Mark Fidrych
The Bird
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1976 American League Rookie of the Year
24 Complete Games
2.34 Earned Run Average



Known mostly for talking to the ball, getting on his hands and knees to manicure the mound and the brevity of his career. Mark "The Bird" Fidrych stands out amongst baseball many legends. Fidrych's unorthodox style to the game kept opposing batters guessing and Tiger fans thrilled. Although he was injured for the majority of his major league career The Bird maintained .604 lifetime winning percentage and is only one of only three Tigers to win the Rookie of the Year award
(22 of a possible 28 votes)




YearWLGGSCGIPHBBSOShOERA
1976 - Detroit199312924250217539742.34
1977 - Detroit64111178182124212.89
1978 - Detroit20332221751002.45
1979 - Detroit03440152395010.20
1980 - Detroit239914458201605.73





Listen to MarkThe Bird Fidrych talk about manicuring the mound! (33.6 seconds .wav)



Listen to The Bird introduce himself on ABC's Monday Night Baseball (6.6 seconds .wav)



Listen to Bob Uecker call Fidrych between pitches (4.5 seconds .wav)



Hear the Tiger fans give a standing ovation to Mark Fidrych (24.2 seconds .wav)







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Disclaimer: All pictures (.gif) & audio (.wav) files were taken from ABC's Monday Night Baseball as broadcasted on The Classic Sports Network no later than 1/16/97 and are meant for private non-commercial use.