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Detroit Tigers
1976 Team Leaders

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Teams Detroit Tigers 1976 Team Leaders

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With the Tigers wallowing at the bottom of the AL East one player would emerge as a fan favorite for not only Tigers fans, but also all of baseball. That player was 22-year-old rookie pitcher Mark Fidrych who earned the nickname of The Bird, and would thrill fans with his antics on the mound and the way he dominated AL batters. Fidrych would often fidget with the dirt on the mound and talk to the baseball before delivering a pitch would be the player everyone would come out to see in 1976. The Tigers would sell out every game he pitched, and when he went on the road they would notice larger then normal crowds there just to watch him. Fidrych would become the top story of the first half of the season and even started in the All-Star Game. At season's end Fidrych would capture the AL ERA title, and won 19 games on the way to the Rookie of the Year. However the Tigers could only mange to finish in 5th Place with a 74-87 record.

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Tigers 1976 Leaders
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Profile photo of Mark Fidrych

Mark Fidrych

19

 

2
Profile photo of Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts

16

 

3
Profile photo of John Hiller

John Hiller

12

 

4
Profile photo of Vern Ruhle

Vern Ruhle

9

 

5
Profile photo of Ray Bare

Ray Bare

7

 

6
Profile photo of Dave Lemanczyk

Dave Lemanczyk

4

 

7
Profile photo of Steve Grilli

Steve Grilli

3

 

8
Profile photo of Joe Coleman

Joe Coleman

2

 

9
Profile photo of Ed Glynn

Ed Glynn

1

 

10
Profile photo of Jim Crawford

Jim Crawford

1

 

11
Profile photo of Frank MacCormack

Frank MacCormack

0

 

12
Profile photo of Bill Laxton

Bill Laxton

0

 

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Mark Fidrych and Big Bird: A 1976 Vintage Baseball Momentpublication
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The 1942 edition was devoted entirely to major league playing records as compiled by Leonard Gettelson. ONE FOR THE BOOK,...
/ The 1942 edition was devoted entirely to major league playing records as compiled by Leonard Gettelson. ONE FOR THE BOOK, which was first published in 1949, was a continuation of the 1942 Dope Book. There was at least one "Al Schracht Dope Book" Published by Sporting News in 1944. This edition consisted of dozens of colorful short news snippets with cartoon illustrations, followed by statistics and writeups of current Hall of Famers and past World Series'. The Dope Book from 1948 thru 1985 was of an entirely different format. It featured a wide spectrum of articles and statistics. Several features, such as Club Rosters and All Star Game Records, were carried yearly for many years.
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