Fun Team Game
 

Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>I was wasting more time at work procrastinating when I came up with a fun variation on the nicknames team game. This time, the nickname has to be totally separate from the player's real name (not a diminutive or alternative, e.g., no Hank or Sandy or Jimmy) AND has to appear on a baseball card AND you have to ID the issue where it appears AND the nickname has to replace the player's given name on the card front (so no Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones cards). Here goes:<br /><br />C: Yogi Berra (1954 Topps)<br />1B: Whitey Lockman (1947-66 Exhibit)<br />2B: Cookie Rojas (1971 Topps)<br />SS: Pee Wee Reese (1956 Topps)<br />3B: Pie Traynor (1928 Exhibit)<br />RF: Babe Ruth (1926-29 PC Back Exhibit)<br />CF: Duke Snider (1954 Topps)<br />LF: Lefty O'Doul (1926-29 PC Back Exhibit)<br />P: Cy Young (T206)<br />P: Whitey Ford (1961 Topps)<br />P: Spud Chandler (1947-66 Exhibit)<br />RP: Sparky Lyle (1969 Topps)<br />Manager: Casey Stengel (1965 Topps)

Fun Team Game
 

Posted By: <b>Greg Ecklund</b><p>C: Mickey Cochrane (1933 Tattoo Orbit)<br />1B: Babe Dahlgren (1941 Play Ball)<br />2B: Larry Lajoie (1940 Play Ball)<br />SS: Arky Vaughan (1939 Goudey Premiums R303-B)<br />3B: Pepper Martin (1934-36 Diamond Stars)<br />OF: Kiki Cuyler (1936 Goudey)<br />OF: Happy Felsch (1919-21 W514)<br />OF: Riggs Stephenson (1933 DeLong)<br />SP: Preacher Roe (1952 Topps)<br />SP: Chief Bender (1916 M101-4)<br />SP: Bucky Walters (1939-46 Salutation Exhibits)<br />RP: Goose Gossage (1984 Donruss)<br />Mgr: Kid Gleason (E121 American Caramel)

Fun Team Game
 

Posted By: <b>Texas Ted</b><p>C: The Horse Danning 1941 Play Ball<br />1B: Buck Walters 1941 Play Ball<br />2B: What 1939 Abbott and Costello<br />SS: Arky Vaughan 1941 Play Ball<br />3B: Pinky May 1941 Play Ball<br />OF: Stormy Weatherly 1941 Play Ball<br />OF: Soupy Campbell 1941 Play Ball<br />OF: Indian Bob Johnson 1941 Play Ball<br />OF: Ducky Medwick 1936 Goudey Wide Pens<br />P: Duke Derringer 1941 Play Ball<br />P: Red Ruffing 1941 Play Ball<br /><br />This team doesn't need a manager, but is a little weak at second.<br><br>Ted<br />He who so shall, so shall he who!

Fun Team Game
 

Posted By: <b>Gilbert Maines</b><p>Gotta have a rotation of Daffy, Dizzy and Dazzy; with Ducky DHing.<br /><br />Dizzy Trout = 52T39<br />Daffy Dean = 40PB156<br />Dazzy Vance = 33G2<br />Ducky Medwick = 35DS66<br /><br />Catching is Joe Ginsberg 58T67<br /><br />Outfield of:<br /> <br />Pete Reiser 52T189<br />Jim Rivera 54T34<br />Gus Bell 52T170<br /><br />Infield:<br />Tookie Gilbert 52T61<br />Pete Runnels 52T2<br />Billy Martin 52T175<br />Felix Torres 63T482

Fun Team Game
 

Posted By: <b>Dave Williams</b><p>How about the most famous nickname ever....<br /><br />1948 Leaf (or should we say 1949) - and probably several much earlier...<br /><br />Honus Wagner - AKA John Peter Wagner

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Posted By: <b>Scott Forrest</b><p>"Honus" is a derivation of "Johannes". It would be interesting to see what was actually on Wagner's birth certificate.