Ron Lolich | |
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Right fielder | |
Born: September 19, 1946 Portland, Oregon |
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Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
MLB debut | |
July 18, 1971 for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 1973 for the Cleveland Indians | |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .211 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 23 |
Teams | |
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Ronald John Lolich (born September 19, 1946 in Portland, Oregon) is a retired American professional baseball player, a former right fielder who played for three Major League seasons 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 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Lolich was an accomplished minor league hitter — batting .281 in 745 games (his best season, 1972, coming with his hometown Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League) — but he collected only 48 Major League hits in 87 games played.