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Freehan was as much of a “Michigan Man” as one could get—in more
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Former Major League-catcher and Tigers-legend Bill Freehan passed
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University of Michigan
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Can't Catch a Break: Hall of Fame Catchers
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Obituary information for William Ashley Freehan
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John's Big League Baseball Blog: November 2018
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56 of the month: Hank Bauer
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Bill Freehan Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
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Bill Freehan - Baseball Stats - The Baseball Cube
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Ernie Whitt – Society for American Baseball Research
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Georgia State Gameday • August 31, 2023 by Van Wagner Sports
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Elliott: 2016 Most Influential Canadians in Baseball — Canadian