List of baseball nicknames

This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.).[1] It also includes a list of nicknames of current Major League teams. Sports journalists, broadcasters and fans commonly refer to teams by a wide variety of nicknames. Many of the names are so established that newspapers routinely use the names in headlines.

Player nicknames edit

Hall of Fame inductees edit

PlayerCareerNicknameTeam Inducted AsRef
Henry Louis Aaron1954–1976"Hammer", "Hammerin' Hank" or "Bad Henry"Milwaukee Braves[2]
Grover Cleveland Alexander1911–1930"Old Pete"Philadelphia Phillies[2]
Roberto Alomar Velazquez1988–2004"Robbie"Toronto Blue Jays
Walter Alston1954–1976"Smokey", or "The Quiet Man"Los Angeles Dodgers[2]
George Anderson1970–1995"Sparky" or "Captain Hook"Cincinnati Reds[2]
Adrian Anson1871–1897"Cap", "Pop", "Uncle" or "Captain"Chicago White Stockings[2]
Luis Aparicio1956–1973"Little Louie"Chicago White Sox[2]
Luke Appling1930–1950"Old Aches & Pains", "Luscious Luke", "Fumblefoot" or "Kid Boots"Chicago White Sox[3]
Richie Ashburn1948–1962"Putt-Putt", "Whitey", or "The Tilden Flash"Philadelphia Phillies[2]
Earl Averill1929–1941"Rock" or "Earl of Snohomish"Cleveland Indians[2]
Frank Baker1908–1922"Home Run"Philadelphia Athletics[2]
Dave Bancroft1915–1930"Beauty"Philadelphia Phillies[2]
Ernie Banks1953–1971"Mr. Cub"Chicago Cubs[2]
Jake Beckley1888–1907"Eagle Eye"Pittsburgh Pirates[2]
James Bell1922–1938, 1942, 1947–1950"Cool Papa"St. Louis Stars[2]
Johnny Bench1967–1983"Little General"Cincinnati Reds[2]
Charles Bender1903–1925"Chief"Philadelphia Athletics[2]
Lawrence Peter Berra1946–1965"Yogi"New York Yankees[2]
Wade Boggs1982–1999"Chicken Man"Boston Red Sox[citation needed]
Jim Bottomley1922–1937"Sunny Jim"St. Louis Cardinals[2]
Roger Bresnahan1897–1915"The Duke of Tralee"New York Giants[2]
Lou Brock1961–1979"The Franchise"St. Louis Cardinals[4]
Dan Brouthers1879–1896"Big Dan" or "Alderman"Buffalo Bisons[2]
Mordecai Brown1903–1916"Three Finger" or "Miner"Chicago Cubs[2]
Jesse Burkett1890–1905"Crab"Cleveland Spiders
Roy Campanella1948–1957"Campy"Brooklyn Dodgers
Max Carey1910–1929"Scoops"Pittsburgh Pirates
Steve Carlton1965–1988"Lefty"Philadelphia Phillies
Gary Carter1974–1992"The Kid"Montreal Expos
Orlando Cepeda1958–1974"Baby Bull" or "Cha Cha"San Francisco Giants
Frank Chance1898–1914"Husk", "The Peerless Leader" and part of "Tinker to Evers to Chance"Chicago Cubs
Albert Chandler1945–1951"Happy"N/A
Jack Chesbro1899–1909"Happy Jack"New York Yankees[5]
Fred Clarke1897–1915"Cap"Pittsburgh Pirates
Roberto Clemente1955–1972"Arriba" or "Bob"Pittsburgh Pirates
Ty Cobb1905–1928"The Georgia Peach"Detroit Tigers
Mickey Cochrane1925–1937"Black Mike" or "Mickey"Detroit Tigers
Eddie Collins1906–1930"Cocky"Philadelphia Athletics
Earle Combs1924–1935"The Kentucky Colonel"New York Yankees
Charlie Comiskey1882–1894"Commy" or "The Old Roman"N/A
John Conlan1941–1965"Jocko"N/A
Stan Coveleski1912–1928"Covey"Cleveland Indians
Sam Crawford1899–1917"Wahoo Sam"Detroit Tigers
William Cummings1872–1877"Candy"Hartford Dark Blues
Kiki Cuyler1921–1938"Kiki" or "Cuy"Chicago Cubs
