Ronald John Lolich (born September 19, 1946) is an American former
professional baseball right fielder. He played in
Major League Baseball (MLB) for the
Chicago White Sox in 1971 and the
Cleveland Indians from 1972 to 1973. The cousin of Major League
pitcher Mickey Lolich, Ron had a nine-year professional career. He threw and batted
right-handed, stood tall and weighed .
Lolich was an accomplished
minor league
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hitter —
batting .281 in 745 games (his best season, 1972, coming with his hometown
Portland Beavers of the
Pacific Coast League
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) — but he collected only 48 Major League
hits
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* ''H.I.T.S.'', 1991 album by New Kids on the Block
* ''...Hits'' (Phil Collins album), 1998
* ''Hits'' (compilation series), 1984–2006; 2014 - a British compilation album se ...
in 87
games played
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Basebal ...
. With only 4 all-time MLB home runs, Ron is on the very short list of MLB players who have hit a walk-off
grand slam home run when trailing by exactly 3 runs. He accomplished the feat on April 22, 1973, to give the Indians an 8–7 win over the
Boston Red Sox.
External links
1946 births
Living people
Major League Baseball right fielders
Chicago White Sox players
Cleveland Indians players
Evansville White Sox players
Fox Cities Foxes players
Florida Rookie League White Sox players
Lynchburg White Sox players
Oklahoma City 89ers players
Tucson Toros players
Portland Beavers players
Baseball players from Oregon
Baseball players from Portland, Oregon
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