Mickey Lolich from the Chronology

Jul 6, 1980 - Steve Carlton (14-4) becomes the major leagues' lefthanded strikeout king‚ fanning 7 Cardinals in an 8-3 Phillies win to bring his career total to 2‚836. Mickey Lolich had held the record with 2‚832.

Sep 5, 1976 - Phillies pitcher Larry Christenson belts two homers and pitches a 3-1 win over the Mets. Mickey Lolich is the losing pitcher.

Dec 12, 1975 - The Mets trade OF Rusty Staub and P Bill Laxton to the Tigers for P Mickey Lolich and OF Billy Baldwin. Lolich leaves Detroit after 13 years and 207 wins and remains the teams career leader in games started‚ strikeouts‚ and shutouts.

May 25, 1975 - Mickey Lolich's 200th career victory is a rain-shortened‚ 4-1 win over the White Sox. His catcher is Bill Freehan‚ who also caught him in his first ML start May 21‚ 1963.

Aug 20, 1974 - Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 in 11 innings‚ but loses to the Tigers 1-0 at Anaheim Stadium. Mickey Lolich goes the distance for the win.

Aug 11, 1973 - 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'll be matched in two years by the Giants Johnny LeMaster‚ who will do it in his first at bat.

Apr 12, 1973 - Dave McNally and the Orioles edge the Tigers‚ 1-0‚ in 10 innings. A throwing error by starter Mickey Lolich allows the only run.

Apr 7, 1973 - Cleveland sets day-game and opening-game attendance records as 74‚420 fans watch the Indians beat the Tigers 2-1. Gaylord Perry is the winner over Mickey Lolich as Chris Chambliss and Mickey Stanley match homers.

Oct 2, 1972 - The Red Sox fall a half game behind Detroit‚ losing 4-1 to Mickey Lolich before 51‚518 at Tiger Stadium. Trailing 1-0 in the 3rd‚ Carl Yastrzemski hits a triple with 2 on‚ but Luis Aparicio stumbles twice and scrambles back to 3B‚ where Yaz is tagged out.

Sep 8, 1972 - Mickey Lolich wins his 20th game of the year as Detroit tips the Orioles‚ 4-3. The Tigers jump on Jim Palmer (18-8) for 3 runs in the 1st inning. Seelbach pitches the last 3 1/3 innings of shutout ball for the save.

Sep 6, 1972 - Behind Mickey Lolich's 20th win‚ Detroit beats the Orioles in Baltimore 4-3 in the tight pennant race. Lolich had failed in 5 previous outings to win his 20th.

Aug 18, 1972 - Mickey Lolich regains first place for the Tigers as he bests the Angels and Nolan Ryan 2-0. It is Lolich's 19th win.

Jun 27, 1972 - Mickey Lolich is staked to 4-0 lead when the Tigers hit 3 consecutive first-inning HRs against New York's Wade Blasingame‚ making his AL debut. Tony Taylor leads off with a walk before Aurelio Rodriguez‚ Al Kaline‚ and Willie Horton wade in with homers to finish Blasingame. Lolich‚ pitching on 2 days rest‚ notches his 12th‚ winning 5-2. Bobby Murcer's HR accounts for one of the Yank runs.

Oct 26, 1971 - Vida Blue wins the AL Cy Young Award by a 98-85 margin over the Tigers Mickey Lolich. Blue was 24-8 for the A's‚ posting 301 strikeouts‚ 8 shutouts‚ and a 1.82 ERA. Ferguson Jenkins won the Cy Young Award in the NL.

Aug 21, 1971 - Mickey Lolich allows 6 hits as Detroit beats the Brewers 7-2. It is Lolich's 20th win of the year.

Jul 23, 1971 - Catfish Hunter is knocked out in the 7th inning‚ but before he exits he drives in 4 runs as Oakland beats Detroit and Mickey Lolich‚ 9-7. Sal Bando has 2 homers‚ while the Tigers hit 4.

Jul 6, 1971 - Norm Cash belts a pair of 3-run homers to power the Tigers to a 12-7 win over the Yanks. Mickey Lolich goes all the way for the win.

May 23, 1971 - With 53‚337 on hand Mickey Lolich and Les Cain‚ with 3 innings from Joe Niekro‚ notch shutouts as the Tigers sweep a doubleheader from the Senators 5-0 and 11-0. The loser in the opener is Denny McLain‚ making his first appearance in Detroit since being traded. Kaline and Cash each hit 2-run homers off Denny‚ with Cash adding another pair‚ one with the sacks full‚ in the nitecap.

