Baseball Birthdays: April ninth

Hippo Vaughn won twenty games five times for Cubs in ‘toddlin’ town,’
His best in nineteen-eighteen, snaring N.L. pitching triple crown.

Nate Colbert played for nine straight last place teams in his day.
But, in one doubleheader, hit five homers as Padre.

Hal Morris had a strange stance but was known as a hard out.
When thirteen-year career was over, he became a scout.

Graeme Lloyd, tall Aussie lefty, threw ten years of spot relief.
Didn’t have great stats, but won two series rings with Yanks. Good grief.

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