Long-time Tigers pitcher Frank Lary, with 28 of his 128 career wins coming against the New York Yankees to earn him the nickname “The Yankee Killer,” died Wednesday in his home state of Alabama. He was 87.
Lary pitched 12 seasons in the major leagues, from 1954-65, and nearly 11 of them with the Tigers.
For his career, the right-hander was 128-116 with a 3.49 ERA. Against the Yankees, he was 28-13 with a 3.32 ERA in 56 games (49 starts). That included three shutouts, and he also had two of his 11 career saves against the Yankees.