Nicknames

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

I'm losing track of who's who, can someone help me by posting all the nicknames of past players you know? Thanks a lot!

[soberdennis]

This could be a long list. I'll list some though and give others a chance to list some and then may add some later.
Major- Ralph Houk
Iron man-Joe McGinnity, Gehrig was the Iron Horse.
Dr. Strangeglove-Dick Stuart
Poosh 'em Up- Tony Lazzeri
King Kong- Charlie Keller was the original. Kingman was later.
Barney- Walter Johnson, also Big Train
Flying Dutchman- John Peter Wagner
Commerce Comet- Mickey Mantle.
Kentucky Colonel- Earle Combs
Goofy- Vernon Gomez
Meal Ticket- Carl Hubbell
Chairman of the Board- Edward Ford
Ol Perfessor- Charles Stengel
Wahoo Sam - Sam Crawford
Mose- Robert Grove

I'll stop at 15 for now. I know many more.

[Yankwood]

Now I know that Frank Howard was called "Hondo" at times, but I always liked it better when he was referred to as either "The Capitol Punisher" or "The Washington Monument".

[Eastvanmungo]

Some of my favourites.

"Piano Legs" Hickman
Bob "Death To Flying Things" Ferguson
Mike "The Human Rain Delay" Hargrove

Also, and extensive list of great nicknames are listed at Baseball Guru (http://baseballguru.com/omi/nicknames.htm")

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

Some of my favourites.

"Piano Legs" Hickman
Bob "Death To Flying Things" Ferguson
Mike "The Human Rain Delay" Hargrove

Also, and extensive list of great nicknames are listed at Baseball Guru (http://baseballguru.com/omi/nicknames.htm")
Thanks for the link.

[ElHalo]

"Piano Legs" Hickman


I will admit that I've never heard this nickname, but "Piano Legs" Gore is an arguable HoF'er (though I'd lean no).

Others...

Christy Mathewson: Big Six
Mordecai Peter Centenial Brown: Miner, Three Finger
Pepper Martin: The Wild Horse of the Osage
Charile Gehringer: The Mechanical Man
Roger Bresnahan: The Duke of Tralee
Mickey Cochrane: Black Mike
Ernie Lombardi: Schnozz
Walter Johnson: Big Train
Phil Rizzuto: Scooter
Bob Feller: Rapid Robert
Rogers Hornsby: Rajah
Hughie Jennings: Ee-yah
Arlie Latham: The Freshest Man on Earth
Al Simmons: Bucketfoot
Harry Heilmann: Slug
George Kelly: Highpockets
Frankie Frisch: The Fordham Flash
Johnny Mize: Big Cat
Honus Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
Tris Speaker: The Grey Eagle
Paul Waner: Big Poison
Sam Crawford: Wahoo Sam
Joe Medwick: Ducky (I've heard some say his actual nickname was Ducky-Wucky)
Billy Hamilton: Sliding Billy
Bill Lange: Little Eva
Bob Fothergill: Fatty
Earle Combs: The Kentucky Colonel
George Van Haltren: Rip
Derek Jeter: Mr. November, Captain Intangibles
Hank Greenberg: Hammering Hank
Joe Wood: Smokey
Grover Cleveland Alexander: Pete
Spurgeon Chandler: Spud
Jack Pfiester: Jack the Giant Killer
Sal Maglie: The Barber
Mike Schmidt: Corkey

And, of course, there's the name that is a nickname, Urban Shocker.

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

And, of course, there's the name that is a nickname, Urban Shocker.

That has got to be the coolest name and coolest pitcher in baseball, I read he played with headaches and massive migraines and shoulder pain.

[geezer]

Urbain Jacques Shockcor was Urban Shocker real name.

But they forgot the following nicknames:

Nolan Ryan - The Express
Phil Garner - Scrap Iron
Roger Clemens - The Rocket
Dwight Gooden - Doc
Pete Rose - Charlie Hustle
Stan Musial - Stan the Man
Joe DiMaggio - The Yankee Clipper
Lloyd Waner - Little Poison
Ryne Sandberg - Rhino
David Ortiz - Big Papi
Randy Johnson - Big Unit
Sammy Sosa - Slammin Sammy
Willie Mays - Say Hey Kid
Orlando Cepeda - Baby Bull
Ty Cobb - The Georgia Peach
Hank Aaron - Hammerin Hank
Reggie Jackson - Mr. October
Jimmie Foxx - Double X
Larry Wayne Jones - Chipper
Greg Maddux - Mad Dog
Ozzie Smith - The Wizard
Dennis Martinez - El Presidente
Johnny Mize - Big Cat
Andre Dawson - Hawk
Mark McGwire - Big Mac
Willie Stargell - Pops
Tom Seaver - Tom Terrific

[soberdennis]

I'll post a few more'
Home Run- Frank Baker
Super Chief- Allie Reynolds
Junkman- Ed Lopat
Springfield Rifle-Vic Raschi
Ol reliable-Tommy Henrich
Old aches and pains- Luke Appling
Hit em where they ain't- Willie Keeler
Count- Albert Lyle
Boy Manager-attributed to many, but first to Bucky Harris
Moose- Bill Skowron
Catfish-Jim Hunter
$100,000 Infield-Stuffy McInnis, Eddie Collins, Jack Barry, Frank Baker as a unit.
There is another 12.

