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On national television, June 28, 1976 the Yankees were at Tiger Stadium before a crowd of 47,855, and the Bird didn't disappoint. The Tigers won 5-1 in a game barely lasting two hours as the country watched the antics of the Bird, with fans in the stadium refusing to leave after the game was over unless and until the Bird popped out and tipped his cap. Yankees pitcher Rusty Staub, who played in that game, said of Fidrych "There's an electricity that he brings out in everyone, the players and the fans. He's different. He's a 21-year-old kid with a great enthusiasm that everyone loves. He has an inner youth, an exuberance." [http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/06.28.html]
On national television, June 28, 1976 the Yankees were at Tiger Stadium before a crowd of 47,855, and the Bird didn't disappoint. The Tigers won 5-1 in a game barely lasting two hours as the country watched the antics of the Bird, with fans in the stadium refusing to leave after the game was over unless and until the Bird popped out and tipped his cap. Yankees pitcher Rusty Staub, who played in that game, said of Fidrych "There's an electricity that he brings out in everyone, the players and the fans. He's different. He's a 21-year-old kid with a great enthusiasm that everyone loves. He has an inner youth, an exuberance." [http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/06.28.html]
[[File:Fidrych manicure.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Fidrych "manicuring the mound"]]
The day before the nation's Bicentennial, the Bird shut out the [[Baltimore Orioles]] 4-0, giving up just four hits in front of over 51,000 fans at a sold-out Tiger Stadium, which was also sold out in a 1-0 loss to the Royals on July 9, Fidrych going for nine innings while giving up one run. On July 13, he was selected as the first rookie in major league history to start the All Star Game, despite losing to the National League stars 7-1. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1976as.shtml]
The day before the nation's Bicentennial, the Bird shut out the [[Baltimore Orioles]] 4-0, giving up just four hits in front of over 51,000 fans at a sold-out Tiger Stadium, which was also sold out in a 1-0 loss to the Royals on July 9, Fidrych going for nine innings while giving up one run. On July 13, he was selected as the first rookie in major league history to start the All Star Game, despite losing to the National League stars 7-1. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1976as.shtml]