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Former pitcher Mark Fidrych found dead under pickup truck
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Detroit Tigers: The story of Mark Fidrych's best start In 1976
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1980 O-Pee-Chee Mark Fidrych Detroit Tigers #231
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Detroit Tigers flashback: The night Mark Fidrych was 'horse manure
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