On May 8 2021 At Yankee Stadium Washington Nationals Max Scherzer joins an elite crowd by striking out 14 Yankees during an extra innings loss to the New York Yankees Those 14 strikeouts are a record for an opposing pitcher at new Yankee Stadium, which opened in 2009. As well, Scherzer on Saturday struck out…
Mickey Lolich Position: PitcherBats: Both • Throws: Left6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)Born: September 12, 1940 in Portland, ORHigh School: Lincoln HS (Portland, OR)Debut: May 12, 1963 (Age 22-242d, 9,725th in MLB history)vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ERLast Game: September 23, 1979 (Age 39-011d)vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ERFull Name: Michael Stephen LolichPronunciation: \LOW-litch\View Player Bio from the SABR BioProjectRelatives: Cousin of Ron Lolich …
On July 6, 1980 – Steve Carlton (14-4) becomes the major leagues’ left-handed strikeout king, fanning seven Cardinals in a 8 – 3 Phillies win to bring his career total to 2,836. Mickey Lolich had held the record with 2,832.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@
1976 – Phillies pitcher Larry Christenson belts two homers and pitches a 3 – 1 win over the Mets. Mickey Lolich is the losing pitcher.
The Tigers trade pitcher Mickey Lolich and outfielder Billy Baldwin to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Rusty Staub and pitcher Bill Laxton. New York’s new southpaw will post a 8-13 record, spending just one year in the Big Apple, while Detroit will enjoy a solid performance from their recently acquired flycatcher and DH, who will bat .275 during his three-plus seasons in the Motor City.
Graig Nettles homers for the Yankees in the first inning, and brother Jim Nettles homers for the Tigers in the 2nd. This is the second time that the two brothers have homered in the same game for different teams, having done it on June 11, 1972, when Graig was with Cleveland and Jim with Minnesota. Graig’s team wins, 10 – 7.
Nolan Ryan fans 19 Tigers in an 11-inning loss
White Sox rookie Brian Downing cracks his first major league hit‚ a home run off Detroit’s Mickey Lolich. Downing’s debut dinger is a first in the majors since at least 1945 – an inside-the-park homer. It will be matched in two years by the Giants’ Johnnie LeMaster‚ who will do it in his first at bat.
Designated hitter Ron Lolich, Mickey’s cousin, hits the third of his four career home runs, a two-out walk-off grand slam, giving the Indians an 8-7 comeback victory. Boston had scored three runs in the top of the ninth to break a 4-4 deadlock.
The Indians break their Opening Day American League attendance record when a crowd of 74,420 watches Gaylord Perry go the distance in the Tribe’s 2-1 victory over Detroit at Cleveland Stadium. The previous mark had been set by the team in 1948 in the season opener against St. Louis.