Jay Dean1930–1941"Diz", "Dizzy" or "The Great Man"St. Louis Cardinals
Ed Delahanty1888–1903"Big Ed"Philadelphia Phillies
Joe DiMaggio1936–1951"The Yankee Clipper" or "Joltin Joe"New York Yankees
Don Drysdale1956–1969"Big D"Los Angeles Dodgers
Hugh Duffy1888–1906"Sir Hugh"Boston Beaneaters
Leo Durocher1925–1973"The Lip" or "Lippy"Brooklyn Dodgers
Dennis Eckersley1975–1998"The Eck"Oakland Athletics
Johnny Evers1902–1929"The Crab", "Trojan" and part of "Tinker to Evers to Chance"Chicago Cubs
Buck Ewing1880–1897"Buck"New York Gothams
Red Faber1914–1933"Red"Chicago White Sox
Bob Feller1936–1956"Rapid Robert" or "The Heater From Van Meter"Cleveland Indians
Rollie Fingers1968–1985"Rollie"Oakland Athletics
Carlton Fisk1969–1993"Pudge"Boston Red Sox
Whitey Ford1950–1967"Whitey", "The Chairman of the Board", or "Slick"New York Yankees
Rube Foster1902–1926"Rube"Chicago American Giants
Nellie Fox1947–1965"Nellie", "Little Nel", or "The Mighty Mite"Chicago White Sox
Jimmie Foxx1925–1945"Beast" or "Double X"Boston Red Sox
Frankie Frisch1919–1937"The Fordham Flash"St. Louis Cardinals
Pud Galvin1875–1892"Pud", "Gentle Jeems", or "The Little Steam Engine"Buffalo Bisons
Lou Gehrig1923–1939"The Iron Horse or "Buster" or "Biscuit Pants"New York Yankees
Charlie Gehringer1924–1942"The Mechanical Man" and one of Detroit's "G-Men"Detroit Tigers
Bob Gibson1959–1975"Hoot" or "Gibby"St. Louis Cardinals
Lefty Gomez1930–1943"Lefty" or "Goofy"New York Yankees
Goose Goslin1921–1938"Goose" and one of Detroit's "G-Men"Washington Senators
Rich Gossage1972–1994"Goose"New York Yankees
Hank Greenberg1930–1947"Hammerin' Hank" and one of Detroit's "G-Men"Detroit Tigers
Clark Griffith1901–1920"The Old Fox"N/A
Burleigh Grimes1916–1934"Ol' Stubblebeard"Brooklyn Dodgers
Lefty Grove1925–1941"Lefty"Boston Red Sox
Vladimir Guerrero1996–2011"Super Vlad", "Vlad the Impaler" or "Big Daddy Vladdy"Anaheim Angels
Tony Gwynn1982–2001"Captain Video" or "Mr. Padre"San Diego Padres
Chick Hafey1924–1937"Chick"St. Louis Cardinals
Jesse Haines1918–1937"Pop"St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Hamilton1888–1901"Sliding Billy"Boston Beaneaters
Ned Hanlon1880–1907"Ned"Baltimore Orioles (NL)
Bucky Harris1919–1956"Bucky"Washington Senators
Gabby Hartnett1922–1941"Gabby" or "Old Tomato Face"Chicago Cubs
Harry Heilmann1914–1932"Slug"Detroit Tigers
Harry Hooper1909–1925"Hoop"Boston Red Sox
Rogers Hornsby1915–1937"Rajah"St. Louis Cardinals
Waite Hoyt1918–1938"Schoolboy"New York Yankees
Carl Hubbell1928–1943"King Carl" or "The Meal Ticket"New York Giants
Catfish Hunter1965–1979"Catfish"N/A
Monte Irvin1949–1956"Mr. Murder"Newark Eagles
Reggie Jackson1967–1987"Mr. October"New York Yankees
Travis Jackson1922–1936"Stonewall"New York Giants
Ferguson Jenkins1965–1983"Fly" or "Fergie"Chicago Cubs
Hughie Jennings1891–1924"Ee-Yah"Baltimore Orioles (NL)
Bancroft Johnson1900–1927"Ban"N/A
Walter Johnson1907–1927"The Big Train" or "Barney"Washington Senators
Al Kaline1953–1974"Salty", "Line", or "Mr. Tiger"Detroit Tigers
Tim Keefe1880–1893"Smiling Tim" or "Sir Timothy"New York Giants
