PLAYER NICKNAMES
A LIST OF SOME OF MY FAVORITE OLD SCHOOL NICKNAMES

One of the best things about baseball has to be the great nicknames of the past. I challenge anyone to find a sport where the players have more colorful nicknames than in baseball. I think it's one of the great traditions that is really lacking in today's game. We need more players with nicknames like 'Rube', 'Hub', 'Sarge', 'Bingo' ect. I hope you find this list of 'Old School' Nicknames that I've compiled to be as fascinating as I do. I'll continue building this list over time! Enjoy!

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A
Ed 'Batty' Abbaticchio
Dan 'Big Dan' Abbott
Al 'Lefty' Aber
Cliff 'Kif' Aberson
Harry 'Ables' Hans
William 'Big Bill' Abstein
Charles 'Babe' Adams
Earl 'Sparky' Adams
Jose 'Acostica' Acosta
Jimmy 'Choppy' Adair
Karl 'Rebel' Adams
Dan 'Rube' Adams
Grady 'Butcher Boy' Adkins
Bob 'The Magnet' Addy
Harry 'The Golden Greek' Agganis
Sam 'Slam' Agnew
Eddie 'Dorf' Ainsmith
Bill 'Bump' Akers
Ed 'Rube' Albosta
Dale 'Moose' Alexander
Bob 'Thin Man' Allen
Fletcher 'Sled' Allen
Horace 'Pug' Allen
Myron 'Zeke' Allen
Hezekiah 'Ki' Allen
Rafael 'Mike' Almeida
Luis 'Witto' Aloma
Ernie 'Lefty' Alten
Dave 'Filipino' Altizer
Billy 'Uncle Bill' Alvord
Bill 'Lefty' Anderson
Ed 'Goat' Anderson
Ferrell 'Andy' Anderson
George 'Andy' Anderson
John 'Terrible Swede' Anderson
Varney 'Varn' Anderson
Walter 'Lefty' Anderson
Ernie 'Andres' Junie
Ivy 'Poison' Andrews
Stan 'Polo'Andrews
Bill 'Andy' Andrus
Fred 'Snitz' Applegate
Ed 'Whitey' Appleton
Pete 'Jake' Appleton
Angel 'Pete' Aragon
Maurice 'Flash' Archdeacon
Fred 'Lefty' Archer
Joe 'Old Hoss' Ardner
Hank 'Bow Wow' Arft
Harry 'Army' Armbruster
George 'Dodo' Armstrong
Morrie 'Snooker' Arnovich
Orie 'Old Folks' Arntzen
Jim 'Big Train' Asbell
Charlie 'Prexy' Atherton
Harry 'Chub' Aubrey
Leslie 'Tex' Aulds
Jimmy 'Austin' Pepper
Dick 'Dandy' Aylward

