“Mickey Lolich, the down-to-earth pitcher who played 13 seasons for the Detroit Tigers and was named Most Valuable Player of the 1968 World Series after winning three games and hitting his only major ...

Mickey Lolich, who had three complete-game victories for the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, the last Major League Baseball pitcher to post the incredible feat, died Wednesday.

Pitching in the major leagues for 16 seasons, mostly with the Tigers, Lolich won 217 games and struck out 2,832 batters, posting more than 200 strikeouts in a single season seven times.