{"id":402,"date":"2014-04-30T00:51:19","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T04:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=402"},"modified":"2014-04-30T00:51:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T04:51:19","slug":"baseball-birthdays-april-thirtieth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=402","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Birthdays: April thirtieth"},"content":{"rendered":"

"Babe" Danzig played six games for Red Sox in nineteen-oh-nine.
\nHad two hits in thirteen at bats, died young: life is unkind.<\/p>\n

Bob Hendley threw a one-hitter with Cubs, his claim to fame.
\nUnfortunately lost, to Sandy Koufax perfect game.<\/p>\n

Phil Garner, in his playing days, was oft considered brash.
\nHe won one ring and managed, but is known for his mustache.<\/p>\n

Joe Strain played infield just three years, as Giant, then as Cub.
\nHis Wikipedia bio’s so short it’s called a "stub."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

"Babe" Danzig played six games for Red Sox in nineteen-oh-nine. Had two hits in thirteen at bats, died young: life is unkind. Bob Hendley threw a one-hitter with Cubs, his claim to fame. Unfortunately lost, … 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-402","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":404,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=404","url_meta":{"origin":402,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: May second","author":"Rick Young","date":"May 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Eddie Collins' teams were series champions six times. 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