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

[Tommy John]

"Moonlight" Graham. It just has an air of mystery about it.

Luke Appling "Old Aches and Pains" because he always had one ailment or another

Eddie "The Brat" Stanky

Leo "the Lip" Durocher

Ty Cobb "The Georgia Peach"

Moses Solomon "The Rabbi of Swat"

John "The Count" Montefusco

Lou "The Mad Russian" Novikoff

Bill "Swish" Nicholson

The 1974 White Sox had "Bugs" Moran. No Al Capone, though.

And of course,

Lou Gehrig "The Iron Horse" and

Joe McGinnity "The Iron Man"

[Pancake]

Murderers Row! How could we forget that one!

Here's one I would like to forget: The Idiots.

[hellonewman]

Choo-Choo Coleman
Pumpsie Green
Pea Ridge Day

Lon "The Arkansas Hummingbird" Warneke

Who was the guy they called "The Nashville Narcissus"?

[Pancake]

Ron 'The Penguin' Cey.

[Dave Visbeck]

Steve "Bye Bye" Balboni

[Dave Visbeck]

In memory of the passing of Dick Radatz...

Dick "The Monster" Radatz

[DontHateOnNumber2]

I've got an oldie! Felix "El Gato Flaco" Heredia!

[Dave Visbeck]

Lets not forget...

Dick "Cannonball" Redding

[Dave Visbeck]

Doe's anyone remember "Dr. Strangeglove"?

[penguin4]

Doe's anyone remember "Dr. Strangeglove"?

Dick Stuart, right?

I think people have also pinned that name on some player recently, however, someone who's still playing -- I forget who.

[Dave Visbeck]

I was a 'Queen' that played for the Yankees ...

Any guesses?


Dad is in the HOF. Dad's brother, John, is not.

[Dave Visbeck]

Who was the guy they called "The Nashville Narcissus"?

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Red Lucas -or- Charles Fred Lucas... his birth name.

[Dave Visbeck]

Lets not forget... another Negro Leagues player -

John "Steel Arm" Taylor

[Joe Pepitone]

Vinegar Bend Mizell

[marcus51]

Mickey "Muscles" Mantle
Ron Cey: The Penguin

[Dave Visbeck]

Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell

Willie "Pudd'n Head" Jones

Chuck "The Hoosier Hammerer" Klein

[Dave Visbeck]

Wanna guess this one?



"The Biggest Eyebrows in Baseball"

[Jake_Gibbs]

[QUOTE=hellonewman]Choo-Choo Coleman

Choo-Choo Coleman is my favorite because when asked by Ralph Kiner on Kiner's Corner how he got the nickname Choo-Choo, his reply was "I really don't know Ralph."

[Tommy John]

[QUOTE=Jake_Gibbs]

Choo-Choo Coleman

Choo-Choo Coleman is my favorite because when asked by Ralph Kiner on Kiner's Corner how he got the nickname Choo-Choo, his reply was "I really don't know Ralph."

My favorite Choo-Choo story is when an announcer (Kiner or Lindsay Nelson)
asked him "what's your wife's name, and what's she like?" Coleman replied
"Her name is Mrs. Coleman and she likes me."

[Dave Visbeck]

Tony "Shoo Shoo" Conigliaro

[the duque]

Brown is going. So, it looks like we have a rematch of the opening game of the '98 WS

I'm surprised this isn't being talked about more, Houston had a rainout so it might be cause AP wasn't originially schedueled to pitch. But he's coming to Tampa, so it'll be interesting with him seeing familiar faces.

Link

orlando "el duque" hernandez!

[fredgmuggs]

Curt Blefary - Clank. That told you everything you needed to know about his glove.

[Dave Visbeck]

"Bug" Holliday

[Dave Visbeck]

"Cookie" Lavagetto

[Dave Visbeck]

Frankie "The Fordham Flash" Frisch

[Dave Visbeck]

Albert "Butts" Wagner

[35Knucklecurve]

Curt Blefary - Clank. That told you everything you needed to know about his glove.

He once said that when they were on the team bus, they passed a junkyard and somebody (I forget who) yelled out, "Hey Curt - let's stop so you can pick up a new glove!"

[Dave Visbeck]

"The Human Octopus"Edwin John McKean "Mamma's Baby Boy"Huyler Westervelt

[Dave Visbeck]

"Peaceful Valley"

Roger Denzer

[Dave Visbeck]

Phil "Donkey" Reccius

[JL25and3]

"Everyday" Eddie Guardado. As perfect as they come.

[hardrain]

Robert Vavasour Ferguson (Death to Flying Things)
is still the best
http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fergubo01.shtml

[Dave Visbeck]

Sam "The Goshen Schoolmaster" Leever ... is one from where I now live. Gotta love the guy. Thanks Sammy ...

[Dave Visbeck]

"Kitty" Bransfield was a teammate of "The Goshen Schoolmaster"

[Dave Visbeck]

"Lave" Winham was another teammate of Sammy

[fredgmuggs]

Robert Vavasour Ferguson (Death to Flying Things)
is still the best
http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fergubo01.shtml

I have to ask - do you know how he got that nickname? I have an image of a guy carrying around his own personal fly swatter.

2 more nicknames I've always enjoyed....

El Gaupo - Rich Garces

The Human Rain Delay - Mike Hargrove

[Yankees Empire]

The most unusual nickname I've ever seen belonged to a player in the 19th century named Charlie Pabor who was nicknamed "The Old Woman In The Red Cap." Try hanging that one on a player today.

Great thread.

[CardNYY]

Another "Cookie". Octavio Victor Rojas Rivas. Former Mets 3rd base coach

[pleasepassthesoup]

"Sparky" Lyle, who was also called "The Count" by some of his teammates.