Olson’s tough luck draws comps that go back half a century
DETROIT -- If Reese Olson needed any sympathy over his 0-4 record and 3.18 ERA, he could look to Lerrin LaGrow. Fifty years ago, LaGrow was a budding young starter out of the Tigers system who had just cracked the rotation out of Spring Training for the first time under new manager Ralph Houk, who gave the big right-hander the leash to pitch deep as long as he pitched. LaGrow not only went the distance in three of his first six starts of 1974, he pitched into extra innings in two of them -- 10 innings on April 23, then...
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