Baseball Birthdays: May thirtieth

"Turkey" Donlin played the outfield in the dead ball age.
The hard-hitting playboy gave up baseball for the stage.

"Turk" Lown took White Sox to the series, pitching late relief.
After baseball he became a mailman. Fame is brief.

Ed Rakow pitched six years, four teams.
His nickname, now, is "Rock," it seems.

Manny Ramirez acted out, "being himself" the reason.
He won two series with the Sox, has most home runs, post-season.

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