MLB Players Quiz: Baseball Nicknames | 10 Questions

Answer: Satchel

When Leroy was a child he earned money by carrying luggage for people at the local train station. He came up with the idea of adding a long pole so he could slip more bags onto the pole and make more money. People then said he looked like a walking satchel tree. He began his career in the Negro Leagues in 1930 and then moved to his MLB career in 1948,

Answer: Pee Wee

As a young man Harold was excellent at shooting marbles. Small marbles were called "pee wees" and the nickname stuck with him. The moniker seems redundant since he was measured at five feet ten inches tall. He played for the Dodgers from 1940 to 1958, in Brooklyn and then in LA when the franchise moved to the west coast.

Answer: Dizzy

The most accepted reason why Jerome got his nickname is when he was in the Army after finishing peeling potatoes he would throw them at garbage can lids one at a time and shout "You dizzy S.O.B." After his pitching career ended in 1947 he became a colorful baseball broadcaster for the national game of the week at a time when most people only saw baseball on television on Saturday afternoons.

Answer: Oil Can

Dennis grew up in Meridian, Mississippi where beer was referred to as "oil." Because of his affection for drinking beer he acquired the nickname of "oil can." His career spanned ten season, 1982 to 1991. Later in life he refuted the premise that he drank beer a lot and prefaced it by saying it was rot gut whiskey that he drank.

Answer: The Bird

Mark Fidrych was nicknamed "The Bird" after the Sesame Street character "Big Bird" because of his long hair and crazy demeanor. Many times he would spend more time each inning leveling and grooming the pitcher's mound than he would warming up. He pitched exclusively for the Detroit Tigers in the late 1970s.

Answer: Mr. October

Reggie was a fantastic performer during the month of October when the World Series was always played. In five different World Series (1972-73-74-77-78) he hit ten home runs and averaged .357. His slugging percentage for the 98 official Series at bats was .755 and .527 overall for his 17 playoff series totals.

Answer: Toy Cannon

Jimmy Wynn played 15 years (1963 to 1977) in the major leagues; mostly with the Houston Colt .45s/Astros. Only weighing 160 pounds he got his nickname because of the bang he produced with his bat by hitting 291 home runs in his career.

Answer: Charley Hustle

Pete Rose's nickname was supposedly adopted by having Mickey Mantle mocking him because of his aggressive style of play. He mostly always ran to first base when receiving a base on balls and would usually dive into bases with head first slides. He retired in 1986 as major league baseball's leader in base hits with 4256.

Answer: Shoeless

Joe Jackson received his moniker because once he played in his stocking feet because the shoes he was wearing were not broken in yet and were giving him blisters. He compiled one of baseball's highest career batting averages (.356 from 1908 to 1920) but was kicked out of baseball because of his implication during the 1919 World Series betting scandal.

Answer: Say Hey Kid

When Willie came up to the big leagues in 1951 he could never remember anybody's name so in order to get someone's attention he would utter "Say, hey" to them. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1979 and was voted by "The Sporting News" publication as the second best player ever.