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THE BASEBALL INDEX
Bibliography for Mark Fidrych
Database information © 2000 SABR

» The Baseball Index contains the following references for further reading material on Mark Fidrych (RHP 1976-80 Tigers):

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BOOKS

» Go Bird Go! by Benagh, Jim; Jim Hawkins

Paperbound Book (New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1976) -- 220 pages
Stats: Box/Line scores Photos: n Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Biographies

» No Big Deal by Fidrych, Mark; Tom Clark

Hardbound Book (New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1977) -- 247 pages
Stats: Player Season Stats Photos: bw:(9) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Biographies; Pitchers; Nicknames; Sexual Behavior; Minor Leagues; Pitching Coaches

» Sports Star: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych by Burchard, S.H.

Hardbound Book (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977) -- 64 pages
Stats: n Photos: bw:(throughout) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Biographies; Pitchers; Juvenile Literature

» Mark Fidrych by Gutman, Bill

Hardbound Book (New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1977) -- 90 pages
Stats: n Photos: bw:(25) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Biographies; Juvenile Literature

» The Temple of Baseball by Grossinger, Richard, ed.

Hardbound Book (Berkeley, Ca: North Atlantic Books, 1985) -- 252 pages
» Notes: Update Of Baseball I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life. Also Identified As Io 34.
Stats: n Photos: bw:(3); Illus(bw):(11) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Bill Lee; Mark Fidrych; Whitey Ford; Dale Long; Stan Bahnsen; Horace Clarke; Sadaharu Oh; Steve Boros
Topics: Anthologies; Fiction; Poetry; Oakland Athletics; Latin America; Race; Softball; Little League; Spring Training; Ball Games; Baltimore Orioles; New York Mets

» Baseball's Wacky Players by Sullivan, George

Hardbound Book (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1984) -- 146 pages
Stats: N Photos: bw:(46) Indexed? y Bibliography? n
Named people: Joe Charboneau; Jay Johnstone; Doug Rader; John Lowenstein; Mark Fidrych; Tim Hurst; Angelo Guglielmo; Emmett Ashford; Ken Harrelson; Jim Piersall; Dizzy Dean; Babe Herman; Bill Veeck
Topics: Humor; Anecdotes; Jokes; Juvenile Literature; Flakes; Stunts; Practical Jokes; Umpires; Owners

» Baseball I Gave You the Best Years of My Life by Grossinger, Richard; Lisa Conrad, Eds.

Paperbound Book (Berkeley, Ca: North Atlantic Books, 1992) -- 172 pages
» Notes: Identified as Fifth Edition on the cover and as Io 44 on the copyright page.
Stats: n Photos: bw:(32) Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Sal Maglie; Christy Mathewson; Grover Alexander; Nap Lajoie; Sam McDowell; Dizzy Dean; Willie Mays; Ty Cobb; Mickey Mantle; George Brett; Ollie Brown; Bobby Thomson; Curt Flood; Roberto Clemente; Alvin Dark; Mark Fidrych
Topics: Anthologies; Father-Son Relations; Ball Games; Brooklyn Dodgers; Poetry; Sexual Behavior; San Francisco Giants; Fenway Park; Fans; 1986; World Series; Origins; Designated Hitter Rule; Lore; Baseball Cards

» I Don't Care If I Never Come Back by Hill, Art

Hardbound Book (New York: Simon And Schuster, 1980) -- 283 pages
» Notes: Revised Version Of 'Don't Let Baseball Die'
Stats: n Photos: bw:(30) Indexed? y Bibliography? n
Named people: Gates Brown; Aurelio Rodriguez; Steve Bilko; Rusty Staub; Hank Greenberg; Ron LeFlore; Mark Fidrych; Gee Walker; Lefty Gomez; Pete Rose; Ralph Houk; Billy Martin; Bill Veeck
Topics: Detroit Tigers; Anecdotes; Fans; Broadcasting; Journalism; Racism; Batting Coaches; Coaching; Managing; Contracts; Language; Umpiring; Pitching; Maturity; Behavior; All-Star Games; Official Scorers; Squeeze Plays; Commercialism

