Mark Fidrych
Mark Steven Fidrych (The Bird)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 14, 1954 in Worcester, MA
High School: Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 10th round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1976
Final Game: October 1, 1980
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1980 25 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1976 DET AL 21 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 DET AL 22 DNP

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1976 (P)
1977

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1976-AL-Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1976-AL-11-12%
0.12 Career Shares (839th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1976-AL--2--42%
0.42 Career Shares (105th)

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