Ball players that came by their nicknames honestly

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Posted By: Patrick McMenemy

I picked up my first E137 last night. It's a 1915 Zeenut of "Tubby" Spencer w/o coupon. After viewing his card, I know that he came by his nickname honestly. Who said stripes make you look thinner?....It didn't work for the Babe Ruth or Tubby Spencer.

The card also made me curious as to when striped uniforms began. Here's a link to a great site on uniforms, and a page that answers that question:

http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/timeline_1888.htm



Anyone else have cards depicting "portly" players?

Patrick

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Posted By: leon

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Posted By: Patrick McMenemy

Thanks for sharing Leon. Those ladies are certainly not Virginia Slims.

Patrick

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Posted By: Rhett Yeakley

I don't know Patrick, but I think Tubby may have gone on a diet, he looks a little bigger in his 1913 Zeenut. Either that or the guy cropping the 1915 was a little generous.
-Rhett

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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Honest John Mutrie
Fats Fothergill
Dirty Jack Doyle
Jesse "Crab" Burkett
Earl "Granny" Caldwell
Flea Clifton
Jumbo Brown
Stubby Clapp
Bill "Spaceman" Lee
Any player nicknamed "Specs"

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Posted By: Matt

David "Boomer" Wells

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Posted By: Anthony S.

Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown

Not the kind of nickname you want to earn for it's veracity (ouch), but the mangled digits worked wonders for him.

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Posted By: Ricky Y

I always thought then name James Leslie "Hippo" Vaughn made me crack up. He sorta was big I guess for his day.

Ricky Y

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Posted By: Dave Haas

George "Mule" Haas

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Posted By: Bob Pomilla

Not pre-war and I don't know if he could be considered "portly", but one look at Walt Williams and one could see thst he came by his nick-name "No Neck" honestly.

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Posted By: Jon Canfield

Let's not forget... Cap "You Make Me Feel Like" Anson and Dummy "Chips A" Hoy.

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Posted By: Doug

"Ironman" Joe McGinnity

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Posted By: paulstratton

"Smokey" Robert Weed or "Bloodshot" Bobby Weed, I've heard both.


This is a scan of someone else's Weed. It's not mine.

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Posted By: dennis

"fat" freddie fitzsimmons