04-24-2023, 03:40 PM
(04-24-2023, 01:58 PM)cardcrimson Wrote: Here's a list I quickly compiled of players better known by their nickname than their given name. What are their given names?
(note, I didn't include names that were derivations of their given names, eg Honus for Johannes Wagner, or even Mookie for Markus Betts; also, I only put in names of players that I thought were well known, but I'm sure I missed a lot. . . . ).
Boog Powell
Campy Campaneris
Babe Ruth
Catfish Hunter
Oil Can Boyd
Blue Moon Odom
Satchel Paige
Yogi Berra
Dizzy Dean
Lefty Grove
Lefty Gomez
Pee Wee Reese
Dusty Baker
Chipper Jones
Buck Showalter
Goose Gossage
Minnie Minoso
Sparky Anderson
Buck Martinez
Chili Davis
Mickey Rivers
Rusty Staub
Bud Harrelson
Hawk Harrelson
Mookie Wilson
Whitey Ford
Bip Roberts
Buster Posey
Billy Martin
Gerald Posey
Charles Davis
George Anderson
Johnnie Baker
Lawrence Berra
James Hunter
George Ruth