Willie Keeler1892–1910"Wee Willie" or "Hit 'Em Where They Ain't"New York Highlanders
George Kelly1915–1932"Highpockets"New York Giants
King Kelly1878–1893"Honest Joe" or "King"Chicago White Stockings
Harmon Killebrew1954–1975"Killer"Minnesota Twins
Chuck Klein1928–1944"The Hoosier Hammerer"Philadelphia Phillies
Sandy|Koufax1955–1966"The Left Arm of God", "Dandy Sandy"Los Angeles Dodgers[6]
Nap Lajoie1896–1916"Larry" or "Poli" or "Nap"Cleveland Indians
Tony Lazzeri1926–1939"Poosh 'Em Up Tony"New York Yankees
Buck Leonard1933–1950"Buck"Homestead Grays
Freddie Lindstrom1924–1936"Lindy"New York Giants
John Henry Lloyd1906–1932"Pop"New York Lincoln Giants
Ernie Lombardi1931–1947"Bocci" or "Schnozz"Cincinnati Reds
Ted Lyons1923–1946"Sunday Teddy"Chicago White Sox
Connie Mack1894–1950"Connie", "Mr. Baseball", or "The Tall Tactician"Philadelphia Athletics
Greg Maddux1986–2008"Mad Dog" or "The Professor"N/A
Mickey Mantle1951–1968"The Mick", "The Commerce Comet", or "Muscles"New York Yankees
Heinie Manush1923–1939"Heinie"Washington Senators
Rabbit Maranville1912–1935"Rabbit"Boston Braves
Juan Marichal1960–1975"Manito", "Mar", or "The Dominican Dandy"San Francisco Giants
Rube Marquard1908–1925"Rube"New York Giants
Christy Mathewson1900–1916"Big Six", "Matty", or "The Christian Gentleman"New York Giants
Willie Mays1951–1973"The Say Hey Kid"San Francisco Giants
Bill Mazeroski1956–1972"Maz"Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe McCarthy1926–1950"Marse Joe"New York Yankees
Willie McCovey1959–1980"Stretch", "Mac", or "Big Mac"San Francisco Giants
Joe McGinnity1899–1908"Iron Man"New York Giants
Bill McGowan1925–1954"Little Joe Chest"N/A
John McGraw1899–1932"Little Napoleon" or "Mugsy"New York Giants
Bid McPhee1882–1899"Bid"Cincinnati Red Stockings
Joe Medwick1932–1948"Ducky" or "Ducky Wucky"St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Mize1936–1953"The Big Cat"St. Louis Cardinals
Paul Molitor1978–1998"The Ignitor" or "Molly"Milwaukee Brewers
Joe Morgan1963–1984"Little Joe"Cincinnati Reds
Eddie Murray1977–1997"Steady Eddie"Baltimore Orioles
Stan Musial1941–1963"Stan the Man"St. Louis Cardinals
Hal Newhouser1939–1955"Prince Hal"Detroit Tigers
Kid Nichols1890–1906"Kid"Boston Beaneaters
Phil Niekro1964–1987"Knucksie"Atlanta Braves
Jim O'Rourke1872–1904"Orator Jim"New York Giants
Mel Ott1926–1947"Master Melvin"New York Giants
Satchel Paige1948–1953"Satchel"Kansas City Monarchs
Jim Palmer1965–1984"Cakes"Baltimore Orioles
Herb Pennock1912–1934"The Knight of Kennett Square"New York Yankees
Kirby Puckett1984–1995"Puck"Minnesota Twins
Charles Radbourn1881–1891"Old Hoss"Providence Grays
Pee Wee Reese1940–1958"Pee Wee" or "The Little Colonel"Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey1905–1907, 1913–1925"The Mahatma"N/A
Cal Ripken Jr.1981–2001"Iron Man"Baltimore Orioles
Eppa Rixey1912–1933"Jeptha"Cincinnati Reds
Phil Rizzuto1941–1956"Scooter"New York Yankees
Peter Edward1963-1986“Charlie Hustle”Cincinnati Reds
Brooks Robinson1955–1977"Hoover" or "The Human Vacuum Cleaner"Baltimore Orioles
Bullet Rogan1917, 1920–1938"Bullet"Kansas City Monarchs
