Red Sox Player Nicknames Trivia Quiz

Answer: Junior

Called the best power hitting shortstop in baseball history, he was aquired for the 1948 season, and spent 5 years with the Sox. Also called "Buster".

Answer: The Boomer

Spent 9 years in two tours of duty with the Sox. Although remembered as a slugging first baseman, he was also a terrific defensive player, winning 8 gold gloves.

Answer: Spaceman

A pitcher who relied on control over power, Lee was an outspoken and liberal guy who grated on old school manager Don Zimmer. His nickname was spawned when he arrived at Fenway Park and, after seeing the Green Monster asked, "Do they leave it up for games"?

Answer: Double X

Unquestionably one of the greatest hitters to play the game, he was acquired from the Philadelphia A's in 1936, along with Lefty Grove and others, when A's owner Connie Mack sold his best players for cash during the Great Depression.

Answer: Oil Can

Arriving in Boston in the early 80s, he showed good control and was the number three starter behind Roger Clemens and Bruce Hurst. A bit of a "head case", he was released after a few injury plagued seasons in the late 80s.

Answer: Psycho

A highly thought of third base prospect who never panned out, he had several short stints with the Sox as a utility player. His most remembered major league moment, was when he dropped his pants in front of 30,000 fans to clean the dirt and grit out, after diving safely into first base in a cloud of dust.

Answer: Dewey

A class act on and off the field and a tremendous defensive outfielder, he reportedly hated the nickname fans gave him, but tolerated it anyway.

Answer: Pudge

All-Star catcher who slammed 162 homeruns and batted in 568 with the Sox, before signing with Chicago. He is probably best remembered for his walk-off homer in the 12th inning in game 6, of the 1975 World Series.

Answer: The Rooster

A popular shortstop in the late 70s, he was a slick fielding shortstop with good speed and a decent bat.

Answer: The Gerbil

Red Sox manager for a short stint in the seventies, the Gerbil was given his nickname from Bill Lee (who hated him). Zimmer's inability to handle Lee may have cost the Sox a pennant in 1978, when he refused to play Lee and two other free-spirited guys, Bernie Carbo and Jim Wiloughby, dubbed the "Buffalo Heads".