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Detroit manager Mayo Smith will send Mickey Lolich to the mound today to face Cardinal pitcher Nelson Briles as the Tigers scramble to deadlock the series...
...DETROIT--This could be the sleeper team. Blessed with a tremendous starting rotation--Wilson, Lolich, Sparma and McLain, the Tigers need some clutch hitting. Their established stars--Kaline, Freehan, Horton, Cash--must stay healthy...
Another equally unhelpful theory is that pitching wins pennants. Baltimore's, at best, is unpredictable. The Detroit pitchers conned most predicters last year, but Hank Aguirre slumped to 3-9, Joe Sparma to 2-7, Mickey Lolich and Bill Monbouquette to ERA's over 4.70. The White Sox starters had good ERA's but mediocre records, and a corps which opens with journeyman John Buzhardt can't be too imposing. California's roster doesn't contain a single starter sure of winning five games. The Twins' staff includes three recent 20-game winners, but only unspectacular Jim Kaat has ever...
...Lolich, L. Ford...
Detroit has several top-notch sluggers in Norm Cash, Bill Freehan, Don Demeter, and Al Kaline, but their mound staff is not good. Dave Wickersham (19-12) and Mickey Lolich (18-9) are the only two reliable hurlers--and two is not enough...