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"Wahoo" Crawford was a slugger in the dead ball age.
\nTop-ten hitter of all time, according to one gauge.<\/p>\n

Duffy Lewis roamed the left field cliff at Fenway Park.
\nHis team won three series and he often was the spark.<\/p>\n

Von McDaniel lost control after his rookie year.
\nHis older brother, Lindy, had a very long career.<\/p>\n

Jim Eisenreich’s Tourette’s syndrome made baseball life a strain.
\nHe persevered for fifteen years, a hero, it is plain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

"Wahoo" Crawford was a slugger in the dead ball age. Top-ten hitter of all time, according to one gauge. Duffy Lewis roamed the left field cliff at Fenway Park. His team won three series and … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[3,4],"class_list":["post-386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2","tag-poem","tag-poetry-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":452,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=452","url_meta":{"origin":386,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: May thirtieth","author":"Rick Young","date":"May 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Turkey\" Donlin played the outfield in the dead ball age. 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