mickey lolich

Lolich had previously appeared on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot for all 15 years of the allotted time players were eligible to stay on the ballot, topping

Life after baseball In the late 1990s, Lolich sold the doughnut shop and retired.

Lolich threw three complete game victories in the 1968 World Series and was named the series MVP. He is fifth on the all-time strikeout list for left-handed pitchers with 2,832.

Despite battling a groin infection that had developed overnight, Lolich pitched the Tigers to an 8-1 victory in Game 2 and hit the only home run of his career, a drive down the left-field line off the Cardinal starter, Nelson Briles.