10 Questions: Baseball Player Nicknames Multiple Choice Quiz | Sports

Answer: George Lee

George Lee "Sparky" Anderson was born in February 1934. After a long stint in the Minor Leagues, he played second base fore the Phillies in 1959. More successful as a manager, he headed the Cincinnati Reds during their 1975 and 1976 championship seasons, and again with the Detroit Tigers in 1984. He passed away in November 2010.

Answer: John Paul

Born in October 1981, he played his rookie year (2006) with the Minnesota Twins. After playing for the Red Sox and Oakland, he contracted with the New York Mets.

Answer: Richard Michael

"Goose" is a play on his family name, but his family and friends refer to him as Rich or Rick. He spent his best years as a pitcher playing for the Yankees and Padres. Born in 1951, he retired after the 1994 baseball season having played his last season for the Seattle Mariners.

Answer: Frank Edwin

Frank Edwin McGraw (a.k.a "Tug") was born in August 1944. He was most famous as a relief pitcher and best remembered for striking out Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals which gave the Phillies, their first World Series win in 1980. He is also the father of country music singer Tim McGraw. Tug passed away in January 2004.

Answer: Lawrence Peter

Yogi was a baseball catcher, outfielder, and manager. He played almost his entire 19-year baseball career from 1946 to 1965 for the New York Yankees. He obtained his nickname from friend Bobby Hofman who said Lawrence reminded him of a Hindu holy man (yogi) he had seen in a movie. Yogi is famous for his comically obvious, erroneous, or understated comments.

He suffered a fall from his front porch in July 2010, in Montclair, New Jersey.

Answer: James Augustus

Another famous pitcher, "Catfish" enjoyed a 15-year career in the Major Leagues playing with Oakland and the Yankees. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1987. Tragically, he contracted Lou Gehrig's Disease and died after falling down stairs at his home in North Carolina in 1999 at age 53.

Answer: Robert Moses

Born in March 1900, "Lefty" had a 17-year career playing for the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics, and the Boston Red Sox. He retired in 1941 with a .680 lifetime winning percentage. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1947 and died in 1975.

Answer: Albert Walter

As a left handed relief pitcher, he enjoyed 16 seasons in baseball, first for the Red Sox, then the Yankees. He won the Cy Young Award in 1977 and was a three-time all-star. Born in 1944, he retired in 1982 after playing his last two seasons for the Phillies and the White Sox. Since then, he has made television commercials for the Miller Brewing Company and acted as a host for the Claridge Casino in Atlantic City.

Answer: George Herman

George Herman Ruth, best known as "Babe" or "The Bambino", is arguably the name most associated with the game of baseball. He had a rough early life when his mother died when he was seven. He was then sent to St. Mary's orphanage to live, learn, and work, and also where he became interested in baseball through Brother Gilbert. During his professional career, he was known for his flamboyant antics both off and on the field.

He played mainly for the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. In declining health, he retired in 1935 and passed away in August 1948. Just a few weeks before this, he had attended the premier of the movie, "The Babe Ruth Story".

Answer: Jerome Hanna

"Dizzy" earned his nickname after being beaned by a thrown ball in game 4 of the 1934 World Series and knocked unconscious. Fortunately, he quickly recovered amid jests that the x-rays of Dean's head showed "nothing." "Diz" had a 13-year baseball career pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.

He retired in 1941 because of injuries to his foot. After this he worked as a sports broadcaster in radio and television. Dean died in Reno, Nevada in 1974.