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Hall of Fame: Detroit Tigers share their favorite Lou Whitaker stories
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Martinsville's Lou Whitaker is '1 for the ages' - Cardinal News
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Hall of Fame: Detroit Tigers share their favorite Lou Whitaker stories
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Lou Whitaker's Hall of Fame dreams start and end with a little town in Virginia - The Athletic
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Buccaneer 1965 - ECU Digital Collections
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Will Lou Whitaker Join Alan Trammell in the Hall of Fame? - Cooperstown Cred
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Lou Whitaker's number retired by Tigers
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It's a one in a million that you find a Lou Whitaker': Martinsville's own is celebrated ahead of special honor in Detroit