Edward Dwain "Ike" Brookens (born January 3, 1949), is a former

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who played in 1975 with the Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right-handed. Brookens had a 0–0 record, with a 5.23

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(ERA), in three games, in his one-year career. He was drafted by the Washington Senators in the fifth round of the 1967 amateur draft. Brookens' cousin,

Tom Brookens Thomas Dale Brookens (born August 10, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Brookens was on the Tigers coach ...

, also played in the majors, with the Tigers,

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, and

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