For a ten season stretch (1964-73), Bill Freehan was one of the top Catchers in the American League. In each of those years, he would be named an All-Star, and he would add an 11th one in 1975.
A member of the Tigers for his entire career, the apex of his career was in 1968, which was the season he staffed a roster of pitchers who took the Tigers to a World Series win. Freehan himself was the runner-up to the MVP Award that year, and he was third the year before. A five-time Gold Glove winner, Freehan would smack an even 200 Home Runs with 1,591 Hits.
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