{"id":12564,"date":"2020-12-03T11:34:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.baseballroundtable.com\/?p=12564"},"modified":"2020-12-03T11:37:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:37:11","slug":"baseball-roundtables-hall-of-fame-nickname-quiz-a-lock-down-diversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballroundtable.com\/baseball-roundtables-hall-of-fame-nickname-quiz-a-lock-down-diversion\/","title":{"rendered":"BASEBALL ROUNDTABLE’S HALL OF FAME NICKNAME QUIZ – A LOCK DOWN DIVERSION"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.”)\u00a0 Let\u2019s see how you can do on these questions.\u00a0 Once, you complete the quiz, here’s link to the answers\u00a0 – answers here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Give me the name of each of the following \u201cbigger than life\u201d Hall of Famers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
`\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Big Six \u2026 The Big Unit \u2026 The Big Cat \u2026\u00a0The Big Train … The Big Hurt<\/p>\n
1. There are a pair of hurlers in the Hall of Fame known more by their nicknames –\u00a0 \u201cDizzy\u201d and \u201cDazzy\u201d – than their given names.\u00a0 What are their real names (first and last)?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
  1. The Waner Brothers were known as \u201cBig Poison\u201d and \u201cLittle Poison.\u201d What first name goes with each nickname?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    The Man and the Kid<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
    Stan Musial was born on November 21, 1921 in Donora, Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Ken Griffey Jr. was born on the same date (November 21) in 1969, also in Donora, Pennsylvania. The former became known as \u201cThe Man,\u201d the latter as \u201cThe Kid.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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    Name the two Hall of Fame catchers known as \u2018Pudge.”<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    What is Ken Griffey, Hr.\u2019s real first name?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    From “The Iron Horse” to “Biscuit Pants” \u2013 Lou Gehrig\u2019s Nickname Legacy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
    Lou Gehrig had a host of nicknames over his lifetime\u2026 The best of the lot was probably<\/strong>\u00a0“The Iron Horse,” the worst \u201cBiscuit Pants.\u201d\u00a0 Along the way there was also \u201cLarrupin\u2019 Lou\u201d and even \u201cBuster.\u201d For Baseball Roundtable\u2019s take on MLB best and worse nicknames, click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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    What is Tom Seaver\u2019s real first name?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Which of these pitchers best known as \u201cLefty\u201d notched the most MLB wins \u2013 Grove or Gomez?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    What was \u201cHome Run: Baker\u2019s first name?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nBaseball Roundtable Fan Hall of Fame Ballot<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
    Baseball Roundtable fan Hall of Fame balloting still open.\u00a0 Want to vote in BBRT\u2019s unofficial Hall of Fame fan ballot?\u00a0 There\u2019s still time, click here<\/a> to go the ballot.\u00a0\u00a0 Click here <\/a>for BBRT\u2019s 2021 Hall of Fame preferences and prediction<\/strong><\/span>s.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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    Hall of Famer Kiki Cuyler\u2019s middle name was Shirley, what was his given first name?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    What are the real first names of these famous mound \u201cRubes?\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Rube Waddell\u00a0 \u00a0&\u00a0 Rube Marquard<\/p>\n
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    Give me the real first names of the following Hall of Famers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Sparky Anderson<\/p>\n
    Cool Papa Bell<\/p>\n
    Yogi Berra<\/p>\n
    Bert Blyleven<\/p>\n
    Red Faber<\/p>\n
    Lefty Gomez<\/p>\n
    Lefty Grove<\/p>\n
    Chipper Jones<\/p>\n
    Satchel Paige<\/p>\n
    Pee Wee Reese<\/p>\n
    Red Ruffing<\/p>\n
    Red Schoendienst<\/p>\n
    Duke Snider<\/p>\n
    Casey Stengel<\/p>\n
    Mule Suttles<\/p>\n
    Turkey Stearnes<\/p>\n
    Pie Traynor<\/p>\n
    Hack Wilson<\/p>\n
    Cy Young<\/p>\n
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    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.”)\u00a0 Let\u2019s see how you can do on these questions.\u00a0 Once, you complete the quiz, here’s link to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n