[flash143817]

Orel Hershiser - Bulldog
Edwin Snider - Duke
Harold Reese - Pee Wee
Ron Cey - The Penguin
Jimmy Wynn - The Toy Cannon
Willie Davis - 3 Dog
Jim Gilliam - Junior
Carl Furillo - The Reading Rifle
Sal Maglie - The Barber
Don Newcombe - Big Newk
Elwin Roe - Preacher

Those are some Dodger nicknames going back to about the '50s that hadn't been named.

And a non-Dodger nickname I always appreciated: Mickey Tettleton - Fruit Loops

[Food]

The Mariners when I saw them didn't really have anybody good enough to have nicknames.

Dave Valle - Death
Mario Mendoza - whatever the Spanish word for "The Vacuum Cleaner is. I forget now.
Dave Henderson - Hendu, although I don't think that caught on until he joined the A's.

[flash143817]

The Mariners when I saw them didn't really have anybody good enough to have nicknames.

Dave Valle - Death
Mario Mendoza - whatever the Spanish word for "The Vacuum Cleaner is. I forget now.
Dave Henderson - Hendu, although I don't think that caught on until he joined the A's.

Mariners had Jay Buhner (Bones) and Randy Johnson (Big Unit)

[WhiteSoxSteve]

white sox

Tim Raines-rock
Frank Thomas-big hurt
Lance Johnson-one dog

[geezer]

Rob Dibble, Randy Myers and Norm Charlton - The Nasty Boys

[Eastvanmungo]

That has got to be the coolest name and coolest pitcher in baseball, I read he played with headaches and massive migraines and shoulder pain.

Although Urban Shocker is one of the all time cool real baseball names, I'd also give props to Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish... and of course the all time greatest baseball name Van Lingle Mungo.

[flash143817]

Van Lingle Mungo and Urban Shocker are possibly the two greatest real names.


A couple others that popped into my head and hadn't been listed:

"Sudden" Sam McDowell
"Smokey" Joe Wood

And some Angels nicknames:

Nolan Ryan - The Express
Vladimir Guerrero - Big Daddy Vladi
Francisco Rodriguez - K-Rod
Tim Salmon - the Kingfish
Eddie Yost - The Walking Man
Charles Davis - Chili
Wally Joyner - Wally World
Leon Wagner - Daddy Wags
Devon White - Devo

And of course the longtime Angels owner, "The Singing Cowboy", Gene Autry.

[geezer]

Another nicknames:

Frank Thomas - The Big Hurt
Brooks Robinson - Vacuum Cleaner
Ron Guidry - Louisiana Lightning

[The Dude]

Robin Yount- Rockin' Robin
Paul Molitor- The Ignitor/Molly
Roland Fingers- Rollie Fingers
Carlos Lee- El Caballo (The Horse)

[bluezebra]

Walt "Moose" Moryn.
Bill "Swish" Nicholson
Andy Pafko "The Kid from Boyceville", "Handy Andy", "Pruschka"
Bob Feller was also known as "The Van Meter Flash".
Leroy "Satchel" Paige
John "Boog" Powell
Lynwood "Schoolboy "Rowe
George Herman "Babe", "The Sultan of Swat" Ruth
Carl "King Carl", "The Meal Ticket" Hubbell
Leon "Goose" Goslin
Frank "Crow" Crosetti
Tyrus "The Georgia Peach" Cobb
Clarence "Choo Choo" Colemanm
James Anthony "Ripper" Collins
John Francis "Shano" Collins
John Edgar "Zip" Collins
Howard Earl Averill "The Earl of Snohomish", "Rock"
Dave "Beauty" Bancroft
James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
"Sunny" Jim Bottomley
Orlando Manuel "baby Bull", "Cha-Cha" Cepeda
John Dwight Happy Jack" Chesbro
Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler
Leo "Gabby" Hartnett
Henry Emmett "Heinie" Manush
Walter James "Rabbit" Maranville
Harold "Prince Hal" Newhouser
Melvin "Master Melvin" Ott
Enos "Country" Slaughter
Aloysius Harry "Bucketfoot Al" Simmons
Harold "Pie" Traynor
Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan
Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell

Bob

[flash143817]

Here is a comprehensive list I found of Chris Berman nicknames through the years:

http://www.op.net/~lmk/baseball/berman.htm

[geezer]

A couple of Moose:

Bill Skowron
Mike Mussina

Eddie Murray - Steady Eddie

[Gee Walker]

A couple of nasty ones that were actually used in the newspaper and on radio and TV:

Walt (No-neck) Williams. Williams had a Kirby Puckett-type body... and it was used against him.

Dick (The Monster) Radatz - a big, tall ugly guy. Nobody would call Randy Johnson the Monster now, but it would fit.

[RedSoxVT92]

One of my favorites is "Boileryard" Clarke. A catcher from 1893-1905 for the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Beaneaters, Washington Senators, and New York Giants. Very solid defensivley.

Another similar one to that was "Brickyard" Kennedy, a pitcher from 1892-1903.

[Bill Burgess]

At the risk of being the Grinch party poop, this thread should not be in History Forum. It has zero potential for serious discussion. I'm transferring it to Trivia Forum. It's more a fun thing. Nothing wrong with that.

It's historical trivia.

Bill Burgess

[Francoeurstein]

What about Old hoss for Charlie Radbourn, have he been metioned yet???

[Utter Chaos]

A couple of PUDGES

Carlton Fisk
Ivan Rodriguez