The Baseball Writers Association’s (BBWAA) official 2021 Hall of Fame balloting is open, so it seems an appropriate time to offer up a Hall of Fame Nickname(s) quiz. Let’s see how you can do on these questions.
- Give me the name of each of the following “bigger than life” Hall of Famers.
The Big Six … Christy Mathewson
The Big Unit … Randy Johnson
The Big Cat … Johnny Mize
The Big Train … Walter Johnson
The Big Hurt … Frank Thomas
- There are a pair of hurlers in the Hall of Fame known more by their nicknames – “Dizzy” and “Dazzy” – than by their given names. What are their real names (first and last)?
Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean
Charles Arthur “Dazzy” Vance
- The Waner Brothers were known as “Big Poison” and “Little Poison.” What first name goes with each nickname?
Paul “Big Poison” Waner (Note: Paul’s middle name was “Glee.”)
Lloyd “Little Poison” Waner
- Name the two Hall of Fame catchers known as “Pudge?”
Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez
Carlton “Pudge” Fisk
- What is Ken Griffey, Jr.’s first name?
George Kenneth Griffey, Jr.
- What is Tom Seaver’s first name?
George Thomas Seaver.
- Which of these pitchers best known as “Lefty” notched the most MLB wins – Grove or Gomez?
Lefty Grove … 300 wins
Lefty Gomez – 189 wins
- What was “Home Run: Baker’s first name? Hint: Not Frank.
John, as in John Frank Baker.
- Hall of Famer Kiki Cuyler’s middle name was Shirley, what was his given first name?
Hazen.
- What are the real first names of these famous mound “Rubes?”
Rube Waddell George
Rube Marquard Richard
- Give me the real first names of the following Hall of Famers.
Sparky Anderson George
Cool Papa Bell James
Yogi Berra Lawrence
Bert Blyleven Rik (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven)
Red Faber Urban
Lefty Gomez Vernon
Lefty Grove Robert (middle name “Moses”)
Chipper Jones Larry
Satchel Paige Leroy
Pee Wee Reese Harold
Red Ruffing Charles
Red Schoendienst Albert
Duke Snider Edwin
Casey Stengel Charles
Mule Suttles George
Turkey Stearnes Norman
Pie Traynor Harold
Hack Wilson Lewis
Cy Young Denton (middle name “True”)
