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Johnny Sain once upon a .406
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Detroit Tigers great Bill Freehan, an 11-time All-Star, dies at 79
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Bill Freehan, catcher for 1968 World Series-champion Tigers, dies at 79
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Bill Freehan, longtime Detroit Tigers catcher and 11-time All-Star, dies at 79
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Johnny Sain once upon a .406
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Remembering Bill Freehan, the Thinking Man's Catcher (1941–2021)
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Bill Freehan Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
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Norm Cash (25) of the Detroit Tigers is tagged out at second by Billy Martin of the Minnesota Twins in the third inning at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Mich., June 4, 1961.
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Bill Freehan, Tigers' perennial All-Star catcher: 1941-2021