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Mickey Lolich

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Full Name: Michael Stephen Lolich Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/170 First Game: May 12, 1963
Birthdate: September 12, 1940 Final Game: September 23, 1979
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Lolich's Team Records
  • 3 Accomplishments
  • 4 Statistics
    • 4.1 Pitching Stats
    • 4.2 Fielding Stats
    • 4.3 Batting Stats
  • 5 Transactions
  • 6 Trivia
  • 7 Video Gallery
  • 8 Picture Gallery
  • 9 See Also
  • 10 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on September 12, 1940 in Portland, Oregon, Mickey Lolich (Michael Stephen Lolich) played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets and San Diego Padres over the course of his 16 year career. Lolich broke into the bigs on May 12, 1963 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 3.55 ERA in 144.1 innings pitched in 1963, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Mickey Lolich's best season was 1971, when he posted a 2.92 ERA, won 25 games and struck out 308 batters.

Lolich is best known for his performance in the 1968 World Series, when he allowed just five runs in three complete games, winning all three including the final and decisive game. Mickey also helped himself at the plate in game 2 when he hit the first and only home run of his 16 year career. He remains the last pitcher to win three complete games in a single World Series, and was the last to win three at all until Randy Johnson did that in 2001. Lolich was given the World Series MVP Award for his superb performance.

Lolich was a picture of consistency, winning 14 or more games for ten consecutive seasons, including 25 in 1971 and 22 in 1972. He also struck out 200 or more batters seven times during his career, and ranks third among lefthanders (behind Steve Carlton and Randy Johnson) in career strikeouts with 2,832.

After suffering through the 1975 season, in which he lost 18 games, the Tigers traded him to the New York Mets with outfielder Billy Baldwin in exchange for star outfielder Rusty Staub and pitcher Bill Laxton. In 1976, Lolich's slump continued with the Mets, as he won just 8 games while losing 13, leading him to retire. He returned to his home in a Detroit suburb, opened a doughnut shop, and skipped the 1977 season. He eventually re-entered the free agent market, signed a contract with the San Diego Padres, and pitched for them during the 1978 and 1979 seasons before retiring for good. At the time of his retirement, no left-handed pitcher in baseball history had more strikeouts.

Lolich was deemed to be right-handed, but a tricycle accident that occurred while Lolich was young forced him to adapt to using his left hand. This would come to include baseball, once he began to play it.

After Lolich's career ended, he continued to run his doughnut shop in Lake Orion, Michigan (near Detroit) for several years before he sold the business and retiring to his home in Oregon. Today, he is active in charitable work and serves as a [coach at the Detroit Tigers' fantasy camp in Lakeland, Florida.

In 2003, Lolich was one of the 26 players selected to the final ballot by the Baseball Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee. He received only 13 votes, placing him far below the 75% required for election. Lolich has often said the fact that he never won the Cy Young Award was a factor in not receiving sufficient votes to be elected to the Hall of Fame.

[edit] Lolich's Team Records

Lolich ranks among the Tigers' all time leaders in many categories, including the following:

  • 2,679 strikeouts is #1 on the Tigers all time list
  • 39 shutouts is #1 on the Tigers all time list
  • 459 games started is #1 on the Tigers all time list
  • 329 home runs allowed is #1 on the Tigers all time list
  • 109 wild pitches is #2 on the Tigers all time list (behind Jack Morris)
  • 207 wins is #3 on the Tigers all time list (behind Hooks Dauss and George Mullin)
  • 508 games is #3 on the Tigers all time list (behind John Hiller and Hooks Dauss
  • 3,361 innings pitched is #3 on Tigers all time list (behind George Mullin and Hooks Dauss)

