Not So Macho Names Trivia Quiz

Answer: Darrell Evans

Darrell played in nine seasons with the Braves, eight with the Giants, and five with the Tigers. He was nicknamed "Howdy Doody", and "Doody" for short. In 1973, he hit 41 big ones for the Braves, finishing third for the home run crown, then won the title by hitting 40 with the Tigers in 1985. He silently hit 414 career home runs.

Answer: Larry Walker

Larry hit 49 home runs in his NL MVP season for the Rockies in 1997. His bat talked big, as the home run runner-up Jeff Bagwell hit only 43. Larry almost became a member of the 400 Home Run Club also, but fell short with 383. He retired with the Cardinals in 2005.

Answer: Gabby Hartnett

Gabby played from 1922-1941. All but 33 of his 1826 games were played behind the plate. His MVP came in the 1935 season with the Cubs, won over Cardinal pitcher Dizzy Dean and Pirate shortstop Arky Vaughan. His final season was with the Giants, and he had a single in his final game on September 24.

Answer: Johnny Dickshot

Johnny was a left fielder and retired with the White Sox in 1945 after WWII had ended. He was not a bad-looking man in his 30s, but yet adopted the nickname "Ugly". He finished third in batting in his final season. Glasscock played in the late 1800s, Burns with the St. Louis Maroons of the NL in the 1880s, and Cockman in the early 1900s with the Highlanders.

Answer: Glenn Davis

Even batting only .265 in 1986, Glenn was runner-up MVP to Mike Schmidt of the Phillies. After seven seasons with the Astros, they traded him to the Orioles for Steve Finley, Pete Harnisch, and Curt Schilling. "Ol' Worthless" didn't seem so worthless with the trade that had transpired. Davis played three seasons in Baltimore and then retired in 1993.

Answer: Luke Appling

Luke's primary nickname was "Old Aches and Pains", and he played his entire career with the White Sox from 1930-1950. Appling played in over 2200 games at shortstop. Luke committed more than 30 errors in a season 14 times in his career, topping out with 55 in 1933.

He was runner-up to the MVP in 1936 to Lou Gehrig, and in 1943 to Spud Chandler. Luke was inducted into the hall in 1964, and died in 1991 at the age of 83.

Answer: Eugene Hargrave

Only someone with a nickname of "Bubbles", could have a brother nicknamed "Pinky". Bubbles was almost four years older than brother Pinky (William) who played in the 1920s and 1930s also. Bubbles won his batting title in 1926 with his .353 average over Reds teammate Cuckoo Christensen who batted .350. Lombardi also won a batting crown with the Reds in 1938, then another in 1942 with the Boston Braves. Bubbles Hargrave retired in 1930 as a Yankee.

Answer: Joe Page

Page began his career as a starter with the Yankees in 1944, then played his final season with Pittsburgh in 1950. He became known for falling apart rather quick in a game, so the Yankees moved him in and out of the bullpen. His two World Series rings came in 1947 when he went 14-8, then in 1949 when he went 13-8.

He was also fourth, then third for the AL MVP in those two seasons. He was also an all-star three times in his short eight-season career. Joe threw only one shutout in his career.

Answer: Harvey Haddix

In 1959, the Pittsburgh Pirate went up against the Braves on May 26. After retiring 36 consecutive batters, Harvey lost the game in the bottom of the 13th inning by giving up a double to Joe Adcock. He ended up throwing a one-hitter, one of the most famous in baseball. Haddix pitched from 1952-1965 with five teams.

Answer: Don Zimmer

Don played in 12 seasons, mostly for the Dodgers and played with five teams. He went to two World Series with the Dodgers in 1955 and 1959 while winning both. After retiring in 1965 with the Senators, Don picked up his first job at the helm in 1972 with the Padres.

The Red Sox found him in charge in 1976, then the Rangers in 1981. Zimmer won his Manager of the Year Award in 1989 with the Cubs.