Michael Stephen Lolich was born on September 12,1940 and is an American former professional baseball player.
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41 Facts About Mickey Lolich
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Mickey Lolich played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1963 until 1979, almost entirely for the Detroit Tigers.
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At the time of his retirement in 1979, Mickey Lolich held the Major League Baseball record for career strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher.
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Mickey Lolich was born right-handed but, began to throw left-handed after a childhood accident.
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Mickey Lolich attended Lincoln High School in Portland and posted a record of 19 wins against 5 losses for the school team in 1958.
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Mickey Lolich was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent at age 17 on June 30,1958.
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Mickey Lolich began his professional career playing the 1959,1960, and 1961 seasons with the Knoxville Smokies of the South Atlantic League and the Durham Bulls of the Carolina League.
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Mickey Lolich refused to report to Knoxville and was placed under indefinite suspension.
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Mickey Lolich returned home to Oregon and struck out all 12 batters he faced in a four-inning outing in semi-pro ball with the Archer Blower team in Portland.
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Mickey Lolich had developed a reputation as "a flamethrowing wildman" in the minors but developed his control while playing for Portland.
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In November 1964, Mickey Lolich married Joyce Fleenor, a former airline stewardess from Los Angeles.
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Mickey Lolich noted that he weighed 200 pounds when he won 18 games in 1964 and weighed only two pounds more in 1966.
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In late July 1967, Mickey Lolich was called to active duty with the Michigan Air National Guard in response to the ongoing riot.
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Mickey Lolich spent twelve days on active duty and was promoted to Airman First Class.
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Mickey Lolich made six appearances as a relief pitcher before returning to the starting rotation.
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Mickey Lolich helped his own cause by hitting the only home run of his 16-year career.
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Mickey Lolich was the last pitcher with three victories in the same World Series until Randy Johnson won 3 games in the 2001 World Series.
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Mickey Lolich is the only left-handed pitcher with three complete-game wins in the same World Series in baseball history.
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Mickey Lolich's performance earned him the World Series Most Valuable Player Award.
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In 1969, Mickey Lolich won 19 games and earned his first All-Star selection.
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Mickey Lolich struck out 16 batters in a game twice in 1969, his career high.
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Mickey Lolich became known for his endurance and his ability to pitch complete games.
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Mickey Lolich reached the 300-innings pitched mark every season between 1971 and 1974.
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Mickey Lolich pitched impressively in the 1972 American League Championship Series against the Oakland Athletics, posting a 1.
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Mickey Lolich pitched nine innings in Game 4, again allowing only 1 run, but the win went to reliever John Hiller as the Tigers rallied in the 10th inning.
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Mickey Lolich finished third in the 1972 Cy Young Award voting behind Gaylord Perry and Wilbur Wood.
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In 1975, Mickey Lolich eclipsed Warren Spahn's Major League Baseball record of 2,583 career strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher.
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Mickey Lolich was traded with Billy Baldwin to the New York Mets for Rusty Staub and Bill Laxton on December 12,1975.
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Mickey Lolich opened a doughnut shop in suburban Detroit and sat out the 1977 season.
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Mickey Lolich returned to baseball in 1978, signing with the San Diego Padres as a free agent.
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Mickey Lolich had an inconsistent season in 1979 and decided to retire.
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Mickey Lolich pitched in his final major league game on September 23,1979, at the age of 39.
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Mickey Lolich struck out 200 or more batters in a season seven times in his career.
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Mickey Lolich threw 41 shutouts and 195 complete games during his career, completing nearly 40 percent of his starts.
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Mickey Lolich holds Detroit Tigers team records in single-season strikeouts, career strikeouts, shutouts, games started and home runs allowed.
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Mickey Lolich has the most career plate appearances of anyone with more walks than hits.
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In 1979, Mickey Lolich invested in a doughnut shop in Rochester, Michigan, with the understanding that his partner would run the business.
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Mickey Lolich had a small role in The Incredible Melting Man, a 1977 horror movie released during his first retirement.
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Mickey Lolich plays a security guard who is killed by the Melting Man near the end of the movie.
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