and sometimes as a
designated hitter. He was granted free agency on October 24, 1980, though he never played another major league game. Gibson retired soon afterwards. Years later, Gibson faced LaCock in an
Old-Timers' Day, and he allegedly
beaned him in retaliation and shouted out, "I've been waiting years to do that!"
Coaching LaCock managed the
Niagara Stars of the
Canadian Baseball League in 2003. In 2012, LaCock served as head coach of the Cronulla Sharks baseball club, in the New South Wales major league competition in
Sydney, Australia. In 2012, he managed the Prescott Montezuma Federals of the Freedom Pro Baseball League. ==Personal life==