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Bill Freehan obituary
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Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers and Michigan great, dies at 79
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Freehan's legacy should be honored with a new 1968 statue at
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Gammons: Relievers are bearing the brunt of baseball's pandemic
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Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers and Michigan great, dies at 79
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Bill Freehan, Tigers' perennial All-Star catcher: 1941-2021
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Bill Freehan – Society for American Baseball Research
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An October to Remember 1968: The Tigers-Cardinals
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