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Test yourself! Take this Baseball Nicknames Quiz | MLB Players

10 questions about some nicknames of baseball greats. Have fun! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
221,858

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the first 100 years of the Major Leagues, there were two players nicknamed 'Lefty' who were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Who were they? Hint

Tris Speaker and Honus Wagner

Robert Grove and Vernon Gomez

Christy Mathewson and Rogers Hornsby

Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who earned his nickname as a young boy who carried hotel bags, purses, and satchels for the residents? Hint

Phil Rizzuto

Kirby Puckett

Leroy Paige

Don Larsen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which career Baltimore Oriole pitcher had the nickname 'Cakes'? Hint

Elston Howard

Rich Reese

Jim Palmer

Willie Horton

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Question 4 of 10

4. What pitcher had the nickname 'School Boy'? Hint

Joe Medwick

John Kruk

Minnie Minoso

Waite Hoyt

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was catcher Forrest Burgess' nickname? Hint

The Tree

Smoky

Burger King

Four-Eyes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Pitcher Jack Chesbro, who won 41 games in 1904 had two nicknames. Happy Jack was one. Which other nickname did he have that he didn't like? Hint

Stinky

Algy

Fatso

Auggie

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Yankee first baseman had the nickname of 'Moose'? Hint

Al Kaline

Willie Stargell

Bill Skowron

Brooks Robinson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Yankee great went by the name of Tugboat? Hint

Jesus Alou

Bob Bailey

Thurman Munson

Manny Mota

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Boston and Cleveland pitcher of early baseball had the nickname of Smokey? Hint

Joe Wood

Leo Durocher

Yogi Berra

Pie Traynor

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Question 10 of 10

10. Kitten was a strange nickname for a Major Leaguer. This belonged to Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Which player had the nickname of Kitty? Hint

Red Schoendienst

Mike Schmidt

Jim Kaat

Bob Uecker

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the first 100 years of the Major Leagues, there were two players nicknamed 'Lefty' who were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Who were they?

Answer: Robert Grove and Vernon Gomez

Grove and Gomez were both pitchers. Grove spent 17 seasons between the As of Philadelphia and the Red Sox of Boston. Grove entered the Hall of Fame in 1947. Gomez spent 13 seasons with the Yankees. He was inducted into the hall in 1972.

2. Who earned his nickname as a young boy who carried hotel bags, purses, and satchels for the residents?

Answer: Leroy Paige

After winning thousands of games in the Negro Leagues, Leroy 'Satchel' Paige pitched for five seasons and three innings in the Major Leagues. He appeared in a game at the age of 59 in 1965 with the Kansas City Athletics.

3. Which career Baltimore Oriole pitcher had the nickname 'Cakes'?

Answer: Jim Palmer

None of the others listed were pitchers or ever played for the Orioles. Palmer was a three-time Cy Young winner in the 1970s. He helped the Orioles to four World Series appearances and won two. Jim retired in 1984 and inducted into the hall in his first year of eligibility in 1990.

4. What pitcher had the nickname 'School Boy'?

Answer: Waite Hoyt

Hoyt signed a Major League contract at the age of 15, so the nickname given to him by his teammates was easy. He pitched for 21 seasons, mainly for the Yankees and Pirates, and retired in 1938. The Hall of Fame took him in 1969, then he died at age 84 in 1984.

5. What was catcher Forrest Burgess' nickname?

Answer: Smoky

Burgess was a short and stocky catcher for five teams, and mostly the Pirates during his 18 seasons in the big leagues. He was a six-time all-star, and was at the 1960 World Series which saw the famous World Series ending home run by Bill Mazeroski.

6. Pitcher Jack Chesbro, who won 41 games in 1904 had two nicknames. Happy Jack was one. Which other nickname did he have that he didn't like?

Answer: Algy

Chesbro of the New York Highlanders was one of only two pitchers to win 40 games in a season during the first 100 years of Major League baseball. Algy was a slang term for sissy.

7. Which Yankee first baseman had the nickname of 'Moose'?

Answer: Bill Skowron

The others never played in the pinstripes. Skowron played for nine seasons in New York before being traded to the Dodgers for Stan Williams. Moose went to eight World Series and won five. He also hit eight World Series home runs before retiring in 1967.

8. Which Yankee great went by the name of Tugboat?

Answer: Thurman Munson

Munson was one of the greatest catchers in history. He also had the nicknames of 'The Wall' and 'Squatty Body'. He played for 11 years in the pinstripes before his tragic death in 1979. Thurman was the 1970 Rookie of the Year, the 1976 AL MVP, and was a seven-time all-star.

9. Which Boston and Cleveland pitcher of early baseball had the nickname of Smokey?

Answer: Joe Wood

Had their been a Cy Young award in 1912, Wood certainly would have won it with his 34-5 record, which helped the Red Sox all the way to a World Series crown against the Giants.

10. Kitten was a strange nickname for a Major Leaguer. This belonged to Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Which player had the nickname of Kitty?

Answer: Jim Kaat

Over 25 seasons, Kaat played for five teams as a pitcher. He made the move with the Washington Senators to Minnesota in 1961. Jim retired in 1983 with an amazing 16 Gold Glove awards.

Source: Author Nightmare

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