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**bluejaysfan93** · 11-02-2004, 05:44 PM

sounds fun!

**chanceron** · 03-24-2005, 09:00 AM

Nicknames

Nicknames are indeed a lot of fun, but one thing that has puzzled me about nicknames is how some baseball registers list players full birth name, then they list a common name (one that most fans know them by) and then nicknames. For instance "Leonard Kyle Dykstra"....Len Dykstra...Nails

This has always confused me because take for instance the nickname "Bad News". I have some registers that list him with no nickname but uses "Bad News Galloway" as the common name (one that fans knew him by). Which of course how many fans can a player have who only played in 21 games for St. Louis his whole career.

The only player I know of who had "Bad News" as a nickname is Arvel Odell Hale. He was a decent ballpalyer in the 30's hitting 300 a few times and even led the league one year in Pinch hit AB (hey..at least he led in something).

If anyone can enlighten me with what is a nickname and which registers are in fact "fact" on this subject, please respond. Is there a standard.

I have also did some reserach on nicknames and will go over your (Sean) list this weekend....one nickname that comes to mind is "Death to Flying Things" which Baseball Almanac list as John Curtis Chapman...and I have "Robert Vavasour Ferguson" was "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson, who actully played in the very first year of the National League back in 1876.
Great Post Sean

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**chanceron** · 03-29-2005, 07:55 PM

Well I only came up with 24 of them so that puts me in the rookie catagory. But I did know some that had the same nickname but wasn't linked on your post.

I mentioned Bad News which I know as Arvel Hale and Death to Flying Things was Bob Ferguson
Foghorn was George Myatt and George Miller
Foxy Grandpa was another nickname of Cy Young in some books as well as Jimmy Bannon

The Franchise was Tom Seaver as well Lou Brock

Holler Guy completely threw me....I dont know anyone with that nickname

2 players also had the nickname Kitten ...George Prentiss and Haddix

and Zip was also Frederick Mollwitz and your guy Jaeger

Great post on nicknames, maybe I'll throw one (post) back to you at a later date.

**Swiss** · 10-31-2005, 01:08 PM

It's very curious to find the nickname of Roberto Clemente: "Arriba".

It's a Castillan (for you, "Spanish") word that means "Up", "Above".
Usually people chanted "Arriba Equipo!" (Let's go, team!) but a ballplayer nicknamed after a couraging chant?

**Swiss** · 10-31-2005, 01:13 PM

I remember John Montefusco a former Giants' pitcher.
He has the aristocratical nickname of "The Count".

**Mr. Boh** · 05-11-2006, 12:05 PM

I Know this is an older post but I just found this site a few weeks ago.

This is a great post...here are some of the ones I can remember, some of these have to do with the players names, some of where they were from others...I just remember hearing them over the years

Zorro~Zolio Versalles
Yaz~Carl Yastrzemski
Knight of Kennett Square~Herb Pennock
Klu~Ted Kluszewski
Laughing Larry~Larry Doyle
The Golden Greek~Harry Agganis
The Fordham Flash~Frankie Frisch
The Feminine Ted Williams~Helen Callaghan AAGPBL
Boomer~George Scott
Old Aches & Pains~Luke Appling
The Old Arbitrator~Bill KlemWizard of Oz~Ozzie Smith
The Tall Tactician or The Old Man~Connie Mack
The Human Vaccum Cleaner~Brooks Robinson
Quiz~Dan Quisenbury
Putt-Putt~Richie Ashburn
Mahatma~Branch Rickey
The Junk Man~Eddie Lopat

I'll have to think of some of the others I can remember

**JohnGelnarFan** · 05-12-2006, 10:40 AM

Nicknames

Webmaster,I looked on Baseball Almanac and couldn't find your list. Here are a few others.Sorry if I repeat someone elses!

Frank "Hondo" Howard
John "Boog" Powell
Ken "Hawk" Harrelson
Fred "Chicken" Stanley
Jim "Mudcat" Grant
Gene "The Stick" Michael
Timmy "The Worm" Cullen
Frank "Big Donkey" Thomas (1960's Thomas)
John "Blue Moon" Odom
Jay "Nig" Clarke
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green
Rich "Goose" Gossage
Granville "Granny" Hamner

Originally posted by webmaster

Hello Baseball Fever Fans,

The Midsummer Classic has passed and the Fall Classic is upon us. Is there another Mr. October coming or will there be a Bonehead instead? My nickname to-do folder was getting a bit behind so I spent a few hours this morning adding quite a few, then thought it might be fun to share some of those I added (or already had) here in a nickname only format.

Identify

74 - 64 = Hall of Fame
63 - 53 = All-Star
52 - 42 = Veteran
41 - 31 = Journeyman
30 - 20 = Rookie
19 - 09 = Minor Leagues
08 - 00 = Practice Only Team

Antelope
Apollo of the Box
Arriba

Bad News
Boy Wonder
Buttery

Cat (Harry the)
Colossus of Rhodes
Corns

Death to Flying Things
Destroyer
Dr. Death

Ee-Yah
El Enano (The Dwarf)
Evangelist

Foghorn
Foxy Grandpa
Franchise (The)

Gladiator
Goofy
Grey Eagle

Holler Guy
Hot Potato
Human Grasshopper

Icebox
Indian Bob
Invincible One

Jephtha
Jolly Cholly
Junk Man

Kentucky Colonel
Kewpie Dick
Kitten

Latino Bambino
Little Steam Engine
Louisiana Lightning

Mad Monk
Mechanical Man
Milkshake Man

Nemo
Ninety-Six
No Neck

Ole' Pete
One Tough Dominican
Orator

Pat the Bat
Peerless Leader
Popeye

Quiet Joe
Quiz

Rattlesnake
Road Runner
Rooster

Smiling Bock
Sour Mash Jack
Symphony Larry

Terminator
Thunder Thighs
Twinkle Toes Bosco

Ubbo Ubbo
Union Man
Unser Choe

Vincent Van Gogh
Vlad the Impaler
Vulture

Wild Elk of the Wasatch
Wild Horse of the Osage
Winny

Yak-Attack
Yatcha
Yiddish Curver

Ziggy
Zip
Zorro

Hope you had fun & please feel free to share your score with us. If you are going to suggest other nicknames, please make sure you see if I already have them on Baseball Almanac. You may email them to me, send me a private message, or post them here.

Sean

**penncentralpete** · 08-22-2007, 10:40 AM

how about Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones. pete

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