» 'Don't Let Baseball Die': I Came to Watch by Hill, Art

Paperbound Book (Au Train, Mi: Avery Color Studios, 1978) -- 176 pages
Stats: n Photos: n Indexed? n Bibliography? n
Named people: Gates Brown; Aurelio Rodriguez; Steve Bilko; Bill Veeck; Billy Martin; Ralph Houk; Pete Rose; Lefty Gomez; Gee Walker; Mark Fidrych; Ron Leflore; Hank Greenberg; Rusty Staub
Topics: Anthologies; Detroit Tigers; Anecdotes; Fans; Commercialism; Squeeze Plays; Official Scorers; All-Star Games; Behavior; Maturity; Pitching; Umpires; Broadcasting; Journalism; Racism; Batting Coaches; Language
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BOOK SECTIONS

» The Bird: Mark Fidrych by Linkugel, Wil A. and Edward J. Pappas

Book Section from They Tasted Glory: Among the Missing at the Baseball Hall of Fame -- p. 201, 16 page(s)
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1998
Stats: Player Career Stats, Box Scores Photos: bw:(2)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles

» Mark Fidrych by Clark, Tom

Book Section from The Temple of Baseball -- p. 36, 2 page(s)
Berkeley, Ca: North Atlantic Books, 1985
» Notes: 1st line: "Nobody ever rode a higher wave or gave us more". Reprinted in Baseball I Gave You All the Best Years of My Life (1992)
Stats: n Photos: n
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Poems; Poetry; Writers; Literature

» When the Bird Flew High by Francis, C. Philip

Book Section from Grandstand Baseball Annual, 1998 -- p. 205, 3 page(s)
Downey, Ca: Joseph M. Wayman, 1998
Stats: n Photos: n
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Nicknames; Rookies

» Mark Fidrych by Harwell, Ernie

Book Section from Cult Baseball Players -- p. 323, 5 page(s)
New York: Simon And Schuster, 1990
Stats: n Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Biographies; Detroit Tigers; Loyalty; Attitude; Interviews; Flakes

» Fidrych, Mark

Book Section from Current Biography -- p. 128, 4 page(s)
New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1978
Stats: Bio Stats Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? y Footnotes/Sourcenotes? y
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Biographies

» Mark Fidrych by Clark, Tom

Book Section from The Fireside Book of Baseball (4th ed.) -- p. 80, 1 page(s)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985
Stats: n Photos: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Detroit Tigers; Pitchers; Poems

» 1976: Mark Fidrych by Honig, Donald

Book Section from American League Rookies of the Year -- p. 72, 2 page(s)
New York: Bantam, 1989
Stats: Player Season Stats Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Rookie of the Year

» Fernando Vs. The Bird: A Tale Of Two Pitchers by Archer, Jim

Book Section from Baseball Research Journal -- p. 16, 2 page(s)
Cooperstown, NY: Society For American Baseball Research, 1982
Stats: Attendance Stats Photos: n
Bibliography? n Footnotes/Sourcenotes? n
Named people: Fernando Valenzuela; Mark Fidrych
Topics: Attendance; Fans; Personality
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ARTICLES

» When the Bird Flew High by Francis, C. Philip

Article in West Martin Weekly Newspaper
Column/Series Name: Chatter from the Dugout
» Notes: Reprinted in Grandstand Baseball Annual 1998
Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles

» Cuckoo Over a Rara Avis; Rookie Righthander Mark (the Bird) Fidrych Has Sent the Spirits of Tiger Fans Winging With His Youthful Eccentricities and a 9-1 Record by Green, Jerry

Article in Sports Illustrated
July 12,
1976 (Vol. 45, Issue 2) -- p. 39, 2 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Baseball
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Flakes; 1976; Popularity

» A Tiger Who Talks To Himself Becomes the Talk of Detroit by Brown, Terry P.

Article in Wall Street Journal
July 6,
1976 (Vol. 188, Issue 3) -- p. 1, 2 page(s)
» Notes: Eastern Edition
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: Illus(bw):(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Rico Carty; Steve Mesmer
Topics: Profiles; Eccentricities; Popularity

» A Struggling Bird Keeps His Beak Up by Falls, Joe

Article in The Sporting News
April 25,
1983 (Vol. 195, Issue 17) -- p. 10, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Veterans; Comebacks

