The best Lefty in Detroit Tigers history is 1968 World Series MVP, Mickey Lolich.
In a Tigers Card Tuesday blog post last October. I talked about the Tigers All-Time leader in wins and strikeouts, and how he still ranks 20th all time in big league strikeouts.
Lolich deserves to be honored by the Tigers, and have his number #29 retired by the club.
Who's your teams best ever lefty pitcher?
Who's your current favorite left handed hurler?
I'm pretty sure everyone knows mine.
Have a terrific evening.
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If we're going for all-time greatest in franchise history, I'd say Eddie Plank or Lefty Grove. But since I never watched them play, I'll go with someone from my generation: Vida Blue.
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DeleteBlue was terrific, and Kershaw is as good as any lefty of my generation.
Thanks.
Lolich is one of my favorite former Durham Bulls that I have learned about since moving to North Carolina some fifteen years ago. As a kid growing in St. Louis, my father would always tell me stories about the 1950s and 1960s Cardinals team, which included Game 7 of the 1968 World Series. I always viewed Mickey Lolich as a guy who backed into a World Series title, but now know that he was a truly talented pitcher with a strong Hall of Fame case than many realize.
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