Overview
- Detroit confirmed Lolich’s death Wednesday, noting the passing of the left-hander who defined an era for the franchise.
- Lolich’s wife informed the club he had recently been in hospice care, and officials did not provide an exact cause of death.
- He won World Series MVP in 1968 after three complete-game victories, including a Game 7 win over Bob Gibson on two days’ rest.
- Across 16 MLB seasons, he went 217–191 with a 3.44 ERA and 2,832 strikeouts, spent 13 years with Detroit, and later pitched for the Mets (1976) and Padres (1978–79).
- A three-time All-Star who led the AL in wins and strikeouts in 1971, he was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and is survived by his wife Joyce, three daughters and three grandsons.