The Donut Maker Wrote a Book

Mickey Lolich, #29

Hard to believe it's been 50 years since that Tigers 1968 World Champion run. I was not around then, but I remember in 1984 it had been 16 years since the Tigers won the Series in '68.

Tom Gage helped Lolich write a new book, Joy In Tigertown, about the '68 season. It just arrived in bookstores last week. The Detroit News ran an excerpt from it. One of the pieces shared is that Mike Illitch once hired Lolich to help sell pizzas, then realized he could get the support for free. He said Illitch was a true business man …

It's amazing that the Tigers' championship season was 50 years ago!