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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]
Name of the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate Memphis Redbirds. The Birds – Reference to the cardinal, which is a bird. The Birds on the Bat – Reference to the longtime logo on the front of the uniform jersey. The Dirty Birds – Derisive term used mostly by Met fans in the '80s. The Gashouse Gang – Name for the 1934 World Championship team ...
This is a summary of the evolution of names of the current professional Major League Baseball teams in the National League (organized 1876) and subsequent rival American League (established 1901), and also of selected former major and minor league teams whose names were influential, long-lasting, or both. The sources of the names included club ...
2 Baseball. 3 Basketball. 4 Biathlon. 5 Boxing. 6 Bullfighting. 7 Cricket. 8 Cycling. 9 Darts. 10 Football. ... (given by her coach Ken Wood as he cannot pronounce ...
This list consists of players who have appeared in Major League Baseball. Note that the list also includes players who appeared in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, which is not universally considered a major league. The list is broken down into a page of each letter to reduce the size.
The following is a list of games that have been given names that are widely used or recalled in reference to the game or as part of a Major League Baseball (MLB) team's lore. This list does not include games named only after being a World Series game unless they are referred to by a name besides their official yearly name. The list also ...
This is a list of pseudonyms, in various categories. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) [a] and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson) [1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro, [2] Paddy Driscoll, [3] George Halas, [4] Ernie Nevers, [5] Ace Parker, [6] Jim Thorpe, [7] and Deion Sanders). [8]