Recap
In Spring Training Mark Fidrych would injure his knee and it would cost him to miss the 6 weeks of the season. The Bird would come back strong winning 6, and he would be named to Al-Star Team. However, during a game in Baltimore on the 4th of July Fidrych would get shelled, and would begin noticing a problem with his arm. He would make just one start after the All-Star Break before shutting it down for the rest of the season. Little did any one know at the time"The Bird"" would never be the same again as he only won another 4 games in 3 years before being released by the Tigers in 1980. Fidrych would have his career end quietly in the minor leagues just a few years later. One interesting side note came when a rookie came up to take a start for Fidrych. A disappointed Tiger Stadium crowd
