Happy Birthday Cecil Fielder!! Cecil hit 51 Home Runs back in 1990 becoming first MLB player to reach 50 or more homers since 1977. Who out there can name the slugger who hit 52 that season?
Cecil Fielder
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Bird's Best Bud -Bruce Kimm
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Birthday shout out to former Detroit Tigers catcher Bruce Kimm. He was pitcher Mark ‘ The Bird’ Fidrychs’ personal catcher for the 1976 season when Bird went 19-6, & won Rookie of Year honors. On August 17th, 1976 Bruce hit the one & only Homer of his career off Angels pitcher Frank Tanana during a Tigers 3-2 victory.
Remember Lance Parrish's Fluorescent Catchers Mitt?
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Happy Birthday to longtime Detroit Tigers Catcher Lance Parrish. I remember being envious of all those other little league catchers who had his model black Catchers mitt with fluorescent orange sides.
'Sweet' Lou Whitaker
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Happy Birthday Lou Whitaker! Sweet Lou maned 2nd base for the Detroit Tigers from 1978 until he retired in 1995. The 5x All-Star teamed with Shortstop Alan Trammell to form the longest running Double Play Duo in Baseball. Who out there remembers when they both played themselves in an episode of Magnum P.I. back in 1983?
The Bird- Mark Fidrych
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June 28th, 1976 - Bird Mania-
Mark ‘The Bird’ Fidrych mows down the 1st place New York Yankees during an electrifying 5-1 complete game shut out victory. The game was featured on ABC’s Monday Night Baseball and lasted only 1 hour & 51 minutes. Fidrych went on to win AL Rookie of the Year honors with a 19-9 record and a 2.34 era. He also led the AL with 24 complete games that season. He’s the only baseball player to ever be featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine. R.I.P Bird