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One Year Ago We Lost Mark “The Bird” Fidrych - Vintage Detroit Collection
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Joe Nuxhall and phenoms in MLB history
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The Bird - Blowout Cards Forums
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UPDATE: Things I meant to write just after Mark Fidrych died
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CardCorner: 1977 Topps Mark Fidrych
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The Bird' Fidrych killed in accident
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56 of the month: Hank Bauer
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The Bird on the Dais - The New York Times
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The Bizarre Life and Tragic Death of Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych
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Mark Fidrych Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
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40 years later, Northboro's Mark Fidrych remains one of baseball's great stories
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REMEMBERING MARK FIDRYCH: Q&A with The Bird's Personal Catcher - Vintage Detroit Collection