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Dressen Returns as Tigers Manager After Heart Attack
Sunny Opening Day finds Charlie Dressen back in the Detroit dugout after a heart attack on March 8. He talked with reporters, joked with Johnny Keane, and outlined meals and workouts while detailing his hospital stay at St. John's in Santa Monica. He recalled specifics of his April 22 comeback game against the Angels and cited chats with Birdie Tebbetts about managers facing such crises.
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