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1024:Drzewiecki
974:Bumgardner
810:Lu Gambino
806:Jack Green
735:Wayne Shaw
715:selections
546:Retrosheet
540:, or
426:References
375:Wolverines
267:outfielder
62:1923-05-18
45:Outfielder
1324:McClellin
1299:T. Harris
1259:W. Harris
1224:Armstrong
1169:Van Horne
1159:A. Harris
1134:Gallagher
1029:Schriewer
1004:Schroeder
984:Hunsinger
979:D. Harris
814:Ray Jones
776:Jim Keane
753:Jack Boyd
649:Jim Hardy
400:in 1987.
361:Al Kaline
330:home runs
180:As player
151:Home runs
115:MLB debut
1624:(2023– )
1558:Don Lund
1446:No coach
1430:No coach
1349:Trubisky
1294:Grossman
1274:Urlacher
1239:Spellman
1219:Woolford
1214:W. Davis
1204:Harbaugh
1189:Marshall
1149:Albrecht
1124:Chambers
1094:Phillips
1049:R. Davis
989:Morrison
959:Fenimore
924:Standlee
909:Osmanski
894:McDonald
889:Stydahar
817:Bob Hary
747:Bill Poe
725:Don Lund
644:Don Lund
563:Archived
496:Archived
467:Archived
414:See also
394:football
377:won the
332:(nine),
328:(.257),
294:Michigan
288:Born in
273:for the
261:American
232:As coach
73:Michigan
28:Don Lund
1284:Colombo
1279:Terrell
1249:Thierry
1229:Carrier
1174:McMahon
1154:Hampton
1119:Clemons
1114:Antoine
1064:Behrman
1034:Leggett
1019:Wallace
939:Steuber
904:Luckman
350:triples
346:doubles
344:(421),
342:at-bats
340:(108),
308:by the
290:Detroit
100:Batted:
69:Detroit
1600:(2002)
1520:(1907)
1504:(1904)
1496:(1903)
1480:(1900)
1456:(1896)
1374:Odunze
1364:Wright
1359:Fields
1334:Fuller
1319:Carimi
1304:Benson
1289:Haynes
1269:McNown
1254:Salaam
1244:Conway
1234:Thomas
1209:Muster
1179:Covert
1164:Wilson
1139:Payton
1129:Bryant
1084:DeLong
1079:Sayers
1074:Butkus
1039:Howley
1009:Dooley
954:Lujack
934:Albert
919:Harmon
914:Turner
358:rookie
348:(21),
336:(47),
106:Threw:
92:, U.S.
75:, U.S.
1354:Smith
1344:Floyd
1339:White
1309:Olsen
1194:Perry
1184:Gault
1109:Moore
1104:Mayes
1054:Ditka
1044:Clark
999:Stone
969:Layne
964:Kindt
944:Evans
929:Scott
548:, or
544:, or
312:as a
174:Teams
108:Right
102:Right
81:Died:
57:Born:
49:Coach
1329:Long
1264:Enis
1144:Lick
1099:Hull
1089:Rice
1069:Evey
1059:Bull
949:Lund
899:Gray
383:1962
338:hits
318:1953
246:1958
242:1957
225:1954
221:1952
217:1949
207:1948
197:1948
193:1947
189:1945
145:.240
381:in
363:.
1641::
410:.
292:,
219:,
191:,
165:86
155:15
71:,
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