Mickey Lolich
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About
3-time MLB All-Star who started more games as a pitcher than anyone in Detroit Tigers history. He played for the New York Mets in 1976.
Before fame
He toiled in the minor leagues for five years before the Detroit Tigers finally gave him a chance in 1963.
Trivia
He won three games in the 1968 World Series, beating Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson in Game 7 to deliver a Championship to Detroit.
Family life
He married Joyce Lolich in 1964.
Associated with
He and Al Kaline both starred on the Tigers' 1968 World Series Championship team.
