Baseball Players' Proper Names Quiz

You're given the players' birth names, but by what nickname were they better know?

From baseballreference.com

Also provided are the teams they played for/managed, and the years they played for/managed those teams.

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Last updated: February 27, 2024

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Player/Coach Proper Name	Better Known As:	Team (Year)
George Lee Anderson	Sparky	Manager - Reds (1970-78), Manager - Tigers (1979-95)
Johnnie B. Baker, Jr.	Dusty	Braves (1968-75), Dodgers (1976-83), Giants (1984), A's (1985-86)
James Thomas Bell	Cool Papa	Negro Leagues (1922-42)
Robert Grove	Lefty	A's (1925-33), Red Sox (1934-41)
James Hunter	Catfish	A's (1965-74), Yankees (1975-79)
Larry Wayne Jones, Jr.	Chipper	Braves (1993-2012)
Henry Emmett Manush	Heinie	Tigers (1923-27), Browns (1928-30), Senators (1930-35), Red Sox (1936), Dodgers (1937-38), Pirates (1938-39)
Arnold Ray McBride	Bake	Cardinals (1973-77), Phillies (1977-81), Indians (1982-83)
Cornelius McGillicuddy	Connie Mack	Manager - Pirates (1894-1896), Manager - A's (1901-50)

Player/Coach Proper Name	Better Known As:	Team (Year)
Joe Medwick	Ducky	Cardinals (1932-40, 1947-48), Dodgers (1940-43, 1946), Giants (1943-45), Braves (1945)
Johnny Lee Odom	Blue Moon	A's (1964-75), Indians (1975), Braves (1975), White Sox (1976)
John Wesley Powell	Boog	Orioles (1961-74), Indians (1975-76), Dodgers (1977)
Harold Reese	Pee Wee	Dodgers (1940-58)
Elwin Charles Roe	Preacher	Cardinals (1938), Pirates (1944-47), Dodgers (1948-54)
George Herman Ruth	Babe	Red Sox (1914-19), Yankees (1920-34), Braves (1935)
Edwin Donald Snider	Duke	Dodgers (1947-62), Mets (1963), Giants (1964)
Daniel Joseph Staub	Rusty	Astros (1963-68), Expos (1969-71, 1979), Mets (1972-75, 1981-85), Tigers (1976-79), Rangers (1980)