{"id":460,"date":"2014-06-05T04:20:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T08:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=460"},"modified":"2014-06-05T04:20:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T08:20:46","slug":"baseball-birthdays-june-fifth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=460","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Birthdays: June fifth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Chesbro is in the Hall, some say for the wrong reason.
\n"Happy" may have got the nod for forty-one win season.<\/p>\n

Eddie Joost, a shortstop, played for Boston Braves and Sox.
\nKnown mostly for his fielding, though he drew a lot of walks.<\/p>\n

Bill Spiers was an infielder with Brewers, Mets and ‘stros.
\nHe once reached base thirteen straight times. And that’s the way it goes.<\/p>\n

Russ Ortiz won twenty-one with Braves in his best year.
\nThe rest was all downhill with five more teams in his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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