» Cast a Cold Eye by Angell, Roger

Article in New Yorker
November 22,
1976 (Vol. 52, Issue 40) -- p. 151, 24 page(s)
Column/Series Name: The Sporting Scene
» Notes: Reprinted without illustrations in Five Seasons: a Baseball Companion (p. 43(37))
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: Illus(bw):(7)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Marvin Miller; John Gaherin; Lee MacPhail; Chub Feeney; Bowie Kuhn; Charle Lau;
Topics: Season Reviews; 1976; World Series; New York Yankees; Cincinnati Reds; Pennant Races; AL Championship Series; Kansas City Royals; NL Championship Series; Philadelphia Phillies; Expansion; Rookies; Lockouts; Labor Negotiations; Basic Agreements; Trades

» One Flew Over the Tigers' Nest by McRae, Earl

Article in Sport
October,
1976 (Vol. 63, Issue 4) -- p. 70, 7 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: c:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Hal Middlesworth; Earle Pierce
Topics: Profiles; Personality; Popularity

» Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych by Eldridge, Larry

Article in Baseball Digest
October,
1976 (Vol. 35, Issue 10) -- p. 20, 3 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Rookies; Eccentricities

» Will Mark Fidrych Defy the 'Sophomore Jinx'? by Green, Jerry

Article in Baseball Digest
April,
1977 (Vol. 36, Issue 4) -- p. 56, 3 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Sophomore Jinx

» 'He's Not a Bird, He's a Human' by Fimrite, Ron

Article in Sports Illustrated
April 11,
1977 (Vol. 46, Issue 15) -- p. 44, 4 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: Illus(c):(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Bill Gauvin; Jim Campbell
Topics: Profiles; Personality; Popularity; Hometowns

» Grim Tigers Close Ranks When Bird Goes On Shelf by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
April 16,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 15) -- p. 5, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Ralph Houk; Jim Campbell; Aurelio Rodriguez
Topics: Profiles; Injuries; Knees; Detroit Tigers

» Tiger Pact Is So Good the Bird Took a Pay Cut by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
April 9,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 14) -- p. 28, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Contracts; Detroit Tigers; Player-Management Relations; Attitude

» 'No Big Deal' Is Aptly Titled by Pollack, Joe

Article in The Sporting News
August 13,
1977 (Vol. 184, Issue 6) -- p. 44, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: The Sporting News Book Review
» Notes: Review of "No Big Deal"-Biography of Mark Fidrych
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Tom Clark
Topics: Book Reviews; Biographies

» Bird Finds Albatross About His Neck by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
August 13,
1977 (Vol. 184, Issue 6) -- p. 12, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Ralph Houk
Topics: Profiles; Injuries; Arm; Sophomore Jinx

» Fidrych Gears Up For a New Chance by Giuliotti, Joe

Article in The Sporting News
January 17,
1983 (Vol. 195, Issue 3) -- p. 41, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks

» Fidrych, Facing Cut, Chooses Retirement

Article in The Sporting News
July 11,
1983 (Vol. 196, Issue 2) -- p. 45, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Retirement

» Success Has Not Changed Fidrych, Or Pair of Socks by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
February 19,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 7) -- p. 44, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Gates Brown
Topics: Profiles; Personality

» Why Pitchers Are Still Baseball's Biggest Gamble by Vass, George

Article in Baseball Digest
June,
1990 (Vol. 49, Issue 6) -- p. 26, 5 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(2)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Wayne Simpson; Karl Spooner; Sandy Koufax; Herb Score; Dizzy Dean; Jim Lonborg; Monty Stratton; Dwight Gooden; Roger Clemens; Jim Bouton; Fernando Valenzuela
Topics: Pitchers; Consistency; Injuries; Career Longevity

» A Rare View of the Bird by McRae, Earl

Article in Sport
July,
1977 (Vol. 65, Issue 1) -- p. 22, 5 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(3); c:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Rehabilitation; Injuries; Knees; Attitude

» Dropout Rate High For All-Star Game

Article in The Sporting News
July 30,
1977 (Vol. 184, Issue 4) -- p. 23, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Vida Blue; Frank Tanana; Nolan Ryan; John Candelaria; Joaquin Andujar
Topics: All-Star Games; 1977; Injuries; Attitude

» The Bird Scores Bull's-Eye When Kimm Calls the Shots by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
July 9,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 27) -- p. 16, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Bruce Kimm; Milt May
Topics: Profiles; Batteries; Detroit Tigers; Consistency

