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Can you identify the ballplayer by his animal nickname? Here are some that have not been quizzed before, I think.

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

Author
KIRKEPOO

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,149

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
331

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What infielder is called "Kung Fu Panda"? Hint

David Ortiz

Prince Fielder

Pablo Sandoval

Albert Pujols

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Question 2 of 10

2. What outfielder is nicknamed "Pat the Bat"? Hint

Pat Benatar

Pat Burrell

Pat Boone

Patrick Wayne

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Question 3 of 10

3. What infielder/outfielder is called "Big Puma"? Hint

Cecil Fielder

Andres Galarraga

Lance Berkman

Dave Parker

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Question 4 of 10

4. What major league manager is known as "Buck"? Hint

Stan Harris

Tony LaRussa

Joe Torre

William Nathaniel Showalter III

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Question 5 of 10

5. What outfielder is called "Godzilla"? Hint

Ichiro Suzuki

Hideki Matsui

Sadaharu Oh

Frank Howard

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Question 6 of 10

6. What right fielder was called " The Cobra"? Hint

Willie Stargell

Dave Parker

Willie Davis

Greg Luzinski

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Question 7 of 10

7. What center fielder was called "The Silver Fox"? Hint

Willie Mays

Joe DiMaggio

Duke Snider

Mickey Mantle

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Question 8 of 10

8. What lefty pitcher was called "El Toro"? Hint

Fernando Valenzuela

Tim Salmon

Juan Marichal

Lefty Gomez

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Question 9 of 10

9. What former catcher was nicknamed "Birdie"? Hint

George Tebbetts

Tim McCarver

Bob Uecker

Joe Garagiola

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Question 10 of 10

10. What former infielder was called "Rabbit"? Hint

Walter Maranville

Leo Durocher

Phil Rizzuto

Maury Wills

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What infielder is called "Kung Fu Panda"?

Answer: Pablo Sandoval

He's from Venezuela and joined the San Francisco Giants in 2008. Sandoval is a switch hitter and is ambidextrous.

2. What outfielder is nicknamed "Pat the Bat"?

Answer: Pat Burrell

From 2000-2011, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, and San Francisco Giants. A foot injury caused him to retire in 2011.

3. What infielder/outfielder is called "Big Puma"?

Answer: Lance Berkman

He joined Houston Astros in 1999, New York Yankees in 2010, and St. Louis Cardinals in 2011. Berkman is a switch hitter and was voted NL Comeback Player of the Year for 2011.

4. What major league manager is known as "Buck"?

Answer: William Nathaniel Showalter III

He has managed the New York Yankees (1992-95), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998-2000), Texas Rangers (2003-2006), and moved to Baltimore Orioles in 2010. He was never a player in the major leagues.

5. What outfielder is called "Godzilla"?

Answer: Hideki Matsui

He joined the New York Yankees in 2003, LA Angels of Anheim in 2010, and Oakland A's in 2011. He won the MVP Award for the World Series of 2009 when the Yankees beat the Phillies 4-2.

6. What right fielder was called " The Cobra"?

Answer: Dave Parker

He played for six major league teams from 1973 to 1991. Parker won the NL batting title twice (1977 and 1978 with the Pirates) and the World Series twice (1979 with the Pirates and 1989 with the A's). Luzinski was called "The Bull".

7. What center fielder was called "The Silver Fox"?

Answer: Duke Snider

Edwin Donald Snider was also called "Duke" and "The Duke of Flatbush". He played from 1947 to 1964 for the Brooklyn/LA Dodgers, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.

8. What lefty pitcher was called "El Toro"?

Answer: Fernando Valenzuela

He played for six major league teams for 1980 to 1997. He won the NL Rookie of the Year Award and the NL MVP Award in the same year (1981) while with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He retired in 1997 as a Cardinal. Pitcher Tim Salmon was called "Sockeye".

9. What former catcher was nicknamed "Birdie"?

Answer: George Tebbetts

Geoerge Tebbetts (born 1912, died 1999) played from 1936 to 1952 for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians. He became manager of the Cincinatti Reds, Milwaukee Braves, and Cleveland Indians, from 1954 to 1966.

10. What former infielder was called "Rabbit"?

Answer: Walter Maranville

Walter Maranville (1891-1954) got his nickname because of his speed and small build. Rabbitt played shortstop and second base for six major league teams from 1912 to 1935. He was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.

Source: Author KIRKEPOO

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