The Baseball Writers Association’s (BBWAA) official 2021 Hall of Fame balloting is open, so it seems like an appropriate time to offer up a Hall of Fame Nickname(s) quiz (particularly given that we are in “lock down.”) Let’s see how you can do on these questions. Once, you complete the quiz, here’s link to the answers – answers here.
- Give me the name of each of the following “bigger than life” Hall of Famers.
` The Big Six … The Big Unit … The Big Cat … The Big Train … The Big Hurt
- There are a pair of hurlers in the Hall of Fame known more by their nicknames – “Dizzy” and “Dazzy” – than their given names. What are their real names (first and last)?
- The Waner Brothers were known as “Big Poison” and “Little Poison.” What first name goes with each nickname?
The Man and the Kid
Stan Musial was born on November 21, 1921 in Donora, Pennsylvania. Ken Griffey Jr. was born on the same date (November 21) in 1969, also in Donora, Pennsylvania. The former became known as “The Man,” the latter as “The Kid.”
- Name the two Hall of Fame catchers known as ‘Pudge.”
- What is Ken Griffey, Hr.’s real first name?
From “The Iron Horse” to “Biscuit Pants” – Lou Gehrig’s Nickname Legacy
Lou Gehrig had a host of nicknames over his lifetime… The best of the lot was probably “The Iron Horse,” the worst “Biscuit Pants.” Along the way there was also “Larrupin’ Lou” and even “Buster.” For Baseball Roundtable’s take on MLB best and worse nicknames, click here.
- What is Tom Seaver’s real first name?
- Which of these pitchers best known as “Lefty” notched the most MLB wins – Grove or Gomez?
- What was “Home Run: Baker’s first name?
Baseball Roundtable Fan Hall of Fame Ballot
Baseball Roundtable fan Hall of Fame balloting still open. Want to vote in BBRT’s unofficial Hall of Fame fan ballot? There’s still time, click here to go the ballot. Click here for BBRT’s 2021 Hall of Fame preferences and predictions.
- Hall of Famer Kiki Cuyler’s middle name was Shirley, what was his given first name?
- What are the real first names of these famous mound “Rubes?”
Rube Waddell & Rube Marquard
- Give me the real first names of the following Hall of Famers.
Sparky Anderson
Cool Papa Bell
Yogi Berra
Bert Blyleven
Red Faber
Lefty Gomez
Lefty Grove
Chipper Jones
Satchel Paige
Pee Wee Reese
Red Ruffing
Red Schoendienst
Duke Snider
Casey Stengel
Mule Suttles
Turkey Stearnes
Pie Traynor
Hack Wilson
Cy Young
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