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Posted June 03, 2009 on CoachScott's Blog:
The Easiest Baseball Quiz of All Time - Famous Nicknames

You are the 231st Yardbarker to take this quiz
1

Who was known as "The Man of Steal"

Rickey Henderson

Lou Brock

Ty Cobb

Tim Raines

2

Who was known as "The Sultan of Swat"

Jimmie Foxx

Willie McCovey

Ted Williams

Babe Ruth

3

Who was known as "Sey Hey"

Rogers Hornsby

Joe Jackson

George Brett

Willie Mays

4

Who was known as "Hammer"

Sammy Sosa

Hank Aaron

Tris Speaker

Roger Maris

5

Who was known as "The Georgia Peach"

Jeff Francoeur

Jackie Robinson

Ty Cobb

Marquis Grissom

6

Who was known as "The Iron Horse"

Lou Gehrig

Cal Ripken

Pete Rose

Eddie Murray

7

Who was known as "The Splendid Splinter"

Ted Williams

Al Kaline

Robin Yount

Brooks Robinson

8

Who was known as "The Flying Dutchman"

Ernie Banks

Paul Molitor

Joe Morgan

Honus Wagner

9

Who was known as "The Yankee Clipper"

Babe Ruth

Mickey Mantle

Joe DiMaggio

Lou Gehrig

10

Who was known as "The Commerce Comet"

Reggie Jackson

Mickey Mantle

Wade Boggs

Dave Winfield

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  • khollen
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    khollen said June 03, 2009

    9/10 missed #1. never heard ricky called that before. good job

  • scoonman said June 14, 2009

    of course its "say hey" for Willie Mays

  • jerico7878 said July 11, 2009

    8/10 damn
  • rk88bulldog

    rk88bulldog said August 04, 2009

    100%

  • LOBOsBASS said 10 days ago

    nice quiz! im younger and the sad thing is i missed the Henderson question and he's the only one that i saw play! haha
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