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BeyondGeography

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7. His '71 numbers are insane

Reply to WestMichRad (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 08:28 PM

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Twenty-nine complete games. Here is what he did game-by-game:

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pitchinglogs.php?p=lolicmi01&y=1971

My favorite among many others: He pitched an 11-inning game on July 27 and followed that up with a 12-inning outing on July 31. Five out of his next six outings were complete games. The lone exception he threw eight innings. He was a marine.

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