Red Ruffing1924–1947"Red"New York Yankees
Amos Rusie1889–1901"The Hoosier Thunderbolt"New York Giants
Babe Ruth1914–1935"Babe", "The Bambino", "Sultan of Swat" or "Colossus of Clout"New York Yankees[7]
Nolan Ryan1966–1993"The Ryan Express"Texas Rangers
Ryne Sandberg1981–1997"Ryno"Chicago Cubs
Ray Schalk1912–1929"Cracker"Chicago White Sox
Mike Schmidt1972–1989"Schmidty"Philadelphia Phillies
Tom Seaver1967–1986"Tom Terrific" or "The Franchise"New York Mets
Al Simmons1924–1944"Bucketfoot Al"Philadelphia Athletics
George Sisler1915–1930"Gorgeous George"St. Louis Browns
Enos Slaughter1938–1959"Country"St. Louis Cardinals
Ozzie Smith1978–1996"The Wizard of Oz" or "The Wizard"St. Louis Cardinals
Duke Snider1947–1964"The Silver Fox" of "Duke"Brooklyn Dodgers
Tris Speaker1907–1928"Tris", "The Grey Eagle" or "Spoke"Cleveland Indians
Willie Stargell1962–1982"Pops"Pittsburgh Pirates
Turkey Stearnes1920–1942, 1945"Turkey"Detroit Stars
Casey Stengel1912–1925, 1934–1965"Casey" and "The Ol' Perfessor"New York Yankees
Don Sutton1966–1988"Black & Decker"Los Angeles Dodgers
Bill Terry1923–1936"Memphis Bill"New York Giants
Frank Thomas1990–2008"The Big Hurt"Chicago White Sox
Sam Thompson1885–1898"Big SamPhiladelphia Phillies
Pie Traynor1920–1937"Pie"Pittsburgh Pirates
Dazzy Vance1915–1935"Dazzy"Brooklyn Dodgers
Arky Vaughan1932–1948"Arky"Pittsburgh Pirates
Rube Waddell1897–1910"Rube"Philadelphia Athletics
Honus Wagner1897–1917"The Flying Dutchman" or "Honus"Pittsburgh Pirates
Lloyd Waner1927–1945"Little Poison"Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Waner1926–1945"Big Poison"Pittsburgh Pirates
Earl Weaver1968–1986"Doodles"Baltimore Orioles
Willie Wells1923, 1924–1936, 1942, 1944–1948"Devil"St. Louis Stars
Zack Wheat1909–1927"Buck"Brooklyn Dodgers
Billy Williams1959–1976"Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler"Chicago Cubs
Hack Wilson1923–1934"Hack"Chicago Cubs
Cyclone Joe Williams1910–1932"Smokey Joe" or "Cyclone"New York Lincoln Giants
Ted Williams1939–1960"The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "Thumper", or "Kid"Boston Red Sox
Dave Winfield1973–1995"Winny" or the derogatory "Mr. May"San Diego Padres[8][9]
Early Wynn1939–1963"Gus"Cleveland Indians
Carl Yastrzemski1961–1983"Yaz"Boston Red Sox
Cy Young1890–1911"Cy" or "Cyclone"Cleveland Spiders
Ross Youngs1917–1926"Pep"New York Giants
Ken Griffey Jr.1989–2010"The Kid"Seattle Mariners

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Atlanta Braves players nicknames edit

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Montreal Expos players nicknames edit

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Oakland Athletics players nicknames edit

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Seattle Mariners players nicknames edit

Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays player Nicknames edit

Texas Rangers players nicknames edit

Toronto Blue Jays players nicknames edit

Washington Nationals players nicknames edit

Managers, coaches, etc. nicknames edit

See also edit

Notes edit

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