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Another theory is that the corn refers to the practice in the very early days of baseball of calling the outfield the "corn field", especially in early amateur baseball where the outfield may have been a farm field. Frequently used by Red Barber, a variation, 'A #8 CAN OF GOLDEN BANTAM' was favored by Bob Prince, Pittsburgh Pirates' announcer.
Abbreviation/ Acronym: Franchise: ANA Anaheim Angels AZ Arizona Diamondbacks: ATL Atlanta Braves: BAL Baltimore Orioles (original, 1901–1902; current, since 1954) BOS Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters (from 1876–1900) or Boston Red Sox (since 1953) BSA Boston Americans (1901–1907) BSB Boston Beaneaters (1901–1906) or Boston Braves/Bees (1912 ...
Gmelch, George, "What's in a Baseball Nickname", NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture Volume 14, Number 2, Spring 2006, pp. 129–132. Baseball Nicknames: A Dictionary of Origins and Meanings, by James K. Skipper, McFarland & Company, 1992, ISBN 0-89950-684-4; Official Major League Baseball history of American League nicknames
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a category of articles on terms used in baseball, with sub-categories for statistics ...
Sports portal; The subcategories of this category are for articles on specific terms. For glossaries of terms, please place the glossaries in Category:Glossaries of sports and, if one exists, the sport-specific subcategory of Category:Sports terminology.
Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.
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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]