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When we first heard about 'The Bird': Tigers' Mark Fidrych burst onto scene 40 years ago
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Detroit Tigers flashback: Mark Fidrych, 'horse manure' and an ovation
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Mark Fidrych's Monday Night Baseball masterpiece, The Bird was one of a kind. #OTD in 1976, Mark Fidrych dominated the Yankees on Monday Night Baseball., By Detroit Tigers
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Sports Illustrated April 24 1978 Mark Fidrych Word From The Bird Detroit Tigers
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Mark Fidrych, Baseball's Beloved 'Bird,' Dies at 54 - The New York Times
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40 years ago, Mark (The Bird) Fidrych was 'some kind of unbelievable
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Back in the day, the Bird was the word
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Mark The Bird Fidrych dies at 54
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Ex-Tigers pitcher Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych found dead