

Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych, 54; pitcher enthralled fans

Hundreds of thousands of fans watched Mark Fidrych get on his knees to smooth the surface of the mound and talk to the baseball before going into a pitching motion that sent arms and legs akimbo en route to his delivering a 93 mile-per-hour fastball or a slider that abruptly dropped below a batter's ankles. (Full article: 1055 words)
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