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Fidrych and also
In the process Fidrych also captured the imagination of fans with his antics on the field.
Mark Fidrych also was known for shaking everyone's hands after a game.
Fidrych also did an Aqua Velva television commercial after the 1976 season.
Ann Fidrych, widow of Mark Fidrych, was also present on the field for the ceremony.
Visitors can also see uniforms worn by greats such as Steve Gromek, Carol Blazejowski, Mark Fidrych and Ed Olczyk ; the boxing gloves used by 1940s heavyweight champion Tony Zale ; basketballs, baseballs, footballs, and bowling balls used and signed by Mike Krzyzewski, Whitey Kurkowski, Ted Marchibroda, and Ed Lubanski.

Fidrych and drew
Fidrych drew attention for talking to the ball during the game ‚ and patting down the mound each inning.
* June 16: The Tigers drew 21, 659 on a Wednesday night to watch Fidrych win his fifth game.
* June 24: Fidrych drew 26, 293 fans to Fenway Park for a Thursday night game, as the Tigers won, 6-3.
* July 24: Fidrych drew another big crowd to Tiger Stadium ( 37, 405 ), but lasted only 4-1 / 3 innings.
* August 17: The Tigers drew a season-high 51, 822 fans on a Tuesday night and Fidrych did not disappoint the fans, as the Tigers won 3-2.

Fidrych and for
* May 31: Fidrych pitched 11 innings for a complete game, 5-4 win over the Brewers.
* September 3: The Tigers lost to the Brewers, 11-2, as Fidrych had the worst outing of his young career, and Mike Hegan hit for the cycle for Milwaukee.
Fidrych pitched a complete game shutout for his 16th win.
* September 18: The Tigers beat the Indians, and Fidrych held the Indians to five hits for his 18th win.
For the 1976 season, Fidrych was nominated for several awards and ranked among baseball's leaders in multiple categories.
Still on the disabled list toward the end of the season, Fidrych worked as a guest color analyst on a Monday Night Baseball telecast for ABC ; he was subsequently criticized for his lack of preparation, as when play-by-play partner Al Michaels tried talking with him about Philadelphia Phillies player Richie Hebner and Fidrych responded, " Who's Richie Hebner?
At the end of the season, Detroit gave Fidrych his outright release and he signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox, playing for one of their minor league teams.
" Fidrych made 27 starts for Leyland ’ s Triple-A teams in 1980 and 1981.
On June 19, 2009, Jessica Fidrych honored her father at Comerica Park by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to manager Jim Leyland for the Tigers game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
) Prior to the expansion, the notable single-game record occurred on July 1, 1982, when 9, 389 showed up for the pitching match-up of Mark Fidrych versus Dave Righetti.

Fidrych and led
In 1976, Fidrych led the major leagues with a 2. 34 ERA, won the AL Rookie of the Year award, and finished with a 19-9 record.

Fidrych and small
After the game, Fidrych was interviewed on live television, and a small controversy arose when Fidrych said " B. S.

Fidrych and Detroit
Teams started asking Detroit to change its pitching rotation so Fidrych could pitch in their ballparks, and he appeared on the cover of numerous magazines, such as Sports Illustrated ( twice, including once with Sesame Street character Big Bird ), and The Sporting News.
Fidrych pitched his last MLB game on October 1, 1980 in Toronto, going five innings and giving up four earned runs, while picking up the win in a 11-7 Tigers victory which was televised in Detroit.
* Mark Fidrych 1974, former Detroit Tiger
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** Mark Fidrych, Detroit Tigers, P ( AL )

Fidrych and if
In a 1998 interview, when asked who he would invite to dinner if he could invite anyone in the world, Fidrych said, " My buddy and former Tigers teammate Mickey Stanley, because he's never been to my house.

Fidrych and on
* July 20: A crowd of over 30, 000 showed up on a Tuesday night in Minneapolis to watch Fidrych.
Fidrych lived with his wife Ann, whom he married in 1986, on a farm in Northborough.
Authorities said Fidrych suffocated after his clothes had become entangled with a spinning power takeoff shaft on the truck he was working on.
Fidrych was, in fact, so inducted posthumously on June 18, 2009.
On April 13, 2009 former Major League Baseball star Mark Fidrych died as a result of a PTO related accident ; " He appeared to have been working on the truck when his clothes became tangled in the truck's power takeoff shaft ", District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said in a statement.

Fidrych and $
Economists estimated that the extra attendance Fidrych generated around the league in 1976 was worth more than $ 1 million.
The next day, Fidrych was fined $ 250 by Bowie Kuhn.

Fidrych and 16
* July 16: Fidrych won his 10th game, a 1-0 victory over the A's with 45, 905 in attendance at Tiger Stadium.

Fidrych and telling
In one of Bill James ' baseball books, he quoted the Yankees ' Graig Nettles as telling about an at-bat against Fidrych, who, as usual, was talking to the ball before pitching to Nettles.

Fidrych and people
In one week, Fidrych turned away five people who wanted to be his agent, saying, " Only I know my real value and can negotiate it.

Fidrych and pitcher
Mark Steven Fidrych (; August 14, 1954 – April 13, 2009 ), nicknamed " The Bird ", was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
* July 13: Fidrych gave up two runs and was tagged as the losing pitcher in the All Star Game.
* Mark Fidrych or The Bird ( 1954 – 2009 ), American baseball pitcher
* The Bird – Mark Fidrych, Baseball pitcher
His team lost 102 games, but the Tigers improved their record by 14 games behind the heroics of rookie pitcher Mark Fidrych, who won 19 games while becoming a national sensation.

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