minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers for $3,000. Ilitch was the second baseman for the majority of his minor league career. Ilitch didn't have much success playing minor league baseball and have never made it out of the minor leagues. He played for teams such as the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, and New York Yankees farm systems. His baseball career lasted from four years from 1952-1955. In 1954, he met an airline reservation clerk named Marian on blind date set up by his father Sotir. Mike and Marian were married a year later and ended up havin
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