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142:Jack Chapman
130:Bill Watkins
1577:Water works
1557:Skyscrapers
1404:(1901–1902)
1293:(1969–2004)
1195:(1953–1989)
1191:(1920–1952)
1187:(1875–1919)
882:Jim Manning
847:Fred Dunlap
840:Pete Conway
358:Fred Dunlap
316:Mox McQuery
312:George Wood
217:1888 season
150:(1881–1882)
144:(1883–1884)
132:(1885–1888)
109:(1881–1882)
100:(1886–1888)
1624:Categories
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875:Ned Hanlon
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363:Ned Hanlon
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812:Ed Beatin
794:champions
639:Ballparks
630:Based in
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498:1885–1888
480:1886–1888
458:1881–1888
440:1886–1888
425:Inducted
419:Position
416:Inductee
378:Jack Rowe
320:Jack Rowe
268:Jack Rowe
116:Managers
74:Ballpark
50:Based in
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1501:timeline
1486:Freeways
1121:National
1016:American
734:Managers
722:See Also
508:See also
422:Seasons
1567:Tourism
1496:History
1476:Economy
1466:Culture
1299:Defunct
1162:Central
1057:Central
729:Players
655:Seasons
516:– 1928
90:Owners
52:Detroit
1562:Sports
1543:Police
1538:People
1123:League
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274:, and
138:(1885)
126:(1888)
38:Years
1547:crime
1523:Music
1518:Media
1301:teams
1242:teams
501:1974
483:2013
461:1996
443:1945
1545:and
1207:West
1132:East
1087:West
1027:East
713:1887
697:1888
692:1887
687:1886
682:1885
677:1884
672:1883
667:1882
662:1881
195:The
185:1887
172:1887
44:1888
40:1881
1095:•
518:NFL
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494:RF
472:3B
454:CF
436:1B
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