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

You are the 242nd Yardbarker to take this quiz
1

Who was known as "The Man of Steal"

Lou Brock

Rickey Henderson

Tim Raines

Ty Cobb

2

Who was known as "The Sultan of Swat"

Ted Williams

Willie McCovey

Jimmie Foxx

Babe Ruth

3

Who was known as "Sey Hey"

Rogers Hornsby

George Brett

Joe Jackson

Willie Mays

4

Who was known as "Hammer"

Sammy Sosa

Roger Maris

Hank Aaron

Tris Speaker

5

Who was known as "The Georgia Peach"

Marquis Grissom

Ty Cobb

Jackie Robinson

Jeff Francoeur

6

Who was known as "The Iron Horse"

Lou Gehrig

Pete Rose

Cal Ripken

Eddie Murray

7

Who was known as "The Splendid Splinter"

Ted Williams

Brooks Robinson

Al Kaline

Robin Yount

8

Who was known as "The Flying Dutchman"

Honus Wagner

Ernie Banks

Paul Molitor

Joe Morgan

9

Who was known as "The Yankee Clipper"

Mickey Mantle

Joe DiMaggio

Babe Ruth

Lou Gehrig

10

Who was known as "The Commerce Comet"

Dave Winfield

Wade Boggs

Reggie Jackson

Mickey Mantle

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Comments (6)
  • 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 25 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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