Baseball Birthdays: May thirteenth

Dusty Rhodes was noted for his many clutch pinch hits.
He was a Giant at the plate. His fielding was the pits.

Leon Wagner, "Daddy Wags," hit homers for five teams.
He wound up homeless in L.A. and died with shattered dreams.

John Roseboro was battered by the Giants’ Marichal.
The Dodger was forgiving, though, and Juan became his pal.

Bobby Valentine, indeed, was no flash in the pan.
He played with five clubs, managed three, including in Japan.

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