The Best Nicknames In The World of Baseball

[Dave Visbeck]

First let me say that the nickname his teammates used for him must of boosted his confidence immensely when he took the mound. In 1937, he led the NL in pitching appearances for Philadelphia with 56, of which 26 were starts... his name is Hugh Mulcahy.

I could see it now when one of his teammates would ask the manager "Who's going for us today?"

His nickname was "Losing Pitcher"

[Tommy John]

Originally posted by Dave Visbeck
First let me say that the nickname his teammates used for him must of boosted his confidence immensely when he took the mound. In 1937, he led the NL in pitching appearances for Philadelphia with 56, of which 26 were starts... his name is Hugh Mulcahy.

I could see it now when one of his teammates would ask the manager "Who's going for us today?"

His nickname was "Losing Pitcher"

He was the pitching coach for the White Sox in 1970. That year they
went 56-106. I guess that's what happens when you hire a pitching
coach with the nickname "Losing Pitcher."

[hellonewman]

19th century player Bob Ferguson was known as "Death to Flying Things" — my own personal favorite nickname.

[Babe Rules]

Originally posted by Dave Visbeck
First let me say that the nickname his teammates used for him must of boosted his confidence immensely when he took the mound. In 1937, he led the NL in pitching appearances for Philadelphia with 56, of which 26 were starts... his name is Hugh Mulcahy.

I could see it now when one of his teammates would ask the manager "Who's going for us today?"

His nickname was "Losing Pitcher"

Intersting things about him:

- He never had a season with more Ks than BBs (in a season he had an impressive 0.88 K/BBs)

- He never had a winning record. He was .500 twice: In 1936 (2 decisions) and in 1947 (0 decisions, does it count? )

Imagine a team with Mulcahy as the SP, Heredia the LOOGY and setup man with Chacon closing...

[hellonewman]

Originally posted by Babe Rules
Intersting things about him:

- He never had a season with more Ks than BBs (in a season he had an impressive 0.88 K/BBs)

- He never had a winning record. He was .500 twice: In 1936 (2 decisions) and in 1947 (0 decisions, does it count? )

Imagine a team with Mulcahy as the SP, Heredia the LOOGY and setup man with Chacon closing...

In fairness to old LP, those Phillies teams he pitched on were an absolute basket case, so he must have actually been one of their better pitchers to be used often enough to rack up all those losses. Also, it wasn't unusual in those days for pitchers to have more BBs than Ks — not that pitchers were wilder back then, but K rates were far lower than they are today.

I also believe Mulcahy was the first major league player to enlist in the armed forces after Pearl Harbor.

[#7forever]

Of course some guys nicknames we will never hear publicly. However I really like Dick Tidrow's nickname of "DIRT".

[expectTHEunexpected]

The Bird - forgot his name.. Tigers pitcher who always talked to himself and the ball

Fred "Bonehead" Merkle
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...erkle_Fred.stm

[hellonewman]

The Bird - forgot his name.. Tigers pitcher who always talked to himself and the ball

Mark Fidrych

[Casey37]

Of course some guys nicknames we will never hear publicly. However I really like Dick Tidrow's nickname of "DIRT".

Thanks for reminding me, I had completely forgotten about "Dirt".

[LDG]

I always wondered if Fred Stanley liked being called "The Chicken"...

[RIyankee]

Here one of my all-time faves...

Juan Marichal

a.k.a. "The Dominican Dandy"

http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maricju01.shtml

[1961]

Al Hrabosky had a very memorable nickname-
The Mad Hungarian

[Kiwiwriter]

I have a few favorites: "Peek-A-Boo" Veach is one. "The Squire of Kennett Square" Herb Pennock; "Naugatuck Nugget" Spec Shea; "Marvelous Marv" Throneberry. Also, Fred Merkle was a damn fine ballplayer. Aside from that rookie blunder in 1908, he was a solid, line-drive hitting first baseman and defensive standout for the New York Giants until 1916, playing in three World Series for them, and in 1916 for the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers. He finished up in 1925 as a backup first baseman for the Yankees. In that role, he replaced a young Lou Gehrig in the late innings.

[1961]

That whole Cards team (Gas House Gang) seemed to be full of colorful nicknames. Dizzy and Daffy always struck me as two of the best.

[Clete61]

He undoubtly hates it but I love the nickname John "way back" Wasdin. He signed a minor league deal with Texas for next year.

[Romeo the Yankee]

Don't know if this is a nickname but I love Bucky F.....n Dent just becasue of the meaning of the Home Run.

[Sixty one]

I know this may seem obvious, but is there any more famous nickname in all of sports than YOGI! I bet you could go almost anywhere in this country and perhaps throughout the world and say yogi and people would know that name and who it pertained to.

[1961]

I know this may seem obvious, but is there any more famous nickname in all of sports than YOGI! I bet you could go almost anywhere in this country and perhaps throughout the world and say yogi and people would know that name and who it pertained to.

Yogi Bear?

[stevethesoxfan]

Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown

"Oil Can" Boyd

Walt "No Neck" Williams

And this one isn't weird. Just a perfect testament to his abilities> Stan "The Man" Musial

[IntangiblesRule]

Rich "Goose" Gossage
Babe Ruth "The Sultan of Swat," "The Colossus of Clout," and "Bambino"
Whitey Ford "Chairman of the Board"
Walter "Big Train" Johnson
The Wizard of Oz -- Ozzie Smith

[penguin4]

Doug "Eyechart" Gwozdz
Ryne "The Peerless Wonder" Duren
"Marvelous Marv" Throneberry (who wasn't very marvelous at all and whose initials were MET)
Horace Guy "Dooley" Womack
Steve "Tennis Ball Head" Hovley

[Tommy John]

I am partial to Russ "The Mad Monk" Meyer, not to be confused with Russ
"King of the Nudies" Meyer.

I also like Arlie "The Freshest Thing On Earth" Latham.

[Dave Visbeck]

How about a Yankee player... Sammy Byrd. He was called "Babe Ruth's Legs"

[Sixty one]

How about Charlie "King Kong" Keller an outfielder with the Yanks in the 1940's?

[hellonewman]

Stubby Overmire
Shucks Pruett
Hank "Bow-Wow" Arft
"Bucketfoot Al" Simmons
Al "The Curveless Wonder" Orth
Jack "Crab" Warhop
Frankie "The Fordham Flash" Frisch
Ernie "Schnozz" Lombardi
Dick "Baldy" Rudolph
"Piano Legs" Hickman