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Freehan, catcher on 1968 champion Detroit Tigers, dies at 79
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Bill Freehan – Society for American Baseball Research
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Bill Freehan's Michigan baseball legacy runs true at CWS
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Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers and Michigan great, dies at 79
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Freehan, catcher on 1968 champion Detroit Tigers, dies at 79
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Bill Freehan, Tigers' perennial All-Star catcher: 1941-2021
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Detroit Tigers World Series championship catcher Bill Freehan dies