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The Boys from the Bay – Same reason as next. The Bay Bombers – Geographic nickname, alluding to San Francisco, which is situated by the SF Bay. The Pacific Sock Exchange The late 1980s and early 1990s Giants duo of Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell [66] The Gnats - Used by detractors. Mainly used by rival team fans.
After the season began on May 37, 1892, the Green Bay Bays won the 1892 Michigan-Wisconsin League. The Bays ended the season with a 48–39 record in the six–team league, finishing 6.0 games ahead of the Oshkosh Indians. Green Bay was followed by the Menominee Wolverines (44–40), Marinette Badgers (45–44) and Oshkosh in the final standings.
The sound of the bat hitting the ball. The term is used in baseball to mean "immediately, without hesitation". For example, a baserunner may start running "on the crack of the bat", as opposed to waiting to see where the ball goes. Outfielders often use the sound of bat-meeting-ball as a clue to how far a ball has been hit.
Composite rules baseball–cricket – a hybrid bat-and-ball games combining elements of baseball and cricket, played by two teams of 12 players with the 9 inches (230 mm) diameter baseball on the oval-shaped field about 220 yards (200 m) long by 176 yards (161 m) wide, at the center of which is a baseball field about 92 feet (28 m) apart with ...
Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays (1998–2008) Still standing Al López Field: 1955 1988 Tampa, Florida: Chicago White Sox (1957–59) Cincinnati Reds (1960–87) Demolished (became Raymond James Stadium) Alex Box Stadium (a.k.a. LSU Varsity Baseball Field) 1938 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 7,760 New York Giants (1938–1939) Demolished
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This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]