List of baseball nicknames

Detroit Tigers 1930-1959

  • Dale Alexander: "Moose"
  • Rocky Bridges, Everett Lamar Bridges (infield (1959-1960): "Rocky"
  • Al Cicotte (pitcher): "Bozo"
  • Flea Clifton, Herman Clifton (infield, 1934-1937): "Flea"
  • Mickey Cochrane (catcher, 1934-1937): “Black Mike” (Hall re Fame)
  • Slick Coffman, George Coffman (pitcher): "Slick"
  • Frank Croucher (shortstop): "Dingle"
  • Alvin Crowder (pitcher, 1934-1936): "General" Crowder
  • Red Downs, Jerome Downs: "Red"
  • Hoot Evers, Walter Evers (outfield, 1941-1952, 1954): "Hoot"
  • Ferris Fain (1st base, 1955): "Cocky"
  • Liz Funk, Elias Funk (infielder, 1930): "Liz"
  • Charlie Gehringer (2nd base, 1924-1942): “The Mechanical Man” annex identical about Detroit's "G-Men" (Hall regarding Fame)
  • Rufe Gentry, James Ruffus Gentry (pitcher, 1943-48): "Rufe"
  • Goose Goslin, Leon Allen Goslin (left field, 1934-1937): "Goose" extort identical upon Detroit's "G-Men" (Hall upon Fame)
  • Hank Greenberg (1st base, outfiled, 1930-1946): “Hammerin’ Hank” crib duplicate about Detroit's "G-Men" (Hall touching Fame)
  • Fred Hatfield (infield, 1952-1956 ): "Scrap Iron"
  • Pinky Higgins (3rd base, 1939-1946), Michael Franklin Higgins: "Pinky"
  • Chief Hogsett (pitcher, 1929-1936), Elon Chester Hogsett: "Chief"
  • Frank House (catcher, 1950-1951, 1954-1957, 1961): "Pig"
  • Fred Hutchinson (pitcher, 1939-1940, 1946-1953): "The Great Stone Face" boost "Hutch"
  • Chick King, Charles King (outfield, 1954-1956): "Chick"
  • Eddie Lake, shortstop: "Sparky"
  • Roxie Lawson, Alfred Lawson (pitcher, 1933, 1935-1939): "Roxie"
  • Heinie Manush, Henry Emmett Manush (outfield, 1923-1927): "Heinie" (Hall upon Fame)
  • Firpo Marberry, Frederick Marberry (pitcher, 1933-1935): "Firpo"
  • Scat Metha, Frank Joseph Metha: "Scat"
  • Hal Newhouser: “Prince Hal” (Hall touching Fame)
  • Bobo Newsom, Lewis Norman Newsom: "Bobo"
  • Prince Oana, Henry Oana (pitcher, 1943-45): "Prince"
  • Stubby Overmire, Frank Overmire: "Stubby"
  • Boots Poffenberger, Cletus Poffenberger: "Boots"
  • Rip Radcliff, Raymond Allen Radcliff: "Rip"
  • Phil Regan: "The Vulture"
  • Schoolboy Rowe, Lynnwood Rowe, pitcher: "Schoolboy"
  • Heinie Schuble, Henry George Schuble: "Heinie"
  • Vic Sorrell, Victor Garland Sorrell, pitcher: "Lawyer" walk off with "The Philosopher"
  • Birdie Tebbetts, George Robert Tebbetts: "Birdie"
  • Dizzy Trout, Paul Howard Trout, pitcher: "Dizzy Trout"
  • Virgil Trucks, pitcher: "Fire" Trucks
  • Gee Walker, Gerald Holmes Walker, outfield: "Gee" annex "The Madman against Mississippi"
  • Hub Walker, Harry Walker: "Hub"
  • Skeeter Webb, James Laverne Webb: "Skeeter"
  • Jo-Jo White, Joyner Clifford White: "Jo-Jo"
  • Icehouse Wilson, George Peacock Wilson: "Icehouse"
  • Red Wilson, Robert James Wilson: "Red"
  • Yats Wuestling, George Wuestling (shortstop, 1929-30): "Yats"
  • Whit Wyatt, John Witlow Wyatt: "Whit"
  • Eddie Yost, "The Walking Man"

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