» Tigers Smack Their Chops Now That Bird's On Hand by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
June 18,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 24) -- p. 17, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Ralph Houk
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks; Detroit Tigers; Losses

» Bird's Words Costly by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
June 18,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 24) -- p. 17, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Media Relations

» Bird Can't Recapture '76 Glory: Tiger Maneuver Doomed by Falls, Joe

Article in The Sporting News
June 18,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 24) -- p. 53, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks; Decline; Evaluations

» Flip-in' Thru My Collection! ... a Look at Players & Cards From the Past

Article in Oldtyme Baseball News 1991 (Vol. 3, Issue 3) -- p. 24, 1 page(s)
Stats: Player Career Stats Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Baseball Cards

» Bearded Bird Slams Door On Angels For First Win by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
June 25,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 25) -- p. 30, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Beards; Wins

» The Bird Flaps Again and Doesn't Flop by Gammons, Peter

Article in Sports Illustrated
June 6,
1977 (Vol. 46, Issue 23) -- p. 20, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: c:(2)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Ralph Houk
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks

» A Word From Baseball's Bird: Missing 'Sesame Street' a Regret by Gergen, Joe

Article in The Sporting News
March 4,
1991 (Vol. 211, Issue 9) -- p. 55, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Perspectives
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Television Appearance; Anecdotes

» Champagne To Beer - the Bird's One-Year Saga by Green, Jerry

Article in The Sporting News
November 26,
1977 (Vol. 184, Issue 21) -- p. 53, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Detroit Tigers; Injuries; Shoulders; Profiles

» 'The Bird' Takes Wing: Fidrych Flaps, Chats and Charms His Way To Beating the Reds by Spatz, Lyle

Article in USA Today Baseball Weekly
March 22,
1995 (Vol. 4, Issue 44) -- p. 29, 1 page(s)
Stats: Box/Line Scores Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Ralph Houk
Topics: 0405976g; Detroit Tigers; Spring Training; 1976; Rookies; Phenoms; Career Years; Pitchers; Eccentricities; Superstitions; Luck; Nicknames; Rookie of The Year; American League

» Bird's One Season Was a Great One by Green, Jerry

Article in Detroit News
March 20,
1996 (Vol. n, Issue n)
» Notes: Reprinted in They Earned Their Stripes (2000)

Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Detroit Tigers; 1976

» The Bird Goes To Roost, But Hopes Still High by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
September 17,
1977 (Vol. 184, Issue 11) -- p. 16, 1 page(s)

Named people: Mark Fidrych; Ralph Houk; David Mitchell; Harvey O'Phelan
Topics: Tendinitis; Injuries

» Tigers Give Fidrych 100 Pct. Mark by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
April 15,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 15) -- p. 22, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks

» Remembering 1976 by Sargent, Jim

Article in Oldtyme Baseball News 1997 (Vol. 8, Issue 4) -- p. 12, 2 page(s)
» Notes: Statistical leaders, photos and averages only
Stats: Team Season Stats Photos/Illustrations: bw:(2)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Tony Perez; Johnny Bench; Joe Morgan; Pete Rose; Thurman Munson
Topics: 1976
Fimrite, Ron
Article in Sports Illustrated
March 31,
1997 (Vol. 86, Issue 13) -- p. 4, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Catching Up With…
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: c:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Fame; Career-Ending Injuries; Post-Playing Careers

» Return of the Wordy Bird Augurs Well For Bengals by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
April 8,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 14) -- p. 24, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Detroit Tigers; Comebacks; Evaluations

» Tigers by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
August 26,
1978 (Vol. 186, Issue 8) -- p. 16
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Edwin Guise
Topics: Profiles; Injuries; Shoulder

» Pawtucket Red Sox Celebrate 25-year Anniversary With All-Star Card Set by Bailey, Arnold C.