Apr 6, 1970 - In the traditional opener in Washington DC‚ Detroit's Mickey Lolich shuts out the Senators‚ 5-0. Dick Bosman is the losing pitcher.

Jun 21, 1969 - Willie Horton clubs 2 homers‚ one a grand slam‚ and drives in 6 runs to power the Tigers to a 9-5 win over the visiting Senators. Willie also gets nabbed by second baseman Tim Cullen on a hidden ball trick in the 5th. Mickey Lolich (8-1) is the winner‚ allowing just 4 hits‚ including a pair of homers.

Jun 9, 1969 - Mickey Lolich's 16 strikeouts in 9 innings ties the Detroit record he set May 23rd‚ but the Tigers drop a 3-2‚ 10-inning decision to Seattle. Pat Dobson is the loser. The only run off Lolich is a leadoff HR by Dick Simpson on the first pitch of the game.

May 23, 1969 - Mickey Lolich sets a Detroit record with 16 strikeouts while defeating Andy Messersmith and the Angels 6-3. Mickey Stanley's grand slam is the difference. Lolich's mark breaks the record of 15 set by Paul Foytack in 1956.

May 18, 1969 - Rod Carew steals 2B‚ 3B‚ and home in the 3rd inning of Minnesota's 8-2 loss to Detroit. Cesar Tovar also steals 3rd and home ahead of Carew‚ and the 2 steals of home in an inning ties a ML record. Tovar pays a price when Mickey Lolich hits him in the head with a pitch in his next at bat.

Apr 10, 1969 - Bill Freehan smashes two homers-one with the sacks full-to lead the Tigers to a 12-3 win over the Indians. Mickey Lolich beats Sam McDowell.

Oct 10, 1968 - Mickey Lolich bests Bob Gibson and brings Detroit its first WS championship since 1945. The hefty lefty hurls a 5-hitter‚ giving Detroit a 4-1 win.

Oct 7, 1968 - Mickey Lolich saves Detroit‚ 5-3 with an unlikely assist from Lou Brock. On 2B in the 5th‚ Brock tries to score standing up on Julian Javier's single and is gunned down by Willie Horton's throw. Al Kaline's bases-loaded single off Joe Hoerner in the 7th scores 2 for the winning margin. Jose Feliciano's modern rendition of the National Anthem before the game stirs controversy.

Oct 3, 1968 - Detroit's Mickey Lolich evens the Series with a 6-hitter and his first ML HR to defeat St. Louis‚ 8-1.

Jul 28, 1968 - Dave McNally outduels Mickey Lolich to give Baltimore a much-need win over the Tigers‚ 5-1.

Sep 8, 1967 - The Tigers move into a first-place tie with the Twins‚ as Eddie Mathews and Jim Northrup hit HRs‚ and Mickey Lolich beats Tommy John 4-1 at Chicago.

May 17, 1967 - Detroit's Mickey Lolich stops the Yankees on five hits to win‚ 4-2. Mantle has a homer and drives in both New York runs.

Apr 12, 1966 - At Yankee Stadium‚ 40‚006 fans watch the Tigers edge the Yankees‚ 2-1. The Yankees only score is Joe Pepitone's 5th inning homer off Mickey Lolich‚ who strikes out 10 Yankees. Lolich‚ with a career average of .075‚ leads off the 9th with a single‚ which opens the door for the Tiger's winning run off Whitey Ford.

Aug 6, 1965 - After hitting 7-for-11 against the White Sox‚ Mantle loops a homer off Mickey Lolich but Detroit tops the visiting Yankees‚ 5-4. New York will win tomorrow and Mick will add another homer.

May 29, 1965 - Mickey Lolich's 10-inning win is Detroit's 2nd straight 2-hit 1-0 win against Cleveland.

Oct 1, 1964 - Detroit's Dave Wickersham‚ in a bid for his 20th win‚ is ejected by umpire Bill Valentine in the 7th inning of his final start. Wickersham gets the heave-ho for trying to get Valentine's attention by grabbing his shoulder during an argument with Norm Cash. Mickey Lolich enters the 1-1 tie and earns a 4-2 win.