B
LOREN 'BEE BEE' BABE
Fred Lefty Baczewski
Lore King Bader
JIM 'SARGE' BAGBY
Bill Big Bill Bagwell
ABRAHAM 'SWEETBREADS' BAILEY
Fred Penny Bailey
Bock Smiling Bock Baker
TOM 'RATTLESNAKE' BAKER
Kirtley Whitey Baker
CHARLES 'LADY' BALDWIN
Henry Ted Baldwin
Mark 'Fido' Baldwin
Hal 'Dutch' Bamberger
Jimmy Foxy Grandpa Bannon
Tom Ward Six Bannon
WALTER 'DINTY' BARBARE
George 'Deerfoot' Barclay
Clyde Foots Barfoot
Ray Buddy Barker
Bruce Squeaky Barmes
Jesse Nubby Barnes
Bob Lefty Barnes
Frank Lefty Barnes
Junie Lefty Barnes
VIRGIL 'ZEKE' BARNES
Clyde Pooch Barnhart
Les Barney Barnhart
George Barney Barnicle
'BALD BILLY' BARNIE
Bill Whispering Bill Barrett
Bob Jumbo Barrett
Dick Kewpie Dick Barrett
Frank Red Barrett
DAVE 'RED' BARRON
Ed Jumbo Barry
Hardin Finn Barry
JOHN 'BLACK JACK' BARRY
JOHN 'SHAD' BARRY
Dick 'Rowdy Richard' BARTELL
John Hans Barthold
Eddie Bazooka Basinski
Jim Big Jim Baskette
Emil Heinie Ace Batch
HARRY 'DEERFOOT' BAY
Joe Win Batchelder
Frank The Beau Baumann
Bill Beverly Bayne
Belve Bill Bean
DESMOND 'DESPERATE' BEATTY
CLARENCE 'GINGER' BEAUMONT
Johnny Nig Beazley
Clyde Jersey Beck
Erve Dutch Beck
WALTER 'BOOM BOOM' BECK
Charlie Buck Becker
Heinz Dutch Becker
Roy Colonel Beecher
Ed Scrap Iron Beecher
Joe Fireman Beggs
Jim Imp Begley
George Farmer Bell
Ralph Lefty Bell
Fern Danny Bell
BILL 'DING DONG' BELL
Joe Bananas Benes
'SILENT CAL' BENGE
Frank Chip Bennett
Fred Red Bennett
Allen Bullet Ben Benson
Stan Rabbit Benton
JOE 'BLITZEN' / 'BUTCHER BOY' BENZ
JOHNNY 'BERNIE' BERARDINO
Joe Fats Berger
Marty Pepper Berghammer
Al Dutch Bergman
Joe J.C. Bernard
Bill Strawberry Bill Bernhard
Claude Admiral Berry
Joe Hodge BerryLyle 
Joe Nig Berry
Joe Jittery Joe Berry
Bill Spot Bethea
HarryChubby Ginger Betts
Charlie Bud Bicknell
CARSON 'SKEETER' BIGBEE
Al Bigbee
Elliot Babe Gilly Bigelow
Emil Hill Billy Bildilli
Harry Pree Billiard
George Bingo Binks
Frank Dodo Bird
Ralph Lefty Birkofer
Joe Dode Birmingham
Frank Porky Biscane
John Smiley Bischoff
Bill Lefty Bishop
Max 'Tilly' / 'Camera Eye' Bishop
 John Jack Black
Bill Jigger Black
Jim Bones Blackburn
George Smiling George Blackburn
RUSSELL 'LENA' BLACKBURNE
Fred Blacky Blackwell
Ewell The Whip Blackwell
Walter Heavy Blair
Fred Fritz Blanding
Homer Si Blankenship
Clarence Blethen Climax
Otto Squeaky Bluege
FRANK 'PING' 'THE WONDERFUL WOP' BODIE
John Big John Bogart
Ray Lefty Boggs
Charlie Bold Dutch
Bill Big Bill Bolden
Jim Dutch Bolger
ERNIE 'TINY' BONHAM
Cecil Glenn Bolton
Hank Boney Haney
Luther Bonnie Bonin
Bill Lefty Bonness
HENRY 'ZEKE' BONURA
Lute Danny Boone
Ray Ike Boone
Amos Darling Booth
George ChiefBorchers
Tom Spike Borland
Harley Lefty Boss
Al Bo Boucher
FrankMike Bowerman
Stew Doc Bowers
Grant Bowler Moose
Emmett Chief Bowles
Weldon Hoss Bowlin
Elmer Big Bow Bowman
Bob The Rope Boyd
Henry 'Handsome Henry' Boyle
Jack 'Honest Jack' Boyle
Harry 'Stretch' Boyles
Hugh 'Corns' Bradley
George 'Grin' Bradley
Dallas 'Windy' Bradshaw
Bill 'King' Brady
Jim 'Diamond Jim' Brady
Bobby 'Nig' Bragan
Asa 'Count' Brainard
William 'Kitty' Bransfield
Al 'Bronk' Brancato
Norm 'Red' Branch
Ed 'Big Ed' Brandt
Joe 'Goobers' Bratcher
Fred 'Fritz' Bratschi
Al 'Cotton' Brazle
Bert 'Dutch' Brenner
Lynn 'Buck' Brenton
Herb 'Duke' Brett
Marv 'Baby Face' Breuer
Jack 'Buddy' Brewer
Ralph Brick Brickner
Marshall Sheriff Bridges
Greg Peewee Briley
Bill Dode Brinker
Frank 'Fatty' / 'Alderman' Briody
Lew King Brockett
Herman Dutch Bronkie
Sig Chops Broskie
Joe Ox Brovia
Frank Turkeyfoot Brower
Alton Deacon Brown
Bill Verna Brown
Charles Buster / Yank Brown
Charles Curly / Lefty Brown
EDDIE 'GLASS ARM' BROWN
Elmer Shook Brown
Hal Skinny Brown
Jim Moose Brown
John Ad Brown
LEW 'BLOWER' BROWN
Lloyd Gimpy Brown
Lindsay Red Brown
Tommy Buckshot Brown
Willard Big Bill California Brown
Earl Snitz Browne
Frank Dutch Browning
Pete The Gladiator Browning
George Lefty Brunet
Garland Gob Buckeye
Jess Jim Buckles
Harry Happy Buker
George Curly Bullard
Bud Terry Bulling
John Jack Black Jack Burdock
Forrest 'Smokey' Burgess
Elmer Swede Burkart
Les Buck Burke
Bobby Lefty Burke
Jimmy Sunset Jimmy Burke
Bill Sleepy Bill Burns
Farmer Slab Burns
George Tioga George Burns
Jack Slug Burns
Larry Possum Burright
Paul Red Busby
'Bullet Joe' BUSH
Guy The Mississippi Mudcat Bush
Joe Jazzbow Buskey
Ed Babe Butka
Johnny Trolley Line Butler
Cecil Slewfoot Butler
Frank Stuffy Goldbrick Butler
Ralph Buck Buxton
Sammy Babe Ruth's Legs Byrd
Milt Skippy Byrnes
C
EARL 'TEACH' CALDWELL
RAY 'SLIM' CALDWELL
BILL 'ROUGH' CARRIGAN
WARREN 'HICK' CARPENTER
'PARISIAN BOB' CARUTHERS
GEORGE 'UG' CASTER
'PRINCE HAL' CHASE
ELTON 'ICE BOX' CHAMBERLIN
SPURGEON 'SPUD' CHANDLER
RUSS 'DADDY LONG LEGS' CHRISTOPHER
EDDIE 'KNUCKLES' CICOTTE
Otis 'Grump' Clymer
'SCRAP IRON' CLINT COURTNEY
ALVIN 'GENERAL' CROWDER
D
'BAD BILL' DAHLEN
GEORGE 'HOOKS' DAUSS
VIRGIL 'SPUD' DAVIS
CLYDE 'PEA RIDGE' DAY
FRANK 'PUDGIE' DELAHANTY
WILLIAM 'WHEEZER' DELL
LEWIS 'BUTTERCUP' DICKERSON
'SPITTIN' BILL' DOAK
ALBERT 'COZY' DOLAN
PATRICK 'COZY' DOLAN
'TURKEY MIKE' DONLIN
'WILD BILL' DONOVAN
WILLIAM 'KLONDIKE' DOUGLAS
'SHUFFLIN' PHIL' DOUGLAS
'BUTTERMILK TOMMY' DOWD
'DIRTY JACK' DOYLE
'LAUGHING LARRY' DOYLE
GEORGE 'PEA SOUP' DUMONT
'SURE SHOT' FRED DUNLAP
ERV 'FOUR SACK' DUSAK




