What a trooper. You almost made it to Spring Training. Guaranteed you will be remembered at Spring Training.
An important part of my suburban Detroit childhood and then adolescence. Saw him pitch at Tiger Stadium.
A rugged hero with no self pity about how many innings and how few days rest and all that later stuff. Just hand him the ball.
May he be in Heaven.
Mickey Lolich was named the 1968 World Series MVP after leading the Detroit Tigers to victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, finishing with a 3-0 record, 1.67 ERA, and 21 strikeouts over 27 innings. He pitched three complete games, including the decisive Game 7, and hit his only career home run in Game 2. Dad wanted the Tigers to win, Mom wanted the Cardinals...she thought Lou Brock was special.
A great pitcher...
Too young to go...
RIP...
A career-high 25 wins with the Detroit Tigers in 1971.