Hall of Fame Nicknames Quiz (+ Answers)
Our Hall of Fame Nicknames Quiz: 20+ Names and Answers
Baseball writer Norman L. Macht lists some of the greatest MLB Hall of Famers of all-time - but do you know their real names?
Test your baseball knowledge with our Hall of Fame nicknames quiz!
During Major League Baseball’s first 100 years, so many players were known by nicknames, most fans never heard or read their real given names.
So, how many of these baseball Hall of Famers’ real first names do you know? Tell us your scores in the comments!
Lefty Grove - Robert Moses Grove
Babe Ruth - George Herman Ruth Jr.
Sparky Anderson - George Lee Anderson
Yogi Berra - Lawrence Peter Berra
Chief Bender - Charles Albert Bender
Three-Finger Brown - Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown
Mickey Cochrane - Gordon Stanley Cochrane
Whitey Ford - Edward Charles Ford
Lefty Gomez - Vernon Louis Gomez
Goose Goslin - Leon Allen Goslin
Goose Gossage - Richard Michael Gossage
Gabby Hartnett - Charles Leo Hartnett
Whitey Herzog - Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog
Catfish Hunter - James Augustus Hunter
Chipper Jones - Larry Wayne Jones Jr.
Pee Wee Reese - Harold Peter Henry Reese
Red Schoendienst - Albert Fred Schoendienst
Duke Snider - Edwin Donald Snider
Arky Vaughan - Joseph Floyd Vaughan
Pie Traynor - Harold Joseph Traynor
Hack Wilson - Lewis Robert Wilson
Cy Young - Denton True Young