F
Charlie 'Victory' Faust
Oscar 'Happy' Felsch
Bob 'Death To Flying Things' Ferguson
'Fat Freddie' Fitzsimmons
Frank 'Silver' Flint
Dave 'Tom Thumb' ForceE
Bob 'FATS' Fothergill
Dave 'Scissors' Foutz
Carl 'Skooj' 'The Reading Rifle" Furillo
Fred 'Moonlight Ace' Fussell
G
GEORGE 'MOON' GIBSON
JOE 'FLASH' GORDON'
'JOLLY CHOLLY' GRIMM
H
GEORGE 'MULE' HAAS
HARVEY 'THE KITTEN' HADDIX
FRANK ' NOODLES' HAHN
'BAD NEWS' ODELL HALL
CHARLEY 'SEA LION' HALL
EMERSON 'PINK' HAWLEY
JOHN 'EGYPTIAN' HEALEY
CHARLIE 'PIANO LEGS' HICKMAN
MICHAEL 'PINKY' HIGGINS
'STILL BILL' HILL
'BOOTNOSE' FRED HOFFMAN
ARTHUR 'CIRCUS SOLLY' HOFFMAN
WALTER 'UNION MAN' HOLKE
JOHNNY 'HIPPITY' HOPP
JOE 'UBBO UBBO' HORNUNG
ELLSWORTH 'DUMMY' HOY
'LONG TOM' HUGHES
ROY 'JEEP' HUGHES

JOE 'UNSER CHOE' HAUSER
J
'SHOELESS JOE' JACKSON
DAVEY 'KANGAROO' JONES
WILLIE 'PUDDIN' HEAD' JONES
'SAD SAM' JONES
'SCRAPPY BILL' JOYCE
L
'GOOD TIME' BILL LAMAR
'BROADWAY' LYNN LARY
ARLIE 'THE FRESHEST MAN ON EARTH' LATHAM
HAL 'SHERIFF' LEE
EDWARD 'SLIM' LOVE
HARRY 'PEANUTS' LOWERY

