In game 6 Curt Flood discovered what happened when you misplayed a ball in center-field at old Tiger Stadium (440 feet to straight-away center).
Lolich was a good pitcher for the Tigers...not HOF material of course, but good.
Flood misjudged it, cost them the game and the Series. It happens.
I remember that 68 series. Denny McClain had a sore arm but they gave him a cortisone shot and he won one of the World Series games.
I think Denny won 31 that year.
A couple of years later he was pitching for the Birmingham A’s. I saw him pitch against Asheville. They must have had orders to let him pitch as Asheville bombed him 12-0 and they left him in the whole game. A former pro player was with us that day and he said McClain still had a good fastball but that he was simply throwing them all right over the plate.
I remember that 68 series. Denny McClain had a sore arm but they gave him a cortisone shot and he won one of the World Series games.
I think Denny won 31 that year.
A couple of years later he was pitching for the Birmingham A’s. I saw him pitch against Asheville. They must have had orders to let him pitch as Asheville bombed him 12-0 and they left him in the whole game. A former pro player was with us that day and he said McClain still had a good fastball but that he was simply throwing them all right over the plate.
Game 6?
All three of Lolich’ games in 1968 were complete, too. :’)