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Two Things You May Not Have Known About 'Sweet Lou' Whitaker
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Lou Whitaker's Hall of Fame dreams start and end with a little town in Virginia - The Athletic
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Who was better: Ryne Sandberg or Lou Whitaker? - Baseball Egg
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To truly immortalize Whitaker, Detroit Tigers fans should revive the 'Lou!'
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Lou Whitaker was master of the walk-off comeback hit – Mark Simon
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Banging the Hall of Fame drum for 'Sweet Lou' Whitaker - Bless You Boys
How does Lou Whitaker stack up against contemporaries at second base?
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Lou Whitaker, biggest HOF snub in history? : r/baseball
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Lou Whitaker Is Denied a spot in the Hall of Fame Again… Why? – Inside The Diamonds
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Lou 'Sweet Lou' Whitaker had his number 1 retired by the Detroit Tigers yesterday. One of the best second baseman in not only Tigers history, but the history of the game