[edit] Accomplishments

  • Lolich holds the MLB record for strikeouts by a left hander in the American League .
  • Lolich is the only left hander to start, finish and win three complete World Series games.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1963 DET A 33 18 5 9 3.55 103 64 57 4 0 0 144.1 145 13 56 1 8 5
1964 DET A 44 33 18 9 3.26 192 88 84 12 6 2 232 196 26 64 0 7 5
1965 DET A 43 37 15 9 3.44 226 103 93 7 3 3 243.2 216 23 72 2 7 12
1966 DET A 40 33 14 14 4.77 173 119 108 5 1 3 203.2 204 24 83 8 11 6
1967 DET A 31 30 14 13 3.04 174 71 69 11 6 0 204 165 14 56 2 3 7
1968 DET A 39 32 17 9 3.19 197 84 78 8 4 1 220 178 23 65 4 3 11
1969 DET A 37 36 19 11 3.14 271 111 98 15 1 1 280.2 214 22 122 10 14 14
1970 DET A 40 39 14 19 3.80 230 125 115 13 3 0 272.2 272 27 109 3 14 5
1971 DET A 45 45 25 14 2.92 308 133 122 29 4 0 376 336 36 92 2 7 7
1972 DET A 41 41 22 14 2.50 250 100 91 23 4 0 327.1 282 29 74 5 6 11
1973 DET A 42 42 16 15 3.82 214 143 131 17 3 0 308.2 315 35 79 7 12 5
1974 DET A 41 41 16 21 4.15 202 155 142 27 3 0 308 310 38 78 11 10 3
1975 DET A 32 32 12 18 3.78 139 119 101 19 1 0 240.2 260 19 64 5 7 0
1976 NY N 31 30 8 13 3.22 120 83 69 5 2 0 192.2 184 14 52 1 11 0
1978 SD N 20 2 2 1 1.56 13 6 6 0 0 1 34.2 30 0 11 3 2 1
1979 SD N 27 5 0 2 4.74 20 33 26 0 0 0 49.1 59 4 22 3 2 0
Total NL 78 37 10 16 3.29 153 122 101 5 2 1 276.2 273 18 85 7 15 1
Total AL 508 459 207 175 3.45 2679 1415 1289 190 39 10 3361.2 3093 329 1014 60 109 91
Total 586 496 217 191 3.44 2832 1537 1390 195 41 11 3638.1 3366 347 1099 67 124 92

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1963 DET A P 33 18 144.1 4 22 3 1 0 4 2 5 2 .897
1964 DET A P 44 33 232 7 28 3 0 0 1 2 4 0 .921
1965 DET A P 43 37 243.2 11 27 5 2 0 3 9 6 3 .884
1966 DET A P 40 33 203.2 4 21 3 1 0 1 13 3 2 .893
1967 DET A P 31 30 204 10 22 3 1 0 3 9 3 2 .914
1968 DET A P 39 32 220 5 26 3 0 0 1 8 7 3 .912
1969 DET A P 37 36 280.2 5 41 4 1 0 1 24 8 7 .920
1970 DET A P 40 39 272.2 9 46 2 1 0 3 10 16 12 .965
1971 DET A P 45 45 376 9 40 1 2 0 1 18 10 2 .980
1972 DET A P 41 41 327.1 4 32 2 2 0 2 8 8 1 .947
1973 DET A P 42 42 308.2 11 40 1 3 0 3 19 19 10 .981
1974 DET A P 41 41 308 9 29 2 1 0 4 16 32 5 .950
1975 DET A P 32 32 240.2 2 32 0 0 0 4 14 16 2 1.000
1976 NY N P 31 30 192.2 9 27 6 1 0 1 6 9 6 .857
1978 SD N P 20 2 34.2 1 6 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1.000
1979 SD N P 27 5 49.1 0 9 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1.000
Total P 586 496 3638.1 100 448 38 16 0 34 161 150 58 .935

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1963 DET A 33 36 3 2 0 1 .056 .244 .056 0 0 9 20 0 2 0 0 0
1964 DET A 44 64 9 7 0 4 .109 .260 .109 0 0 11 32 2 9 0 0 1
1965 DET A 43 86 3 5 0 0 .058 .080 .058 0 0 2 37 0 3 0 0 0
1966 DET A 40 64 12 9 0 3 .141 .225 .172 0 1 7 28 0 2 0 0 2
1967 DET A 32 61 4 12 0 4 .197 .279 .197 0 0 7 25 0 7 0 0 1
1968 DET A 41 70 5 8 0 3 .114 .184 .157 3 0 6 25 0 4 0 0 3
1969 DET A 38 91 6 8 0 5 .088 .168 .110 0 1 9 41 0 12 0 0 1
1970 DET A 42 82 4 11 0 3 .134 .245 .134 0 0 12 29 0 7 1 0 3
1971 DET A 45 115 9 15 0 7 .130 .242 .148 2 0 16 55 1 16 0 0 4
1972 DET A 41 89 3 6 0 0 .067 .245 .067 0 0 20 39 1 11 0 0 3
1973 DET A 42 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 DET A 41 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 DET A 32 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 NY N 31 54 5 7 0 1 .130 .217 .130 0 0 5 25 1 11 0 0 2
1978 SD N 20 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
1979 SD N 27 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
Total NL 78 63 5 7 0 1 .111 .200 .111 0 0 6 31 1 12 0 0 2
Total AL 514 758 58 83 0 30 .109 .216 .121 5 2 99 331 4 73 1 0 18
Total 592 821 63 90 0 31 .110 .215 .121 5 2 105 362 5 85 1 0 20

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (June 30, 1958).
  • Traded by Detroit Tigers with Billy Baldwin to New York Mets in exchange for Rusty Staub and Bill Laxton (December 12, 1975).
  • Granted free agency (January 5, 1978).
  • Signed by San Diego Padres (February 2, 1978).
  • Released by San Diego Padres (October 3, 1979).

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  • Lolich's Wikipedia entry, upon which this biography is based

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