Article in Sports Collectors Digest
September 26,
1997 (Vol. 24, Issue 39) -- p. 30, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Steve Dooley, Jeff Lyons; Lou Schwechheimer
Topics: Baseball Cards; Pawtucket Red Sox

» The Bird Will Be Grounded Until 1980 by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
December 23,
1978 (Vol. 186, Issue 25) -- p. 51
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Harvey O'Phelan; Jim Campbell
Topics: Profiles; Injuries; Shoulders

» Long Pacts Good and Bad For Fidrych and LeFlore by Hawkins, jim

Article in The Sporting News
January 7,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 1) -- p. 51, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Ron LeFlore
Topics: Contracts; Evaluations; Detroit Tigers

» Fidrych Sees Yank Doctor by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
July 15,
1978 (Vol. 186, Issue 2) -- p. 22
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Maurice Cowen
Topics: Profiles; Injuries; Shoulder

» The Bird Chirping Again as Wing Grows Stronger by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
July 22,
1978 (Vol. 186, Issue 3) -- p. 18, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Ralph Houk; Fred Gladding
Topics: Profiles; Rehabilitation

» Tigers Send the Bird South For Summer by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
June 10,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 23) -- p. 7, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Jim Campbell
Topics: Profiles; Rehabilitation

» Tigers Sing Sad Bye-Bye To Bird, So What's New by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
May 13,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 19) -- p. 10, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Ralph Houk; David Mitchell
Topics: Profiles; Injuries; Shoulders

» If Team Keeps Flying It Will Be Without Bird by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
May 20,
1978 (Vol. 185, Issue 20) -- p. 6, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Frank Jobe
Topics: Profiles; Injuries; Shoulders

» Seasons of the Hill: Comebacks And Roller Coasters by Boswell, Thomas

Article in Washington Post 1979
» Notes: Reprinted in Why Time Begins on Opening Day (p. 135 (7))
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Detroit Tigers; Starting Pitchers; Comebacks; 1979; Rookie of the Year Awards; 1976; Injuries; Rehabilitation; Profiles

» The Bird Warbles Another Sad Song by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
April 14,
1979 (Vol. 187, Issue 15) -- p. 50, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Injuries; Back

» Tiger Fortunes Remain Hinged To Bird's Wing by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
April 7,
1979 (Vol. 187, Issue 14) -- p. 29, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Detroit Tigers; Evaluations

» Fidrych Comeback Takes Another Detour by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
August 18,
1979 (Vol. 188, Issue 7) -- p. 19, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Rehabilitation

» Hopes Go Up For the Bird by Gage, Tom

Article in The Sporting News
December 1,
1979 (Vol. 188, Issue 22) -- p. 54, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Jim Campbell
Topics: Profiles; Rehabilitation

» Two Years Later, the Bird's a Smart Old Owl by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
January 27,
1979 (Vol. 187, Issue 4) -- p. 50
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Contracts

» The Bird Disputes Docs, Says He'll Pitch in '79 by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
January 6,
1979 (Vol. 187, Issue 1) -- p. 36
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Attitude

» To Keep His Spirits High, Bird Reads the Good Book by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
July 28,
1979 (Vol. 188, Issue 4) -- p. 17, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Rehabilitation; Religion

» The Bird Hops On Cloud Nine by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
March 17,
1979 (Vol. 187, Issue 11) -- p. 39
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Rehabilitation; Attitude

» What's the Word On the Bird? by Green, Jerry

Article in Sports Illustrated
May 28,
1979 (Vol. 50, Issue 22) -- p. 52, 1 page(s)
Column/Series Name: Baseball
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Les Moss; Reggie Jackson; Ron Guidry
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks; Slumps

» Unclaimed Bird Goes To Minors by Gage, Tom

Article in The Sporting News
April 19,
1980 (Vol. 189, Issue 16) -- p. 25, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Jim Campbell; Jim Leyland; Sparky Anderson
Topics: Profiles; Demotions

» Button Lip, Tigers Tell the Bird by Gage, Tom

Article in The Sporting News
April 26,
1980 (Vol. 189, Issue 17) -- p. 23, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Sparky Anderson
Topics: Profiles; Demotions; Evaluations

» Mark Fidrych by Soucheray, Joe

Article in Minneapolis Tribune
August 22,
1980
» Notes: Reprinted in Sooch! Sports Writing by Joe Soucheray of the Minneapolis Tribune (p.137(3))
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Injuries; Decline

» Bird Flies Again; Turnstiles Hum by Gage, Tom

Article in The Sporting News
August 30,
1980 (Vol. 190, Issue 9) -- p. 37, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Roger Craig; Sparky Anderson
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks

» Pirate Scout Chirping After Watching the Bird

Article in The Sporting News
August 9,
1980 (Vol. 190, Issue 6) -- p. 42, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Jim Maxwell; Jim Leyland
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks; Scouting

» Halftime Show By Triplets

Article in The Sporting News
June 7,
1980 (Vol. 189, Issue 23) -- p. 38, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Jim Leyland; Dave Machemer
Topics: Profiles; Ejections

» Tigers Listen To Bird's Chirps by Gage, Tom

Article in The Sporting News
March 22,
1980 (Vol. 189, Issue 12) -- p. 46, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Roger Craig
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks

» Bird Bounces Back After Seeing Hypnotist

Article in The Sporting News
May 31,
1980 (Vol. 189, Issue 22) -- p. 37, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Jim Campbell; Lee Silen
Topics: Profiles; Psychology; Comebacks

» Now-or-Never Again Spring Makes For Unflapping Bird by Falls, Joe

Article in The Sporting News
March 14,
1981 (Vol. 191, Issue 11) -- p. 17
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks

» Burnouts: a Lost Generation of Arms That Died Young

Article in Sport
June,
1982 (Vol. 73, Issue 6) -- p. 30, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Steve Busby; Don Gullett; Randy Jones; Rawly Eastwick
Topics: Profiles; Phenoms; Injuries

» Fidrych: Another Tiant For Bosox? by Giuliotti, Joe

Article in The Sporting News
March 13,
1982 (Vol. 193, Issue 11) -- p. 42
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych; Haywood Sullivan; Arthur Pappas; Ralph Houk
Topics: Profiles; Tryouts; Comparisons

» Overflow Crowd Sees Fidrych Comeback Bid

Article in The Sporting News
May 31,
1982 (Vol. 193, Issue 23) -- p. 36
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Mark Fidrych
Topics: Profiles; Comebacks; Popularity

» Memories of a Grand Old Ballpark...Tiger Stadium by Betzold, Michael; Ethan Casey

Article in Baseball Digest
July,
1992 (Vol. 51, Issue 7) -- p. 34, 7 page(s)
» Notes: Adapted from "Queen Of The Diamonds: The Tiger Stadium Story" by same authors: A & M Publishing
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(2)
Named people: Germany Schaefer; Mark Fidrych; Ernie Harwell; George Kell; Ty Cobb; George Moriarty; Bill Carrigan; Babe Ruth; Mickey Cochrane; Joe Medwick; Frank Navin; Walter Briggs; Hank Greenberg; Denny McLain; Kirk Gibson
Topics: Tiger Stadium; History; Detroit Tigers; Stadiums; Renovation; Owners

» Shake-Rattle System Gives Tigers Some Roll by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
June 16,
1979 (Vol. 187, Issue 24) -- p. 19, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Les Moss; Mark Fidrych; Milt May; Jim Campbell; Champ Summers; Tim Corcoran
Topics: Detroit Tigers; Transactions

» Bird's Okay: Tigers Cease Re-Entry Bids by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
December 3,
1977 (Vol. 184, Issue 22) -- p. 69, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Jim Campbell; Mark Fidrych
Topics: Detroit Tigers; Free Agents; Contract Negotiations

» Staub Comes Back - and So May Fidrych by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
May 12,
1979 (Vol. 187, Issue 19) -- p. 19, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Rusty Staub; Mark Fidrych; Jim Campbell
Topics: Profiles; Detroit Tigers

» Luzinski, Fidrych Earn Player of Week Acclaim

Article in The Sporting News
June 25,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 25) -- p. 34, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Greg Luzinski; Mark Fidrych
Topics: Player of The Week

» Who'll Rival Fidrych and Wynegar This Spring? by Spink, C.C. Johnson

Article in The Sporting News
March 5,
1977 (Vol. 183, Issue 9) -- p. 7, 2 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: n
Named people: Butch Wynegar; Mark Fidrych; Butch Metzger
Topics: Profiles; Rookies; Spring Training; Anecdotes

» Rozema Breezes as A.L. Rookie Hurler by Hawkins, Jim

Article in The Sporting News
October 22,
1977 (Vol. 184, Issue 16) -- p. 22, 1 page(s)
Stats: n Photos/Illustrations: bw:(1)
Named people: Dave Rozema; Mark Fidrych; Gene Mauch; Von Joshua; Cecil Coope