{"id":459,"date":"2014-06-04T03:55:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T07:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=459"},"modified":"2014-06-04T03:55:23","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T07:55:23","slug":"baseball-birthdays-june-fourth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=459","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Birthdays: June fourth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phil Linz took over shortstop when the Yanks began to skid.
\nRemembered more for playing harp than baseball things he did.<\/p>\n

Tony Pena caught with a unique defensive style.
\nHe’s coached a lot and even managed K.C. for a while.<\/p>\n

John McNamara managed six teams, all over the place.
\nHis albatross is leaving Buckner in to play first base.<\/p>\n

Scott Servais, born the same day as Rick Wilkins of Cubs,
\nNot only was a catcher, too, but once they traded clubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phil Linz took over shortstop when the Yanks began to skid. Remembered more for playing harp than baseball things he did. Tony Pena caught with a unique defensive style. He’s coached a lot and even … 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-459","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":490,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=490","url_meta":{"origin":459,"position":0},"title":"Baseball Birthdays: June twenty-ninth","author":"Rick Young","date":"June 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Wilbert Robinson breathed baseball; life was just a hobby. 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