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Bill Freehan, Tigers' perennial All-Star catcher: 1941-2021
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Bill Freehan, Tigers' perennial All-Star catcher: 1941-2021
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Freehan's legacy should be honored with a new 1968 statue at Comerica Park - Vintage Detroit Collection
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Freehan, catcher on 1968 champion Detroit Tigers, dies at 79
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