Baseball Birthdays: April twelfth

Addie Joss pitched nine years near turn of century.
Has second-lowest ERA in baseball history.

Bob Zuk was scout for ten ball clubs for over forty years.
He signed three players who went on to Hall of Fame careers.

Johnny Antonelli was an all star Giant, east and west.
Twenty wins and series sweep in fifty-four were lefty’s best.

Charlie Lau, a backup backstop, did not have good stats.
Gained his fame as hitting coach: tutored many bats.

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