Joy in Tigertown

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Joy in Tigertown:

A Determined Team, a Resilient City, and our Magical Run to the 1968 World Series

By Mickey Lolich with Tom Gage / Foreword by Jim Leyland

Contact: Bill Ames, Triumph Books, 312.676.4256, b.ames@triumphbooks.com 

After the Detroit Riots of 1967, the city morale was at an all-time low, and while the city was recovering, the Detroit Tigers took it upon themselves to help in that rebuilding. After just missing the playoffs in 1967, the Tigers felt they owed it to their city to come back and win it all, and that’s what they did in their historic run to win the 1968 World Series. Mickey Lolich tells the tale from his own perspective adding in personal stories from his life allowing Tigers fans to get to know their beloved pitcher.

In Joy in Tigertown: A Determined Team, a Resilient City, and our Magical Run to the 1968 World Series (Triumph Books, June 1, 2018), Mickey Lolich, MLB pitcher for 17 years, along with Tom Gage, who covered the Detroit Tigers for the Detroit News from 1979 to 2014, take fans on a journey through the Detroit Riots of 1967 to the final game of the 1968 World Series and beyond. This new release has everything a true Tigers fan would want to know about their historic 1968 Championship season, including:

• A heartfelt foreword by Jim Leyland, Detroit Tigers manager from 2006-2013
• The 1967 Tigers’ race for the American League pennant and the crazy finish to the season that dashed their playoff hopes
• Hear about the riots that took place in Detroit in 1967 as Mickey Lolich’s Squadron with the Air National Guard became activated
• Chapters on each of the 7 games against the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals in the 1968 World Series
• Stories from Lolich’s life outside of the Major Leagues, including how he first picked up a baseball and what he did after retiring   

Full of Lolich’s personal stories about a beloved team in Tigers’ history, Joy in Tigertown: A Determined Team, a Resilient City, and our Magical Run to the 1968 World Series is perfect for any Tigers fan, new or old.

About the Authors:

Mickey Lolich pitched in the major leagues for 17 years. He is best known for his three complete-game victories in the 1968 World Series.

Tom Gage covered the Tigers beat for the Detroit News from 1979 to 2014. In 2015, Gage won the J.G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

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