M
Joseph 'Reddy' Mack
Sal 'The Barber' Maglie
Gus 'Blackie" Mancuso
Thomas E 'Brick' Mansell
John 'Doc' Mansell
FRED 'FIRPO' MARBERRY
BILLY 'THE KID' MARTIN
J. L. 'Pepper' / 'The Wild Hoss Of The Osage' MARTIN
Carl 'Sub' Mays
John 'Deacon' McGuire
'Gunner' Bill McGunnigle
John 'Stuffy' McInnis
HENRY 'THE COUNT OF LUXEMBOURG' MEINE
OSCAR 'SPINACH' MELILLO
CLIFF 'MOUNTAIN MUSIC' MELTON
GEORGE 'WIN' MERCER
RUSS 'THE MAD MONK' MEYER
'DEERFOOT' CLYDE MILAN
EDMUND 'BING' MILLER
'FOGHORN' DOGGIE MILLER
OTTO 'MOONIE' MILLER
'CROSSFIRE' EARL MOORE
'ROWDY' GENE MOORE
JAMES 'DEACON' McGUIRE
'JUGHANDLE JOHNNY' MORRISON
GUY 'THE ALABAMA BLOSSOM' MORTON
WALLY 'PEEPSIGHT' MOSES
'MEDICINE BILL' MOUNTJOY
HUGH 'LOSING PITCHER' MULCAHY
TONY 'THE APOLLO OF THE BOX' MULLANE
'GRANDMA' JOHNNY MURPHY
N
ALFRED 'GREASY' NEAL
LOUIS 'BOBO' NEWSOM
BILL 'SWISH' NICHOLSON
ED 'THE ONLY' NOLAN
O
HANK 'PEEP' O'DAY
'STEAMBOAT BILL' OTEZ
FRANK 'STUBBY' OVERMIRE
FRANK 'YIP' OWEN
P
DICK 'BRAINS' PADDEN
JOE 'THE GAY RELIEVER' PAGE
HUB 'THE GALLATIN SQUASH' PERDUE
'DANDELION' FRED PFEFFER
JACK 'THE GIANT KILLER' PFIESTER
'SILVER BILL' PHILLIPS
'WHOA BILL' PHILLIPS
HUB 'SHUCKS' PRUETT

S
HERMAN 'GERMANY' SCHAEFER
HARRY 'SILK STOCKINGS' SCHAEFFER
'GRUNTING JIM' SHAW
BOB 'THE GOB' SHAWKEY
Jimmy 'The Human Mosquito' Slagle
JOHN 'PHENOMENAL' SMITH
FRANK 'PIANO MOVER' SMITH
JIM 'BLUE JACKET' SMITH
FRANK 'PANCHO' SNYDER
EDWARD 'TUBBY' SPENCER
JIM 'LITTLE NEMO' STEPHENS
JOHN 'STUD' STEWART
GEORGE 'SNUFFY' STIRNWEISS
SAMMY' THE DIXIE THRUSH' STRANG
CHARLES 'GABBY' STREET
 BILLY 'THE EVANGELIST' SUNDAY

T
'BREAKMAN JACK' TAYLOR
'BREWERY JACK' TAYLOR
GEORGE 'BIRDIE' TEBBETTS
GEORGE 'WHITE WINGS' TEBEAU
WILLIAM 'ADONIS' TERRY
MYLES 'DUCK EYE' THOMAS
HOLLIS 'SLOPPY' THURSTON
'SILENT MIKE' TIERNAN
JIM 'ABBA DABBA' TOBIN
VIRGIL 'FIRE' TRUCKS
'COTTON' TERRY TURNER
'MILKMAN JIM' TURNER

V
JOHNNY 'THE DUTCH MASTER' VANDER MEER
GEORGE 'RIP' VAN HALTREN

'FOGHORN DICK' VAN ZANDTFRED 'HIPPO' VAUGHN
WILLIAM 'PEEK-A-BOO' VEACH
ZOILO 'ZORRO' VERSALLES
W
DIXIE 'THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE' WALKER
GERALD 'GEE' WALKER
JACK 'CRAB' WARHOP
LON 'THE ARKANSAS HUMMINGBIRD' WARNEKE
ART 'SIX O'CLOCK' WEAVER
JAMES 'SKEETER' WEBB
JULIE 'FLOP EARS' WERA
'RUBBER WINGED' GUS WEYHING
'GRASSHOPPER' JIM WHITNEY
GEORGE 'POSSUM' WHITTED
IRVIN 'KAISER' WILHELM
FRED 'CY' WILLIAMS
KEN 'HORSE FACE' WILLIAMS
Z
Rollie 'Bunions' Zeider
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